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FBI Coerced Confession Deemed "Classified"

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the united-states-of-embarrassment dept.

Steve Bergstein is one of several who have blogged about a recent court ruling that reads like most any bestselling crime novel. Apparently, when the court originally posted their decision (complete with backstory) it detailed how a coerced confession was obtained by the FBI from Abdallah Higazy in relation to the 9/11 attacks. The details, however, were later removed and deemed "classified". "As I read the opinion I realized it was a 44 page epic, too long for me to print out. I blogged about the opinion while I read it online and then posted the blog as I ate lunch. Then something strange happened: a few minutes after I posted the blog, the opinion vanished from the Court of Appeals website! [...] The next day, the Court of Appeals reissued the Higazy opinion. With a redaction. The court simply omitted from the revised decision facts about how the FBI agent extracted the false confession from Higazy. For some reason, this information is classified."

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  1. Secure Your Valuables by Squiffy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I see some confiscations in this blogger's future.

  2. Re:Here are the two opinions. by roystgnr · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Dude, you can't take something off the Internet.. that's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool." - Joe, NewsRadio

    That's right, folks: you're being protected from the terrorists by people whose understanding of the modern world has yet to surpass that of 1990s sitcom writers.

  3. Re:Google News question by EricWright · · Score: 2, Funny

    Either Google News hates you, or /. actually has NEWs.

    "Results 1 - 10 of about 103 for Higazy"

  4. Re:For those who have had no counter-terrorism exp by stwrtpj · · Score: 2, Funny

    The suggestion by a poster that they "give him warm milk and cookies" is actually one of many proven methods of interrogation.
    And if that doesn't work, it will be followed by the comfy chair.
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  5. Re:Redacted part by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I believe you meant to post:








    Sincerely,
    The FBI

  6. Re:For those who have had no counter-terrorism exp by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Funny

    Never underestimate the power of a comfy chair.

    Especially if you've been standing for 14 hours with metal clips attached to your outstreched arms while your head is covered by a hood.

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  7. Re:Can't Have It Two Ways by Kongming · · Score: 2, Funny

    Also known as the first classic blunder, which is "Never start a land war in Asia!"

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  8. Re:Can't Have It Two Ways by loucura! · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hold that thought, I have a drinking contest with a Sicilian in a couple minutes. I'll be back to follow that train of thought when we're done.

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