Court dismisses Iraqi contractor torture case

[kpete]

Source: Reuters


Court dismisses Iraqi contractor torture case
Reuters


By James Vicini James Vicini – Fri Sep 11, 1:53 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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.

The plaintiffs sued CACI International Inc, which provided interrogators at Abu Ghraib, and L-3 Communications Holdings Inc's Titan unit, which provided interpreters to the U.S. military.

By a 2-1 vote, the appellate panel found the two companies had government contractor immunity and the claims were preempted, based on a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling and other precedents in the national security and foreign policy areas.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090911/ts_nm/us_usa_iraq_contractors

[wildbilln864]

1. k&r! nt

[polly7]

2. This is f*ing sickening.

No wonder they hate this occupation so much.

[Mnemosyne]

6. Beyond f*ing sickening... a late welcome to

DU! :hi:

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

[izquierdista]

4. Fine, next stop, The Hague

[scentopine]

5. corporate citizens have special rights we don't have - nt

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Immunity to torture - USA NOMBA WAN!

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Even with all the USA's military might - they still see the need to condone torture and genocide.

PROGRESS much??

I think not.

(sigh)

[MisterP]

8. how long til a Blue GOPer says that it would be "Bush-like" and "illegal"

to prosecute these obscenities?

[ConcernedCanuk]

9. Obama is in charge now - USA's torture continues.

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Sadly, I'm disappointed.

Even more sadly - I'm not surprised.

USA started as a nation that had little respect for human life . .

It appears that that habit continues . .

(sigh)

[Doctor_J]

10. By not holding these people accountable, we're practically begging for

the Iraqis to enact their own justice.