Robbed and ruined by a British court on the orders of the CIA... By David Rose

Daily Mail ^ | David Rose

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

Despite the years of cruel reality, Margaret Bentham still seemed incredulous as she told her story, a story she once thought she could never share.

But with quiet dignity she summed up the ordeal she and her businessman husband Stuart, a former British Army officer, have endured at the hands of the CIA.

‘We were robbed of a business worth millions,’ she said. ‘We were plunged into financial ruin. But the worst thing was, not only were we deprived of justice, we couldn’t tell a soul.’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126696/Margaret-Stuart-Bentham-Robbed-British-court-orders-CIA.html#ixzz1rTq3o4X4

[skinkinthegrass]

" ‘The US intelligence agencies feared the consequences if the truth about their infighting emerged
and they were determined to stop that truth from emerging."this stupidly must stop...these "bueacreatic turf battles" have become very deadly.

[Sherman Logan]

Sounds like hooey to me. US law and the referenced State Secrets Act has no legal standing in UK. The CIA had no power to do anything in this case.

If there’s anything to their story, their own government was the one that got to the judge. BTW, Britain has had similar powers, probably more extensive, under the Official Secrets Act for a very long time indeed.

[Sherman Logan]

On rereading it appears they claim the court ruling against them was in a US court. No attempt to show why a case of several Brits against an Afghan was being tried in a US court.

Very poorly written article. Or possibly I’m just losing my reading comprehension. :)

[Sherman Logan]

On rereading it appears they claim the court ruling against them was in a US court. No attempt to show why a case of several Brits against an Afghan was being tried in a US court.

Very poorly written article. Or possibly I’m just losing my reading comprehension. :)

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

American criminal court decisions carry a lot of weight in Britain thanks to the 2003 Extradition Treaty. Its a big scandal over here at the moment...

[Hootowl99]

I had some exposure to this sort of technology grab that the US government can and does do. About 25 years ago, my company had a leading edge technology that had at the root of it, a gigahertz microprocessor. Let's see, that beat Intel by something like 15 or 20 years I think? It was way too expensive for consumer use but did fit the bill for a $70K process instrument.

Anyway, we did not file a patent thus keeping the technology unobtrusive. In addition, we would not sell our products to any government agency as we did not want anyone’s official interest to get tweaked.

Everyone involved in technology should be aware of the pros and cons of going public with a patent versus keeping something proprietary and confidential. It is not only your competitors to consider but also the government laying claim to your technology.

[Thank You Rush]

“”Or possibly I’m just losing my reading comprehension. :)””

Spend a lot of time at FR and that can happen.....happens to me daily!

[Hootowl99]

I had some exposure to this sort of technology grab that the US government can and does do. About 25 years ago, my company had a leading edge technology that had at the root of it, a gigahertz microprocessor. Let's see, that beat Intel by something like 15 or 20 years I think? It was way too expensive for consumer use but did fit the bill for a $70K process instrument.

Anyway, we did not file a patent thus keeping the technology unobtrusive. In addition, we would not sell our products to any government agency as we did not want anyone’s official interest to get tweaked.

Everyone involved in technology should be aware of the pros and cons of going public with a patent versus keeping something proprietary and confidential. It is not only your competitors to consider but also the government laying claim to your technology.

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

You would think though, that the US Government would be able to stump up the cash to buy it at a reasonable price, given that they literally have the ability to print their own money....

[Hootowl99]

Duh...

The blasted multiple post bug bit me,,,

[hosepipe]

The CIA did all that?... I don’t think so...
The CIA couldn’t find the manufacturer of Richard Simmons Pink Turkey Suit.. they may come up with a Chinese knockoff...

[RedMDer]

Click

[TXnMA]

Very true, I have a number of patents, but a significant number of my better inventions in microstructure processing have been held as “closely held trade secrets” (rather than being disclosed as patents) for several decades.