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Following Radical Supreme Court Ruling, Appeals Court Strikes Down Historic Verdict Against U.S. Company Found Liable for Torture at Abu Ghraib
Following Radical Supreme Court Ruling, Appeals Court Strikes Down Historic Verdict Against U.S. Company Found Liable for Torture at Abu Ghraib Contact: press@ccrjustice.org Verdict ordering CACI to pay three Iraqis $42… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Victory for Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors: Appeals Court Upholds Historic $42 Million Verdict Against Private Contractor
We are gratified yet again that the Fourth Circuit rejected CACI’s cynical arguments for impunity for its responsibility for the torture of our clients, which the jury confirmed in a historic judgment last year. Our courageous clients have waited so long for recognition and justice, and we are happy for them that this judgment affirmed their entitlement to it.”
After the Bush administration invaded Iraq in 2003, it hired CACI to provide interrogation services at Abu Ghraib. In April 2004, news outlets released photographs and video showing naked, hooded people posed in human pyramids, on leashes, and being sexually assaulted. U.S. military investigators concluded that CACI employees had conspired with U.S. soldiers to “soften up” imprisoned Iraqis, and military personnel who worked under CACI employees were court-martialed for their role in the torture. The jury’s verdict reflected those same findings of CACI’s participation in a conspiracy to torture. Continue reading
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$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal
A three-judge appeals panel on Friday overturned a landmark jury verdict that found a Virginia contractor liable for the abuse of three Iraqis detained in 2003 and 2004. Continue reading
Ukraine says captured Iraqi fighters serving in Russian army
Ukraine has captured a number of Iraqi nationals who were fighting alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official confirmed to Rudaw on Monday. Continue reading
US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting
Private Military Industry and Operation Iraqi Freedom Continue reading
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Contracted Wars, Compromised Oversight: Private Military Companies in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Decline of U.S. Accountability Standards
Contracted Wars, Compromised Oversight: Private Military Companies in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Decline of U.S. Accountability Standards A Thesis by Briana Buzzell Chapman University Orange, CA Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Testimony
The following is an AI generated fictional article, written in noir style (Think Bogie in the Big Sleep or The Maltese Falcon) But it’s based on past events from my life. Specifically, a report I wrote and testimony I gave … Continue reading
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Contracting Blowback The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War
Contracting Blowback The Use of Violence by Private Security Companies and Insurgents during the Iraq War Scott Fitzsimmons (2024) Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 47:1 78-97 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading
Contractors in Iraq Exploited Class or Exclusive Club
Contractors in Iraq Exploited Class or Exclusive Club Ori Swed and Daniel Burland Armed Forces & Society 2022 Vol. 48 (1) 3-24 Corporate privatization of security has generated a neoliberal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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PMC 3.0: The Blackwater Model
PMC 3.0 The Blackwater Model The Periphery Jun 06, 2026 With the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the US would be shaken from its roaring 90s hangover to see a world that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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