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$42M jury verdict against CACI overturned
$42M jury verdict against CACI overturned SCOTUS decision in June led to CACI’s appeal Jason Boleman | Virginia Lawyers Weekly September 29, 2026 SUMMARY: 4th Circuit panel reverses $42M Abu… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Auditing the Same War Twice: SIGIR and SIGAR Compared
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) was established in 2008 along the lines of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), the office Congress had created four years earlier. The resemblance is visible in the statutes, the reporting toolkit and the lessons-learned programs. It is also visible in the conclusions. SIGIR’s final report held that its entire oversight experience pointed to a single lesson: the need to reform the U.S. approach to stabilization and reconstruction operations. SIGAR’s 2021 retrospective, written after twenty years and $145 billion, traced the shortcomings of the Afghan effort to failures of strategy, timelines, sustainability, staffing, security, local context and the measurement of impact, themes that echo what SIGIR documented in Iraq. In effect, two offices audited the same failure twice. The sections below set out where the two offices were alike and where they were not. Continue reading
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Private Security and Democracy: Lessons from the US in Iraq
Private Security and Democracy: Lessons from the US in Iraq Deborah Avant & Lee Sigelman (2010) Security Studies 19:2 230-265 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Privatization of Security in Iraq with Us Intervention The Role and Effects of Contracted Personnel and Private Military and Security Companies
Privatization of Security in Iraq with Us Intervention: The Role and Effects of Contracted Personnel and Private Military and Security Companies Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences 2019 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
Jose Alvarez Duenas v. Constellis Group/triple Canopy, Incorporated
JOSE ALVAREZ DUENAS Claimant-Petitioner v. CONSTELLIS GROUP/TRIPLE CANOPY, INCORPORATED and CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY Employer/Carrier- DATE ISSUED: 06/25/2026 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
The Corporate Control Industry and Human Rights: The Case of Iraq.
The Corporate Control Industry and Human Rights: The Case of Iraq. Authors Sjoberg, Gideon (AUTHOR) Source Journal of Human Rights. Jan-Mar2005, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p95-101. 7p. Document Type Article Subject… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Following Radical Supreme Court Ruling, Appeals Court Strikes Down Historic Verdict Against U.S. Company Found Liable for Torture at Abu Ghraib
Following Radical Supreme Court Ruling, Appeals Court Strikes Down Historic Verdict Against U.S. Company Found Liable for Torture at Abu Ghraib Contact: press@ccrjustice.org Verdict ordering CACI to pay three Iraqis $42… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Victory for Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors: Appeals Court Upholds Historic $42 Million Verdict Against Private Contractor
We are gratified yet again that the Fourth Circuit rejected CACI’s cynical arguments for impunity for its responsibility for the torture of our clients, which the jury confirmed in a historic judgment last year. Our courageous clients have waited so long for recognition and justice, and we are happy for them that this judgment affirmed their entitlement to it.”
After the Bush administration invaded Iraq in 2003, it hired CACI to provide interrogation services at Abu Ghraib. In April 2004, news outlets released photographs and video showing naked, hooded people posed in human pyramids, on leashes, and being sexually assaulted. U.S. military investigators concluded that CACI employees had conspired with U.S. soldiers to “soften up” imprisoned Iraqis, and military personnel who worked under CACI employees were court-martialed for their role in the torture. The jury’s verdict reflected those same findings of CACI’s participation in a conspiracy to torture. Continue reading
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$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal
A three-judge appeals panel on Friday overturned a landmark jury verdict that found a Virginia contractor liable for the abuse of three Iraqis detained in 2003 and 2004. Continue reading
Ukraine says captured Iraqi fighters serving in Russian army
Ukraine has captured a number of Iraqi nationals who were fighting alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official confirmed to Rudaw on Monday. Continue reading