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| Al Qaida Suspects, ACLU Sue Boeing |
| 2007-06-01 |
| WASHINGTON — Boeing has been sued by suspected Al Qaida operatives transported by the CIA to Arab countries for interrogation and torture. The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan on behalf of three Al Qaida suspects transported by the CIA under the so-called "extraordinary rendition program." The suit charged that Jeppesen helped the CIA transport the three plaintiffs to secret locations in Egypt and Morocco, where the company knew they would undergo torture, Middle East Newsline reported. The plaintiffs named in the suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, were Binyam Mohamed, Abou Elkassim Britel and Ahmed Agiza. Britel and Mohamed were said to have been flown by the CIA to Morocco. Agiza was taken to Egypt. The suit said Jeppesen, based in San Jose, Calif., has been a key provider of flight and logistical support services for CIA aircraft in the rendition program. Since December 2001, the suit said, Jeppesen provided flight and logistical support to at least 15 CIA aircraft that conducted 70 rendition flights. Jeppesen was said to have provided aircraft crew and flight planning services for the CIA program. The subsidiary also ensured customs clearance and security for CIA aircraft and crew. The suit was filed under the Alien Tort Statute, which permits aliens to bring claims in the United States for alleged violations that involve American citizens or assets. The statute accounts for torture. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #6 Noticing that the 9th Circus gets this case, what could go wrong? |
| Posted by: Phineter Thraviger1073 2007-06-01 23:56 |
| #5 I would prefer to fight lawfare with gunfire. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-06-01 23:19 |
| #4 Sounds like a job for the discovery process. Argue that their role as unlawful combatants means they have no standing, or that they're not entitled to civil damages from the consequences of their war crimes, and demand every piece of paper ever created about them. Counter-sue the ACLU for unlawfully attempting to restrict a legal business transaction. It's time to fight lawfare with lawfare. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-06-01 22:51 |
| #3 The ACLU needs lined up against a wall and shot for treason. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-06-01 22:47 |
| #2 All Boeing has to do is to hire private investigator Paul Drake and get some dirt on the ACLU state director and the lawyer and they will go away like the Virginia ACLU child pr0n guy, who got arrested recently. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-06-01 22:17 |
| #1 Boeing does enough biz with gov't types to have the financial incentive to combat this shit, hard, in court, and ask for atty's fees from the ACLU and the assholes they represent (how unusual?) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-06-01 19:57 |