Bad week to be an Asshole

Poor Rummy - can't get no love.  Last week, a district judge ruled that he can be held liable for ordering the tourture of an American citizen.  Now, the Seventh Circuit came to the same conclusion in a different matter, involving the torture of two American citizens who were working as contractors:

"US military personnel detained them, confiscated their belongings, handcuffed and blindfolded them and took them to a military base in Baghdad, where they were fingerprinted, strip-searched and locked in a cage.

They were then taken to Camp Cropper near Baghdad International Airport, where they "experienced a nightmarish scene in which they were detained incommunicado, in solitary confinement, and subjected to physical and psychological torture for the duration of their imprisonment - Vance for three months and Ertel for six weeks", the court wrote, reiterating the men's allegations.

The men claim they were deprived of sleep, food and water, held in extremely cold cells without warm clothing, and threatened with beatings.

They were ultimately released at the Baghdad airport and were never charged or designated security risks."

So what is Rummy's defense?

"[T]he decision to allow the suit 'saps the effectiveness of the military, puts American soldiers at risk, and shackles federal officials who have a constitutional duty to protect America.'


'Having judges second-guess the decisions made by the armed forces halfway around the world is no way to wage a war,' David Rivkin said in a statement."

Here is the article.

Sadly, Obama is fighting the lawsuit.  So who is this Rivkin guy that Obama is siding with on legal theory?  A Class-A Asshole.   Great company you are keeping Mr. President.