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Article

16 Jan 2005

Author:
Peter Beaumont, Observer [UK]

Abu Ghraib abuse firms are rewarded

Two US defence contractors [CACI, Titan] being sued over allegations of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison have been awarded valuable new contracts by the Pentagon, despite demands that they should be barred from any new government work...Despite the allegations in the internal US army report, the two companies have described the claims against them 'baseless' and as 'a malicious recitation of false statements and intentional distortions'.