US court allows torture lawsuit against Rumsfeld

Two American men can go ahead with a civil lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a US appeals court said on Monday, over allegations they were tortured in Iraq at the hands of the US military.

Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel sued in federal court seeking damages from Rumsfeld and unnamed others over their roles in developing, authorizing and using harsh interrogation techniques in Iraq against them, thus violating their rights. (Reuters)