Abu Ghraib: Business as Usual

In the aftermath of Private First Class Lynndie England's conviction for abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib, she has told NBC's Dateline "I know worse things were happening over there." In her first post-court-martial int's shower room, where non-military interrogators had taken an Arab detainee," reports Yahoo News. "The interrogators were not identified, but several investigations into the abuse have disclosed that Central Intelligence Agency operatives worked at Abu Ghraib alongside US military intelligence, mining for useful information." In addition to CIA and MI knuckle-draggers, it was revealed earlier this year, "US defense contractors" were involved in the torture of Iraqi detainees. "Three employees of CACI International and Titan - working at Abu Ghraib as civilian contractors - were separately accused of abusive behavior," the Guardian reported in January. Instead of firing the contractors and hurriedly engaging in damage control, the Pentagon awarded CACI International with "a $16 million renewal of its contract. Titan, meanwhile, has been awarded a new contract worth $164m."