British soldiers sue Pentagon

$2.3m claim after military police and interpreter injured in crash

Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Saturday November 13, 2004
The Guardian

Three British soldiers and an army interpreter are suing the American military after their vehicle was rammed by a US tank transporter in Iraq.
The $2.3m (£1.2m) suit is the first against the US army from coalition troops since the invasion of Iraq. It seeks to exploit provisions normally reserved for Iraqis claiming compensation for family members wrongfully killed in US raids.

The Britons, members of a Royal Military Police unit on duty with their Kuwaiti interpreter, suffered serious injuries on May 7 last year when their Land Rover was struck twice from behind by the hulking transporter.

The vehicle spun out of control and off the road, somersaulting into a sand dune. All four passengers were hurled out of the vehicle, and the Land Rover was wrecked.

more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1350440,00.html

Our allies, the coalition of the willing, are suing us. Can the insurgents be far behind?

Cheney will scream about the dire need for tort reform.

Army Again Raises Requirement for Humvees
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=3&u=/ap/20041113/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_military

Bet this was just waiting around until after the election. :eyes: