Thanks for the article, Wellard.
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"As a lawyer brought up to admire the ideals of American democracy and justice I would have to say that I regard this as a monstrous failure of justice."
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Sad that I come from perhaps the proudest legal tradition and little oil monkee and industry's best slut Cheney turn it into this.
We have this tort statute in the USA called the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA). The TVPA allows a torture victim from anywhere to come to the US and sue the person who tortured them. Several individual members of Pinochet's regime were personally sued under this law (even though the victims had to catch them on US soil to serve them with process).
I'm offering any foreign national who leaves Guantanamo a cut-rate representation under the TVPA. Remember the name of the grunt who tortured you and the officer who ordered it (if you know) and come see me. We'll sue them personally. And, we'll see how high this chain of command goes.
I'm reminded of a fictional Gitmo-related quote that has become true in the last few years.
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!