Military contractor (CACI) wants Abu Ghraib lawsuit scrapped

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/military-contractor-wants-abu-ghraib-lawsuit-scrapped/



This image of a prisoner, Ali Shallal al-Qaisi, being tortured has become internationally famous

Military contractor wants Abu Ghraib lawsuit scrapped
Agence France-Presse
07 Feb 2015 at 04:34 ET

A US defense contractor that provided interrogators to Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq sought to have a federal judge dismiss a lawsuit because its employees were working under military control in wartime.

Four former inmates of the notorious prison, where horrific abuses took place during the Iraq war that damaged US credibility, have sued CACI International Inc. for torturing them ahead of interrogations.

The hearing at the US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia focused on the so-called political question doctrine, according to which a court cannot rule on political — rather than legal — matters.

CACI says it can invoke the legal doctrine in its defense because its civilian contractors were supervised by the US military.

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Torture.

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1. Torture is a war crime, there are no exceptions, not statute of limitations. nt

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And CACI richly deserves its comeuppance.