US Court Dismisses Iraqi Contractor Torture Case

Reuters by James Vicini | Sep. 16, 2009 (News Report)

A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against two U.S. defense contractors by Iraqi torture victims, saying the companies had immunity as government contractors.

The lawsuit was filed in 2004 on behalf of Iraqi nationals who say they or their relatives had been tortured or mistreated while detained by the U.S. military at the Abu Ghraib prison. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Sep 16, 2009 - 4:26 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 16, 2009

The fuller story at the Reuters site provides more details of the decision.

Two out of three judges approve laws that deny justice. I hope this is successfully appealed. Though the corporatist Bush supine court may rule similarly.

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 by Glenn LaBauve - Sep. 16, 2009

A split decision following precdent likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court, I disagree with the decision, and hopefully will be reversed at the ... More »

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