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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2013, 11:44 PM Sep 2013

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Abu Ghraib Victims to Pay Their Torturers | Heroes and Villains

breakingtheset·Published on Sep 24, 2013

Abby Martin calls out Judge Gerald Bruce Lee as the day's villain, for ruling in favor of the defense contractor CACI International in a lawsuit brought by former Abu Ghraib torture victims, citing the two tiered justice of forcing torture victims to pay their torturers for legal fees.

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Abu Ghraib Victims to Pay Their Torturers | Heroes and Villains (Original Post) DeSwiss Sep 2013 OP

FUCK! Unknown Beatle Sep 2013 #1

This judge is exceptional. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #2

Our legal system and gov't have become undisguised pay to play systems Hydra Sep 2013 #3

This should go to a higher court. raging moderate Sep 2013 #4

''Can't somebody do something?'' DeSwiss Sep 2013 #5

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)

1. FUCK!

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 11:56 PM

Sep 2013

The US justice system is a travesty run by psychopaths.

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)

2. This judge is exceptional.

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 02:18 AM

Sep 2013

Actually this judge's decision is disgusting. No surprise that so few have respect for our legal system any more.

Hydra

(14,459 posts)

3. Our legal system and gov't have become undisguised pay to play systems

Reply to avaistheone1 (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 11:08 AM

Sep 2013

Have a billion dollars? Law? What law?

raging moderate

(4,298 posts)

4. This should go to a higher court.

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 11:18 AM

Sep 2013

Can't somebody do something?

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

5. ''Can't somebody do something?''

Reply to raging moderate (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 03:32 PM

Sep 2013

Yes.

- It remains to be seen if they will do it.

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