Legal experts contacted by CNN have said, based on recent precedent, that it could take years for the courts to reach any final decision in the civil case.

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For any citizen video to achieve maximum impact, it needs to reach the right decision maker: a court, a body of the United Nations, or a mobilizing movement of young voters.

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Nato, meanwhile, failed on Thursday to reach a final agreement on a US request lodged last month for help in any war against Iraq, postponing the decision until next week.

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