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Fay Report Annex: DOD Interview re: Conditions at Abu Ghraib Detention Facility

June 1, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 788
Interviewee was assigned to AG on November 04, 2007 as a member of the 1st Military Intelligence Brigade. Recounted an incident when new arrivals came to AG, stated as "I was standing there, one of the detainees tried to adjust the sandbag on his bead so he could see. The guard moved the detainee's hand aside and told the detainee 'How many times do I have to tell you to stop trying to move your hood. If you do it again, you are really going to bate me.' The guard mentioned that they were going to 'break these guys in properly' and did I want to 'watch the show?" Stated that he/she heard rumors of dogs being used during interrogations, but did not witness it. Indicated that he/she was aware of sleep deprivation (e.g. making detainees stand up while handcuffed to their cell). Also mentioned hearing that a detainee was walked around the camp naked as a form of humiliation. Also, mentioned hearing of a detainee being moved to isolation because he was uncooperative, he was also made to wear women's pink underwear. The interviewee also discussed an interrogation tactic used by a [redacted] interrogator who would interrogate new detainees by having them sit on the floor and telling them they had to earn the privilege of sitting in a chair. Also, mentioned one MP walking a detainee passed a dog and its dog handler, but stated it was not planned.
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  • Unknown date, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • Interviewee was assigned to AG on November 04, 2007 as a member of the 1st Military Intelligence Brigade. Recounted an incident when new arrivals came to AG, stated as "I was standing there, one of the detainees tried to adjust the sandbag on his bead so he could see. The guard moved the detainee's hand aside and told the detainee 'How many times do I have to tell you to stop trying to move your hood. If you do it again, you are really going to bate me.' The guard mentioned that they were going to 'break these guys in properly' and did I want to 'watch the show?"