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CIA Copy of Wall Street Journal Article: U.S. Probes More Prisoner Deaths, Weighs the Role of CIA Officer

May 5, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 5059
This article details "the deaths of at least 10 prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan" and indicates that U.S. officials considered "a possible criminal investigation of a [CIA] officer in the death of one prisoner." It also describes Congressional criticism of the Pentagon's disclosures related to the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
OFFICIALS MENTIONED:
INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • Unknown date, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq, Death
    • "A U.S. army soldier opened fire on an Iraqi prisoner who was throwing rocks at him. The soldier was court-martialed for using excessive force, reduced in rank and dismissed from the Army..."