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FBI Memo from FBI Agent to J. Stephen Tidwell re: Observation of Detainee Abuse at Guantanamo Bay

July 13, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3284
Memo discussing an Officials observations while in Guantanamo. Stated that on several occasions, he/she overheard loud music being played and people yelling loudly from behind closed doors of interview rooms. Stated that he/she observed strobe lights in interview rooms on several occasions but never observed these being used on detainees. Also, stated that "There were many comments made by investigators during my tenure at GTMO that every time the FBI established a rapport with a detainee, the military would step in and the detainee would stop being cooperative. The military... routinely took control of the detainee when the interview was completed. The next time that detainee was interviewed, his level of cooperation was diminished." Also, stated that there were accusations being made that military personnel were misrepresenting themselves to detainees as FBI officials and harassing the detainees.
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