AP: Judge Rules Against Sudan in Bombing (USS Cole)

[Eugene]

Judge Rules Against Sudan in Bombing

By SONJA BARISIC
The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 14, 2007; 1:22 PM

NORFOLK, Va. -- A federal judge said Wednesday that Sudan is responsible
for the bombing of the USS Cole but he needs more time to determine damages
for the families of the 17 sailors killed when terrorists bombed the ship in 2000.

"There is substantial evidence in this case presented by the expert testimony
that the government of Sudan induced the particular bombing of the Cole by
virtue of prior actions of the government of Sudan," U.S. District Judge
Robert G. Doumar said.

The civil trial started Tuesday in which the victims' relatives tried to prove
the terrorist attack couldn't have happened without Sudan's support.

Doumar said that he would issue a written opinion later to fully explain his
ruling. He requested additional paperwork, including tax returns of the sailors
killed, to determine the appropriate damages.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/14/AR2007031401189.html

[krispos42]

1. Sweet! n/t

[atreides1]

2. I didn't see this coming

Anybody else?

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. And here I thought it was OBL!!!

See what listening to Cons gets you!

edit to add :sarcasm:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Interesting.

"There is substantial evidence in this case presented by the expert testimony
that the government of Sudan induced the particular bombing of the Cole by
virtue of prior actions of the government of Sudan," U.S. District Judge
Robert G. Doumar said.

Blame Sudan-firsters, eh?

[Ian David]

5. Not as good news as you might think

1) American soldiers captured by Saddam Husein during the First Gulf War successfully sued Iraq for BILLIONS of dollars after being tortured. Bush signed an Executive Order denying them their civil settlement, saying that the money belonged to the Iraqi people. That money was eventually shrink-wrapped, loaded on pallets, and "misplaced" by a Bremmer and his brigade of Heritage Foundation flunkies. Oops.

On the other hand, Bush's billionaire Vulture Fund managers are cleaning-up because Bush refuses to sign similar commity agreements when it comes to third-world debt for nations dying of AIDS. Bush's pals were allowed to literally steal medicine from dying children, while tortured American service men and women were told they were out of luck.

2) All the master minds of the Cole bombing "escaped" from prison last year. Oops.