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Judge tosses much of torture suit from Abu Ghraib

A judge has dealt a severe blow to a torture lawsuit filed against military contractor CACI by four Iraqis who say they suffered abuse at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.At a hearing Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee tossed out claims that CACI conspired to torture the four men who filed the lawsuit. Some other claims can still go forward but will be difficult to prove.Lee also dismissed parent company CACI International Inc. from the suit. That leaves only a subsidiary, CACI Premier Technology, as a defendant.In the lawsuit, the former prisoners claimed CACI conspired in a pattern of abuse, including mock executions, beatings, and other humiliating treatment.Arlington-based CACI says its employees never even came in contact with the plaintiffs....

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  1. Inmates Riot, Set Fires at Abu Ghraib Prison

    Abu Ghraib prison inmates rioted for a second straight day Friday to demand better conditions, setting fire to mattresses and seizing an assault rifle from a guard b...

  2. US military high court hears appeal of soldier's conviction as Abu Ghraib ringleader

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on the U.S. military's highest court asked Monday whether a "Catch-22" prevented the alleged ringleader of detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib pr...

  3. Abu Ghraib Will Close, U.S. Military Says

    The American military said Thursday its new lockup near Baghdad airport to house security prisoners now held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison should be ready withi...

  4. Australian TV Airs Abu Ghraib Images

    New images showing Iraqis abused by U.S. guards at Abu Ghraib prison three years ago threatened Wednesday to enflame public anger already running high over footage o...

  5. U.S. to Turn Abu Ghraib Over to Iraqis in Three Months

    The U.S. military said Thursday it would begin moving thousands of prisoners out of Abu Ghraib prison to a new lockup near Baghdad's airport within three months and ...

  6. Reports: Army to Charge Abu Ghraib Officer

    A high-ranking Army officer will be criminally charged in connection with the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, his attorney says.Lt. Col. Steven ...

  7. Abu Ghraib Dog Handler Gets Six Months for Abuse

    An Army dog handler was sentenced Wednesday to six months behind bars for using his snarling canine to torment prisoners at Abu Ghraib .The military jury handed down...

  8. U.S. May Relocate From Abu Ghraib

    Incessant attacks against Baghdad's notorious Abu Ghraib ( search ) prison may force the U.S. military to return the facility to Iraq's government and take their own...

  9. Commander: No Plans to Close Abu Ghraib

    The head of U.S. detention centers in Iraq said Saturday the military has no plans to close the Abu Ghraib ( search )  prison and blamed the abuse of detainees there...

  10. Pentagon Nixed Plan to Send Lawyer to Abu Ghraib

    Pentagon officials rejected an Army plan last year to send an experienced military lawyer — who is also a Republican member of Congress — to help oversee the unit bl...

  11. Rumsfeld: Abu Ghraib Not on Par With Terror

    American abuses of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib ( search )  were terrible, but they are not crimes on par with beheadings and other acts carried out by terrorists, ...

  12. Soldier Convicted in Abu Ghraib Scandal

    A U.S. Army specialist broke down in tears Saturday as he admitted abusing inmates at  Abu Ghraib ( search ) prison, receiving a lighter sentence in return for his t...

  1. Feds Eye CIA Officer in Abu Ghraib Prisoner Death

    A CIA officer who oversaw the agency's interrogation program at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and pushed for approval to use increasingly harsh tactics has come unde...

  2. AP sources: In probe of death of 'ghost' prisoner at Abu Ghraib , prosecutors eye CIA officer

    A CIA officer who oversaw the agency's interrogation program at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and pushed for approval to use increasingly harsh tactics has come unde...

  3. APNewsBreak: Key figure in Abu Ghraib detainee abuse case released from Kansas military prison

    The convicted ringleader of detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib was released Saturday from a military prison, an Army spokeswoman said.Charles Graner Jr., 42, was released...

  4. Defense contractor pays $5M to Iraqis over Abu Ghraib

    A defense contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has paid $5.28 million to...

  5. Key Figure in Abu Ghraib Abuse Freed From Prison

    The Army says the alleged ringleader of detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib in Iraq has been released from prison.Spokeswoman Rebecca Steed said 42-year-old Charles Graner...

  6. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Abu Ghraib Inmates Claiming War Crimes Violations

    Seven years after the release of shocking images of tortured prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the Supreme Court has turned back the appeal of 26 inmates from ...

  7. Jersey Prison Turned Abu Ghraib ?

    New Jersey prison tactics resemble Abu Ghraib

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