Photos of abused prisoners and smiling U.S. soldiers guarding them at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison shocked the world twenty years ago.

Twenty years ago this month, photos of abused prisoners and smiling U.S. soldiers guarding them at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison were released, shocking the world.

Now, three survivors of Abu Ghraib will finally get their day in U.S. court against the military contractor they hold responsible for their mistreatment.

The trial is scheduled to begin Monday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, and will be the first time that Abu Ghraib survivors are able to bring their claims of torture to a U.S. jury, said Baher Azmy, a lawyer with the Center for Constitutional Rights representing the plaintiffs.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    7 months ago

    Give or take, as also is the case for your sentence, a few missing bits of punctuation:

    Of those that even remember this, that is.

    It seemed weird, but was—and is—a valid sentence.

    • DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      7 months ago

      Is that a certain style guide’s punctuation? Because that could possibly change what is valid. Yours is definitely more readable.

      Have a banana 🍌

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        Is that a certain style guide’s punctuation?

        Not that I know of; it’s just what I think works.

        Yours is definitely more readable.

        I’m glad you agree! That makes me even more confused why most of the people reading my comment seem mad about it.