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US appeals court rejects torture suit against Rumsfeld

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Two American citizens cannot sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over allegations that they were tortured by the US military in Iraq, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

 

Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel had said Rumsfeld and unnamed others allegedly developed, authorized and used harsh interrogation techniques against them in Iraq. (Reuters)

 

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