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U.S. court revives Abu Ghraib detainees' torture case
Reuters ^ | June 30, 2014 | BY JONATHAN STEMPEL

Posted on 06/30/2014 10:14:38 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against CACI International Inc that accused the defense contractor's employees of directing the torture of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, said a lower court judge had erred in concluding he lacked jurisdiction to hear claims by four Iraqi plaintiffs because the alleged incidents occurred in Iraq.

Monday's decision has the potential to expand legal liability for contractors who work with and undertake sensitive tasks on behalf of U.S. troops outside the country.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abughraib; defensecontractors; iraq; legalliability; progressives

1 posted on 06/30/2014 10:14:38 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

LOL someone put panties on a muzies head, should have had a mass beheading.


2 posted on 06/30/2014 10:22:03 AM PDT by boomop1 (term limits will only save this country.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s really laughable that non-American terrorists can have their day in court, while Americans can’t. It’s also laughable that liberals spend so much time and effort defending these terrorists, when the terrorists will just slit their throats or blow up their urban lofts as their way of saying “thank you”.

Quite frankly, these vile little beasts should have been euthanized the moment they refused to give out more useful information to the military. If ISIS ever tries to take over America, the Surrendercrats are going to be the first to greet them with open arms.


3 posted on 06/30/2014 10:27:14 AM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The New York Times needs somewhere to lay blame...and that CAN NOT be Obama’s foreign policy or Islam. They’ll gladly forgive Al-Baghdadi, a former detainee, for his acts if they can blame Bush. Blaming Bush, as always, is of paramount importance.


4 posted on 06/30/2014 10:28:16 AM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: boomop1

Indeed, if panties on the head is torture, maybe I have a case against my high school administration from 25 years ago.


5 posted on 06/30/2014 11:49:26 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
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