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Military Contractors Tied to Torture Reap Millions in New Contracts

HeadlineJan 18, 2005

The Observer newspaper of London reports that the two US military contractors most connected to the torture at Abu Ghraib continue to receive millions in Pentagon contracts. CACI International has been awarded a $16 million renewal of its contract. And the company Titan has been awarded a new contract worth $164 million. Human rights groups have called for the firms to be barred from receiving new contracts in Iraq.

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