The antiwar left has failed to overturn U.S. policies in Congress, or by directly challenging the government in court. So its latest tactic is suing third parties, such as the telephone companies that cooperated on al Qaeda wiretaps after 9/11. And now it is suing former government officials, hoping to punish them and deter future appointees from offering any advice that the left dislikes.
Not only the left, but the Muslims (in the Padilla case, we have a twofer), have found the courts to be their most successful point of attack. The "flying imams," for example, are busy suing the captain and crew of the flight they were on and even attempted to sue the passengers who had complained about their behavior. And this latest suit, filed by a convicted terrorist and something called the "Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic" at Yale Law School, is just part of this strategy.
thanks. sorry, I missed your link.