Wu Tien Li-Shou v. United States

Affirmed by published opinion. ■ Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge KING joined.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Wu Tien Li-Shou, a citizen of Taiwan, seeks damages from the United States for the accidental killing of her husband and the intentional sinking of her husband’s fishing- vessel during a NATO counter-piracy mission. The district court dismissed the action under the political question and discretionary function doctrines. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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