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South Carolina judge dismisses Padilla torture suit
DavidRivkin.com, Reuters, http://westlawnews.thomson.com/ ^ | 02/21/11 | Reuters Legal

Posted on 02/21/2011 2:30:30 PM PST by Martin_Schmidt

On Feb. 18, a federal judge in South Carolina on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by an American citizen who said he was illegally detained and tortured in a military jail after being convicted of terrorism conspiracy.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: civilliberties; josepadilla; rivkin; rumsfeld
Do you think Padilla's story a trend of what's to come in future torture cases in the U.S.?
1 posted on 02/21/2011 2:30:37 PM PST by Martin_Schmidt
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To: Martin_Schmidt

Why isn’t this scum breathing dirt?


2 posted on 02/21/2011 2:39:24 PM PST by Dr. Thorne (Buy Gold and Guns Now!)
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To: Martin_Schmidt

John Doe II lost


3 posted on 02/21/2011 2:50:34 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 ....( History is a process, not an event ))
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