American Filmmaker, Held Without Charge in Iraq, Sues

CNN reports: American filmmaker sues Rumsfeld over detention in Iraq. Cyrus Kar says he was hooded, threatened by U.S. soldiers.

"LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- An aspiring Iranian-American filmmaker who spent nearly two months in a prison in Iraq without being charged has sued Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and other military officials, calling the government's detention policies unconstitutional.

"Cyrus Kar, 45, of Los Angeles seeks unspecified damages and sweeping changes in the government's detention policies overseas.

"The suit was filed this week in federal court by the American Civil Liberties Union of California. It is the first civil case challenging detention policies in Iraq, said Mark Rosenbaum, the organization's legal director."

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