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Taguba Report Annex 55: Testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Dennis McGlone, Commander, 744th Military Police Battalion

Feb. 10, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 263
Testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Dennis McGlone, Commander, 744th Military Police Battalion. Lt. Col. McGlone described how his unit arrived in Iraq and their mission. He stated "When prisoners were captured in the Baghdad vicinity, the units would bring them in and we would process them, and then we would transport them down to Bucca. We had maybe 250 prisoners at one time". He then stated "We covered the Geneva Conventions with the soldiers several times. Our philosophy was that every guard has the right to defend themselves, but they do not have the right to abuse a prisoner physically and verbally and that has been stressed numerous times...We are not in the interrogation business, the ISG dictates who does the interrogation and when. We have never discussed with ISG on sleep deprivation, meal removal, or no other disciplinary actions. ISG handled all aspects of detainee interrogation." He concluded with "There had been no rumor of detainee abuse, except the incident in Camp Bucca with the four (4) MPs that happened in May. There were notices passed down conduct would be upheld, standards would be check on". The interview was then concluded.