Widow Suing Syria for Terrorism
Web Editor: Michael King <http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=76848> Last Modified: 8/26/2006 11:07:32 AM The wife of Jack Hensley, the Marietta man beheaded two years ago by terrorists in Iraq, is suing the Syrian government for $300 million. The suit claims Syria helped train and finance al Qaeda operatives -- that includes Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the man who executed Hensley and other Americans. Former Georgia governor Roy Barnes is representing the Hensley family in the lawsuit, and will try the case when it comes up on the docket in federal court in Washington, D.C. Barnes says 15 months of investigating shows an undeniable link between Syria and Hensley's killers. Despite the fact that Hensley's killer, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was eventually hunted down and killed during a U.S. airstrike, Hensley's family believes that the nation of Syria should pay for al-Zarqawi's crime as well, using one of the most powerful weapons in the American arsenal - the court of law. "We're seeking damages which is what the American law says," Barnes said. "This is a uniquely American process. No one is above the law. We are all subject to the law. Even terrorists are subject to the law." The Hensley family, along with the family of Jack Armstrong, who was also executed, is seeking more than $300 million from Syria under a law that holds terrorist nations accountable to American justice. "We can levy on assets that are located here in the United States that are owned by Syria. They have airlines and other things," Barnes said. When Pan Am Flight 103 was blown out of the sky by terrorists in 1988, the Libyan government was sued by the victims' families, who won, and collected. "When Libya wanted to enter the family of nations again and become an accepted member of the family of nations, they settled up on the claims and that's what we anticipate will eventually happen here," said Barnes. If the Hensleys win, the law allows them to seize Syrian assets -- not just here in America, but also in Europe. Barnes says it will not be easy afor Syria to hide behind diplomatic immunity, because it does not apply to fostering terrorism. http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=83832 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
