..out of the dark

"Pilot wrongfully accused of 9/11 ties can seek damages from Britain" http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/8795.html

The court added that it considered "the way in which extradition proceedings were conducted in this country, with opposition to bail based on allegations which appear unfounded in evidence, amounted to an abuse of process."

The BBC reports that Raissi was elated after the court's ruling, which declared that he should be "completely exonerated."

Now, that would've been swell - if it wasn't for this, a bit earlier up in the story:

The Times of London writes that, nonetheless, the court found that primary responsibility for Raissi's treatment lay with Britain, particularly in the case presented by British prosecutors at the behest of the United States.

Mr Raissi, they said, was the "lead instructor" for the hijackers. The courts were told there was evidence that he falsified flight logs to hide the fact he trained Hanjour. Videotape had been found of Hanjour and Mr Raissi together. A notebook said to belong to Abu Doha, a major terrorist suspect, that had been found in London contained Mr Raissi's phone number.

One by one, over the course of ten court hearings, Mr Raissi's solicitor proved that the allegations and the evidence to support them were false, if not fabricated. ...

Bravo! Clap, fricking clap.