Mohamed Harkat yesterday denied knowingly having terrorist ties and agreed to a wide range of strict bail conditions that could see him released from jail, where his mental health is said to be deteriorating. "It's like a nightmare for me," he said of the 34 months he has spent in jail since being arrested on suspicion of being an al-Qaeda operative. Mr. Harkat, his wife, and other supporters were in Federal Court yesterday for the first day of a bail hearing for the Ottawa man, who has been under a deportation order to his native Algeria since March. He is seeking release pending the outcome of a constitutional appeal.

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