Mr. Holland, I first had an opportunity to read Justice O'Connor's report when I returned from overseas. As soon as I received the 1,200-page report, I immersed myself in that report, and I tried to come before the committee as quickly as I could. We had contact with the committee. I tried to get as many of the facts as I possibly could.
I have to honestly tell you that in preparation for coming here on September 28, I thought I was preparing myself to deal mainly with the recommendations on the way forward. When I came here and testified, I gave the best answers with the best knowledge I had at the time. Subsequent to my testimony, in reviewing my testimony and in hearing comments, I realized that some of my testimony and comments were not as precise as they possibly could have been. That is why I did everything I could to try to get back before the committee to correct the record. The information I gave on the 28th was the best information I had.
The first time I became aware of this matter was in 2002, after Mr. Arar was in Syria and it became very public. It was then that I started to inform myself. That's the first time I started.