Posted on 10/28/2004 1:31:09 AM PDT by maikeru
FOUR British men who were released from Guantánamo Bay detention centre after three years in captivity have formally sued the US government after alleging they had been subjected to torture and other human rights violations.
The groundbreaking legal claim was brought in Washington yesterday by Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal and Rhuhel Ahmed, who during their incarceration became known as the Tipton Three, and Jamal al-Harith, from Manchester, who have each demanded £5.5 million in the lawsuits from the United States.
The men, who were captured in Afghanistan during the US "war on terror" in the aftermath of the attacks on 11 September 2001 , have always denied any involvement with terrorist groups.
In August, Mr Ahmed, 22, Mr Rasul, 27, and Mr Iqbal, 22, accused the US of a shocking catalogue of abuses. In a 115-page dossier, the three men, who were released in March this year, alleged that they were beaten, stripped, shackled and deprived of sleep during their detention.
Hey! Sheetheads!
Go take a flying-freak at a rolling donut - or go suck-start a leaf blower; whichever you prefer.
I'm deprived of sleep right now and I'm getting really, really close to sueing FR.
I thought you needed the governments permission to sue them?? Just throw it out.
Oh Yeah...they sound real British!....I can picture them in a pub on friday night throwing darts and drinking a pint...
eat me
All Gitmo *detainees* should have been killed, after torture for intel. No exceptions. Complaining libs and any cooperating judges or media should have been arrested, never to be heard from again. Screw world and US opinion. This is war. The Fourth Estate™ is part of the Fifth Column™ and both are The Enemey Within™.
Time for PATTON, not PATTEN LEATHER - M. Savage.
Enemey = Enemy
Been up since 4am; need more coffee. Time to leave for work...
You are trying to be funny, right?
Do you see any saracasm tags?
I'm sure they are just upset that they missed the Manchester United/Arsenal match.
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