January 12, 2008

U.S. appeals court dismisses Guantanamo torture suit

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that four former Guantanamo prisoners, all British citizens, have no right to sue top Pentagon officials and military officers for torture, abuse and violations of their religious rights.

Which really means they have no rights whatsoever.

You may think that's fine that they have no rights, but who's to say that you will not be in a similar situation in the future. Imprisoned for whatever the crime-of-the-moment is at that time, with little understanding of the offense. Then subjected to torture because you are an enemy of the state.

You may think that will never happen, but history tells a different story. We just do not know what the future holds.

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