ACLU Announces "Landmark" TORTURE CASE Against Rumsfeld To Be Heard In Fed Court This Week

[kpete]

Fed court to hear 'landmark torture case' against Rumsfeld

RAW STORY
Published: Monday December 4, 2006

In a press release issued today, the American Civil Liberties Union announces that a "landmark" case against Donald Rumsfeld will be heard in federal court this week.

The ACLU and another legal rights organization, Human Rights First, are to appear in court here on Friday "to argue that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is directly responsible for the torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. military custody," said the release.

"The hearing will be the first time a federal court will consider whether top U.S. officials can be held legally accountable for the torture scandal in Iraq and Afghanistan," the release continues, adding that the lawsuit was first filed in 2005 "on behalf of nine Iraqi and Afghan former detainees."

The men were reportedly held in U.S. detention where the ACLU asserts that "they were subjected to abuse, torture ... cruel and degrading treatment, including severe and repeated beatings, cutting with knives, sexual humiliation and assault, mock executions," and threats of death, among other things. "None of the men was ever charged with a crime," the release says, and "all have been released."

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Fed_court_to_hear_landmark_torture_1204.html

[Benhurst]

1. Good first step.

All the Bush Crime Family war criminals should be turned over to the Hague for prosecution and punishment.

[Selatius]

2. I was hoping we'd extradite Rumsfeld to Germany where another trial is occurring.

It would be poetic justice if the court trial in Germany is held at Nuremberg.

[Pushed To The Left]

3. Those that oppose the far right should support the ACLU!

Like the Democrats are the best line of defense against the far right at the ballot box, the ACLU fights against the far right in the Courts! (They actually fight for the Bill of Rights, but that's pretty much the same thing!)

[The Doctor.]

4. No, everyone should support the ACLU.

Even the Wingnuts never know when they'll need help.

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. Like Rush Limpballs! He used the ACLU when he needed them in his "Medical Records" case

after he was caught sending his housekeeper out to the streets to cop some Oxycontin for him. Oh yeah. They badmouth the ACLU, but where do they go when they REALLY need help? The ACLU! They're all a bunch of low-life hypocrites.

[ktlyon]

10. don't forget the KKK's right to march

they supported that
I know how many times I have heard the right bad mouth the ACLU. We should all join. They protect all of us.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. I'm a card carrying member already.

Have their decal on my front car window.:)

[Freeusfromthechurch]

17. i joined yesterday

[hootinholler]

7. No. The ACLU is one of the last bastions of nan-partisan organizations

They truly don't care about your politics, but care immensely about your rights. Everyone should support the ACLU.

-Hoot

[lfairban]

5. Rumsfeld isn't going to like this.

On July 21, 2006, then-Secretary Rumsfeld reasserted his argument that he is immune from responsibility for acts of torture and abuse committed under his watch.

More at:
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/detention.html

[madokie]

6. I would think not,

criminals have no right to decide what laws to obey

[civildisoBDence]

9. The guilty dog barks...and DUHbya and Dumsfailed barked loudly and clearly

when they tried to innoculate themselves against liability.

Newsprism

[diane in sf]

11. Tie these bastards up in

court forever. Don't let them retire to enjoy their ill-gotten gains.

[Joe Chi Minh]

13. .. except those who died from the various kinds of in the meantime.

[JudyM]

14. Which court? The Raw Story link to more info was broken... nt

[IWantAChange]

15. That news is like an early Christmas present - I hope the nation is aware of this.

[BillORightsMan]

16. Movie: "Outlawed" handed to all members of Congress

Story Outline:
http://www.witness.org/index.php?option=com_rightsalert&Itemid=178&task=view&alert_id=49

Complete (30+ min) video (must watch!):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3080182736973832540

In a history-making lawsuit, the ACLU is challenging the CIA on behalf of Khaled El-Masri, an entirely innocent victim of rendition who was released without ever being charged.
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/rendition.html

Check out http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0642,torturetaxi,74732,2.html">Planespotting - Nerds with binoculars bust the CIA's torture taxis at Village Voice, too.

This administration has more coming up, including the illegal domestic wiretapping, too.
See http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nsaspying/index.html & http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/att/



All of this is tied in. How long will the government cry "National Security!" in trying to weasel out of these incredible crimes?

imbillorightsmanandiapprovethismessage

Card-carrying member of the ACLU