Reply #14: And your comment relates to civil suits under the FSIA how?

[jberryhill]

You sued these countries, or what?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Sovereign_Immunities_Act

"The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) of 1976 is a United States law, codified at Title 28, §§ 1330, 1332, 1391(f), 1441(d), and 1602-1611 of the United States Code, that establishes the limitations as to whether a foreign sovereign nation (or its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities) may be sued in U.S. courts—federal or state. It also establishes specific procedures for service of process and attachment of property for proceedings against a Foreign State. The FSIA provides the exclusive basis and means to bring a lawsuit against a foreign sovereign in the United States."

A lawsuit either fits one of the FSIA exceptions or it does not.

The US typically files an amicus brief in FSIA cases, since various international treaties require reciprocal legal protections.

So, what is your point?