Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Decided 2007-09-07

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MEMORANDUM OPINION ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, District Judge. BACKGROUND These actions arise from the October 23, 1983, bombing of a United States Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, in which 241 American servicemen operating under peacetime rules of engagement were murdered by a suicide bomber. This attack was rega…

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