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Originally Posted by martyh
Do you think that the British gov is playing a good hand ,by offering the money will it mean that the prisoners won't be able to sue for being intered in the first place or is that a seperate issue ?
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Both parties have stated that their positions are reserved - which makes this very interesting.
Given that the plaintiffs haven't withdrawn their allegations I think that it is entirely reasonable to assume that they are intent on pursuing other states on this matter.
Any such course of action will be very, very interesting.
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Originally Posted by martyh
How many of the people intered were proven to be terrorists or terrorists in waiting ? my guess is not many so in my opinion all those who were intered have a good case for compensation from either the USA or Britain
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Certainly if someone has been illegally detained they might seek restitution by way of compensation. However, as pointed out above, these issues are an aside to matters such as guilt or innocence in that they specific to the use of torture.
Recent comments by George Bush will have done nothing to help those who have long protested that torture was neither a tool available to them nor used by them.