The American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First have filed suit, in Chicago, against Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for torture and abuse of prisoners by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan. Four Iraqis and four Afghans allege they suffered severe beatings, cutting with knives, sexual humiliation and assault, mock executions, death threats and restraint in excruciating positions. They were held in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2003 and 2004, were never charged with crimes and have been released.
The suit contends that he is to blame for the abuse because he changed interrogation policies and practicesdesigned to prohibit torture. The groups say he later ignored evidence that the policies had resulted in abuse. The suit was filed in federal court in Chicago because Rumsfeld's home state is Illinois.
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