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June 11, 2013

Supreme Court Dismisses Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld 
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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by two U.S. citizens
seeking to sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after they were
allegedly tortured at a US military prison in Iraq. Donald Vance and
Nathan Ertel were detained in 2006 after collaborating with an FBI
investigation into gun-running by their employer, the Iraqi-owned firm
Shield Group Security. They said they were subjected to extreme sleep
deprivation, cold temperatures and prolonged interrogation before being
released without ever being charged with a crime. Vance and Ertel said
Rumsfeld was responsible for their mistreatment because he personally
approved torture techniques used by US forces in Iraq. But Monday's
decision maintains a lower court ruling that Rumsfeld is not liable.

 

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