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      Spc. Charles Graner beats Abu Ghraib detainees

      Abu Ghraib Contractor Torture Case Likely Heading to Trial After US Judge's Order

      "The ruling has cleared the way, almost 20 years hence, for our clients to tell their story in open court," said the legal director at the Center for Constitutional Rights, which filed suit on behalf of detainees.

      Brett Wilkins
      Aug 02, 2023

      Survivors of torture at the hands of U.S. troops and private interrogators cheered a federal judge's rejection this week of an infamous military contractor's latest bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Iraqis formerly jailed in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison during the early years of the American-led occupation.

      On Monday, Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria refused to dismiss the torture suit against CACI Premier Technology, a military-industrial complex linchpin based in nearby Arlington with more than 22,000 employees and billions of dollars in government contracts.

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