In addition to my earlier posted case (http://www.dailykos.com/...) there is now a second case federally approved to proceed against Rumsfled over torture at Camp Cropper
(http://www.democracynow.org/...)
In the worst demonstration of what comes of our treasured checks and balances when private mercenary groups gain positions of authority, two U.S. whistleblowing contractors suffered retaliation from their employer, apparently through their employer's access to and influence over military prison and torture facilities whose procedures and chain of command were instituted and presided over by Donald Rumsfled.
A federal court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for his role in crafting policies that led to torture in Iraq. In a two-to-one decision Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled two American citizens allegedly tortured at a U.S. military base in Iraq have adequate evidence suggesting Rumsfeld was personally responsible for their treatment and not entitled to qualify for immunity. The plaintiffs, Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel, were reportedly arrested and tortured after collaborating with the FBI in an investigation of their employer in Iraq, the private security company Shield Group Security. The company subsequently revoked the men’s credentials for entering Iraq’s so-called Green Zone, effectively barring them from the safest part of the country. Shortly thereafter, they were arrested and detained by U.S. troops. The men were moved to Camp Cropper and subjected to physical and psychological torture at the hands of U.S. forces. Vance was held for three months and Ertel for six weeks. The two men were eventually released and never charged with a crime. Monday’s decision comes just one week after another U.S. district judge ruled a separate tortured-related lawsuit against Rumsfeld could proceed to trial.
Please help research this case more, please show support for these plaintiffs! Check out my previous posting for more details on how to contact and assist the less public case which also recently won the right to proceed against Rumsfeld.
We've even got Wikipedia pages on this case!