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February 7, 2005
Terrorist to Join the Litigation Gravy Train
Martin Mubanga, who was regrettably released from Guantanamo Bay, is planning to sue the British Government for his incarceration. Mubanga has dual British and Zambian citizenship, which is fortunate for his lawyers, because it is unclear how much loot they would be able to extract from Zambia. Like most of the unlawful combatants who fought for the Taliban and al Qaeda during the liberation of Afghanistan, Mubanga claims he was in the country to study Islam, also known as "the religion of peace."
Demonstrating the level of competence that fortunately characterizes many of those fighting for his cause, Mubanga left his British passport in a cave along with documents listing Jewish organizations in New York to be targeted for terrorist strikes. He was arrested in Zambia and shipped off to Gitmo, where he claims he was "tortured" by having to endure temperatures as high as 100° Fahrenheit (without swimming pool privileges!), "daubed with urine" after piddling in his cell, and at one point stripped down to his boxer shorts. Surprisingly, there has been no mention of crimes against humanity.
Mubanga was stoic regarding the heroism required to survive his ordeal:
The authorities wanted to break me but they strengthened me. They've made me what I am — even if I'm not quite sure yet who that person is.
Perhaps it would help him decide if he narrowed down the possibilities to "sniveling parasite" and "lowlife terrorist piece of garbage."
Posted by Van Helsing at February 7, 2005 12:42 PM
Comments
That this failed terrorist is suing the Brits, instead of the US, seems odd to me. The MI6 angle seems pretty amusing. Are British courts more squishy and PC than ours? (Can't imagine that.) This seems to fit with what I'd heard of as one of America's latest exports: litigiousness. When I was just visiting the UK, taxi drivers and other acquaintances complained of a growing wave of frivolous lawsuits driving up insurance costs, etc.
Is our friend Mark out there, or any kindly UK folk, to comment/refute?
Posted by: The MaryHunter at February 7, 2005 2:36 PM
