Judge Allows Abuse Lawsuit Against Firm (CACI - torture case)

[Robbien]

Source: AP

A federal judge allowed a lawsuit to proceed Tuesday against private defense firm CACI International Inc., whose interrogators are accused of abusing detainees at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

A similar civil suit against a second contracting company, Titan Corp., was dismissed under the order by U.S. District Judge James Robertson of the District of Columbia.

The firms provided interrogators or linguists to assist U.S. military guards at the prison that served as the backdrop for pictures of grinning U.S. soldiers posing with detainees, some naked, being held on leashes or in painful and sexually humiliating positions. Military investigators later concluded that much of the abuse happened in late 2003 — when CACI and Titan's interrogators were at the prison.

In a 24-page ruling, Robertson said Titan's interrogators generally were supervised and under control of military officials — thereby freeing the company of blame. But he found that "a reasonable trier of fact could conclude that CACI retained significant authority to manage its employees," and he allowed the civil lawsuit against the company to continue.

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[DCKit]

1. K&R as a former CACI employee.

"Sleazy" doesn't begin to describe the way this company operates.

[saigon68]

2. Ah Yes----Genitals clipped up to electric wires

Sounds like fun to me </sarcasm>

[Canuckistanian]

3. Randi Rhodes will be pleased with this

They sued her and put her through hell even though she won.