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190-8, Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and
Other Detainees, §1-5(a)-(c) (Oct. 1, 1997) (AR 190-8).
The military court-martialed and convicted eleven military police and
military intelligence soldiers for abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Those
convicted received sentences ranging from discharge from the Army to ten
years confinement. RS.112, Appendix C-54. L-3 translators in Iraq are not
subject to prosecution under the UCMJ, or to any form of military discipline.
See Lagouranis Decl. 11; Inghram Dep. 59; Bolton Dep. 392.
(2) L-3’s Contract with the Military Required L-3 To Supervise Its
Employees in Iraq.
L-3 provided several thousand translators to provide services to the
military in Iraq during the years 2003-2004. In 2004 alone, the contract paid
L-3 $247.2 million, which accounted for slightly over 12 percent of the
company’s revenues. RS.112, Appendix C-2.
L-3 received payment under a contract whose terms expressly
required L-3 to supervise and discipline their own employees, and to ensure
their compliance with the law. RS.112, Appendix C-1, §C-1; see also U.S.
Army Regulation 715-9, Contractors Accompanying the Force (Oct. 29,
1999) (“AR 715-9”) § 3-2(f); U.S. Army Field Manual 3-100.21,
Contractors on the Battlefield (Jan. 2003) (“FM 3-100.21”) § 4-45; 48
C.F.R. §§ 203.7000-203.7001. The contract required L-3 to have its
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