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Appeals court voids 959 million POW torture judgment
The U S Court of Appeals for the D C Circuit voided the 959 million ruling for 17 former POWs and 37 family members who alleged torture by Iraqi forces in 1991. The panel said Congress never authorized such suits against foreign governments and that Saddam Hussein remains immune. Names mentioned include Maj Michael Craig Berryman, Col Clifford Acree, and Cmdr Lawrence Slade.
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