Written by: CBS
(AP) More than six years after terrorists bombed the USS Cole, the families of the 17 sailors killed in the blast are heading to court to try to prove the attack could not have happened without the government of Sudan's help.
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The families' lawyers intend to prove that Sudan has given safe haven to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network since 1991 — long before Yemeni operatives blasted a 40-foot-hole in the side of the Cole in Yemen's port of Aden on Oct. 12, 2000.
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The families are seeking $105 million in damages to be shared by 59 spouses, parents and children of the bombing victims.
Potential damages could be reduced, though, to not more than $35 million — U.S. District Judge Robert G. Doumar has said he is inclined to apply the Death on the High Seas Act, which permits compensation for economic losses but not for pain and suffering.
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Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond law professor who is not connected to the case, said it's important to give the families their day in court. But he wondered whether a victory for them ultimately will help stop terrorism.
"Maybe it will have a tonic effect on other nations and they can think twice" about harboring terrorists, Tobias said. "It's another leverage point. We have diplomacy, force and maybe the rule of another law."
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Written by: GitasGuy
Does that mean all the families and spouses of the terrorist attacks on american soil can sue the government for letting these terrorist stay in their country before the attacks took place.
Because they did absolutely nothing to prevent them either...
I am astonished at some of the actions of (americans in particular) to sue for everything and anything.
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Written by: polarity
Totally. Sudan is not the wealthiest of countries by a long shot, is in an area of the world that has some of the worst famines, and $105 million is a huge amount to take away from a country like that.
Imagine what could be done for the country with that amount of aid.
OK, so these people lost family, but they are sick if they think improving their quality of life at the expense of someone else's is the right thing to do.
There's a good chance that a corrupt third world government will fund the payout through arms and drug trade, further strengthening terrorists.
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Written by: FireTom
Where do we find evidence about the US still sponsoring AQ?
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