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Related: About this forumMistrial: Abu Ghraib Survivors Detail Torture in Case Against U.S. Military Contractor
A historic case against U.S. military contractor CACI brought by three Iraqi survivors of torture at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq ended in mistrial in Virginia last week after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. The lawsuit against CACI which was hired to provide interrogation services at Abu Ghraib was first filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights in 2008. Since then, CACI repeatedly attempted to have the case dismissed. Plaintiffs Suhail Al Shimari, Asaad Zubae and Salah Al-Ejaili had accused CACI of conspiring to commit war crimes at Abu Ghraib. The three were subjected to sexual abuse and other forms of torture by interrogators. Democracy Now! speaks with Baher Azmy, attorney in the case and legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, who said it was a historic human rights case despite the outcome. What they could not stop is three courageous human beings who stood up against every obstacle and told their story in a U.S. court in a breathtaking, compelling manner. And while we didnt get a judgment from a jury, we got historical testimony that makes clear, I think, CACIs responsibility for these clients harms, says Azmy, who adds that they intend to retry the case.
Transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/8...
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Mistrial: Abu Ghraib Survivors Detail Torture in Case Against U.S. Military Contractor (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
May 8
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atreides1
(16,143 posts)1. Just proves...
...that some Americans love the thought of torturing brown people!
Uncle Joe
(58,756 posts)2. It proves to me
that even 92 years after publicly recognizing baseless fear's destructive role in rational and moral decision making, we still have light years to go as a society.
al bupp
(2,211 posts)3. Kicking this important reporting
Which has been conspicuously missing from other non "Extremist Left Wing" news sites. How this type reporting can be considered propaganda is way beyond me.