Coverage dated April 16, 2024

Retired general ties Abu Ghraib torture to civilian contractors

Headline from Courthouse News Service

A trio of Iraqis are trying to hold a Northern Virginia government contractor responsible for the conditions that led to the notorious abuse at Abu Ghraib in 2003.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Retired general ties Abu Ghraib torture to civilian contractors (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    A trio of Iraqis are trying to hold a Northern Virginia government contractor responsible for the conditions that led to the notorious abuse at Abu Ghraib in 2003.

  2. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within two weeks of his arrival and told his corporate bosses that mistreatment of

  3. Military.com

    Retired Army General's Testimony Links Private Contractor to Abu Ghraib Abuses (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The retired general, Antonio Taguba, told jurors that the contractor, Steven Stefanowicz, even tried to intimidate the general as he investigated the Abu Ghraib abuses.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Retired general's testimony links private contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Army general who investigated the abuse of prisoners 20 years ago at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison testified Tuesday that a

  5. Military Times

    Retired general’s testimony links contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    An Army general who investigated prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib has testified that a civilian contractor instructed prison guards to “soften up” detainees.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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