A jury could begin deliberations as soon as Thursday on whether a Virginia-based military contractor bears responsibility for abuse of detainees 20 years ago at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison.
4 hospitalized, 2 in critical condition after fire at Fulshear homeMan grazed in ear after multiple shots fired in road rage shooting near The WoodlandsFormer President George W. Bush speaks during an event to mark the 20th anniversary year of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, Feb. 24, 2023. As billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives remains in limbo, the George W.
Military police who were seen in the photos smiling and laughing as they directed the abuse were convicted in military courts-martial.
But CACI says its employees had nothing to do with the abuse. And they contend that any isolated misconduct by its employees is actually the responsibility of the Army, which CACI contends had complete supervision and control over the civilians it supplied to the war effort. Lawyers for the plaintiffs have said that CACI's contract with the Army, as well as the Army Field Manual, make clear that CACI is responsible for overseeing its own workers.
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