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Originally Posted by EBORG9
DAMN!!! Now we gotta bomb Germany?
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But... Before you do, check who the instigators of this action are.
The case is being raised by the US-based Centre for Constitutional Rights and representing a Saudi detained in Cuba and 11 Iraqis held in Baghdad.
The only reason it's being presented in a German court is that their laws allow the pursuit of cases originating anywhere in the world. This is not the first attempt by the Centre for Constitutional Rights - a previous try was made in 2004, but German prosecutors dropped that case.
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The Centre for Constitutional Rights argues that Mr Rumsfeld was instrumental in abuses committed at Guantanamo Bay and at Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad.
The lawyer group alleges that Mr Rumsfeld personally approved torture to be used to extract information from the prisoners.
It is also seeking to prosecute US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former CIA director George Tenet, among others.
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