US court throws out CIA torture case

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A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a refusal to hear the case of a Lebanese-born German man who says he was tortured by the CIA, citing national security reasons.

Khaled el-Masri claims was detained by the CIA for several months in 2004 on suspicion of links to terrorism.

Masri, 43, filed suit in December 2005 saying he had been snatched while on a trip in Macedonia, taken to Afghanistan, jailed, beaten and harassed before being set free without charge after five months.

http://rawstory.com/news/afp/US_court_throws_out_CIA_torture_cas_03022007.html

[Richard Steele]

1. "Truth, Justice, and the American Way". May they rest in peace. nm

[moodforaday]

2. In the times of many sad stories

this is one of the most depressing of all.

[ixion]

3. refused to hear the case, citing national security. This strikes me as a

contradiction in terms. Not hearing the case actually weakens 'security', rather than strengthening it.

But hey, that's just an opinion from the reality-based community.