ACLU sues over detention in United Arab Emirates

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Thu Aug-19-10 03:41 AM
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ACLU sues over detention in United Arab Emirates

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ACLU sues over detention in United Arab Emirates
(AP) – 4 hours ago

LOS ANGELES — American Civil Liberties Union lawyers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the FBI, CIA and other federal intelligence agencies, accusing them of detaining and torturing an American citizen later convicted on terrorism charges in the United Arab Emirates.

The lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Southern California seeks information about the treatment of Naji Hamdan, an American of Lebanese origin who was arrested in the United Arab Emirates in August 2008.

The ACLU accuses U.S. agencies of colluding with United Arab Emirates security forces, which kept Hamdan in a secret prison in Abu Dhabi without charging him with a crime until an earlier lawsuit by the rights group prompted his transfer to an official prison.

Hamdan, 44, who now lives in Lebanon with his family, was released in October 2009 after being convicted and sentenced to time served.

Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hk1l6hCGtaZX5LJwGd5wFmt8v2dQD9HMB8JO0

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Thu Aug-19-10 04:32 AM
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1. O crap. Is that why black water,U.S. agency, owner has move there?

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kpete

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Thu Aug-19-10 11:34 AM
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2. ACLU sues(FBI & CIA) over detention (& Torture) in United Arab Emirates

Edited on Thu Aug-19-10 11:06 AM by kpete

Source: Associated Press

ACLU sues over detention in United Arab Emirates
AP

Thu Aug 19, 12:34 am ET

LOS ANGELES – American Civil Liberties Union lawyers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the FBI, CIA and other federal intelligence agencies, accusing them of detaining and torturing an American citizen later convicted on terrorism charges in the United Arab Emirates.

The lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Southern California seeks information about the treatment of Naji Hamdan, an American of Lebanese origin who was arrested in the United Arab Emirates in August 2008.

The ACLU accuses U.S. agencies of colluding with United Arab Emirates security forces, which kept Hamdan in a secret prison in Abu Dhabi without charging him with a crime until an earlier lawsuit by the rights group prompted his transfer to an official prison.

Hamdan, 44, who now lives in Lebanon with his family, was released in October 2009 after being convicted and sentenced to time served.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100819/ap_on_re_us/us_hamdan_imprisonment

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Jefferson23

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Thu Aug-19-10 11:34 AM
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3. Donate if you can and become a card carrying member of the ACLU..

best money I ever spent.

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