US appeals court dismisses CIA torture lawsuit

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James Vicini, Reuters
Published: Friday, March 02, 2007

WASHINGTON — ...

A unanimous three-judge panel of the appeals court based in Richmond, Va., agreed with U.S. government arguments that moving forward with the lawsuit by Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, would pose a risk of exposing state secrets.

The appeals court upheld a federal judge's ruling that dismissed the lawsuit that seeks at least US$75,000 in damages ...

The defendants in the lawsuit included Tenet, 10 unnamed CIA employees, 10 employees of three private companies, and the companies, which Masri said owned the airplanes used to transport him ...

"Regrettably, today's decision allows CIA officials to disregard the law with impunity by making it virtually impossible to challenge their actions in court," ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero said.

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=cdaa699f-f1d4-4a45-b95d-501547171efe&k=75332

[HuffleClaw]

1. their catch-all excuse to HIDE unpleasant truths

and a joke. a sad joke on the american people

[Benhurst]

2. A good decision. The American people might not like learning

what a fascist state The World's Only Superpower has become.

I hope it is appealed. At least that way the assclowns on the Supreme Court will be forced to rule on whether or not torture is part of Truth, Justice and the American Way.