Judge Rules Terrorist Can Sue Bush Administration Lawyer Over Torture Claim

Foxnews ^ | June 13, 2009 | AP

[reader25]

A convicted terrorist can sue a former Bush administration lawyer for drafting the legal theories that led to his alleged torture, ruled a federal judge has ruled who said he was trying to balance a clash between war and the defense of personal freedoms.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

That’s nice. I’ll use the precedent to sue Obama and his lawyers if we get hit with another terrorist attack.

[nmh]

This is pure insanity.

A CONVICTED TERRORIST can sue the enemy of the TERRORIST?

What the hell is this country coming to?

A Zimbabwe? Headed by a terrorist?

Hmmm?

[al baby]

Just Wonderful and all the while everybody is fuming at David Letterman

[CdMGuy]

It figures that it comes from some left wing judge from San Francisco.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

I’m sure the relatives of those folks in Waco(real torture victims) are glad to hear this, but I bet Janet is nowhere to be found.

[Tzimisce]

.......sigh........:(

[FMBass]

“His lawsuit alleges he was illegally detained and was subjected to sleep deprivation, temperature extremes, painful stress positions, and extended periods of bright lights and total darkness.”

This sounds like what most pwer plant construction workers are subjected to on a daily basis.

[HollyB]

Someone please tell me what the you-know-what is going on?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Since these maggots in their black robes have decided they want “some skin in the game” in the WOT, it’s time we start drafting their asses, give them an M-16 and stick them over there in Iraq and Afghanistan. Maybe then they’ll get a feel for what the war against Islamofascism is really all about.

[HighlyOpinionated]

A convicted terrorist can sue a lawyer involved in approving the “torture” (sounds like my college dorm during finals week), but Alan Keyes, Dr. Taitz, Donofrio, et al, can’t sue 0bama??

Justice is not blind, it is skewed.

[Jeff Head]

Balance the personal freedoms of a terrorist who wants to kill us, who was taken on the battlefield, this judge wants to balance those personal freedoms against the war itself.

This Judge is one sick bastard.

We are at a pivotal crossroads in our nation's history. A very steep, very hard and dangerous roads leads one way...an abject fatal precipice leads the other.

FREEPER NOUMENON'S ASSESSMENT OF THIS POINT IN HISTORY - POST 15

MY RESPONSE TO NOUMENON'S EXCELLENT WORDS - POST 54

WHEN TRUTH BECOMES TREASON

[JoeDetweiler]

I assume that all future victims of terrorism will be allowed to sue this judge over this legal opinion.....

[kezzek]

I just weep for my country. I can’t even sleep at night anymore knowing that our country has been taken over by a bunch of deranged liberals.

[Boardwalk]

Take heart and keep the faith as the deranged liberals have limited time.

[JimSEA]

Absurd. I they can sue John Yoo, surely they can sue Bush and Cheney. For that matter, isn't there a Spanish judge after Cheney and Bush for war crimes. Expedited extradition anyone. Just Living in an Obamanation.

[Digger]

This is pure insanity

Insanity is having a belief that we have a government not unlike Venezuela.

[DHSMostWanted]

Before you know it cows will sue Omaha Steaks, trees will sue Georgia-Pacific, cats and dogs sueing their owners.

[freekitty]

This is absolutely crazy.