This statement by a Military Officer is a detailed report on several incidents of detainee abuse and misconduct by military personnel at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 & 2004. There are allegations that are described as merely being herd of and some ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Barbara G. Fast, Steven Boltz, Ricardo Sanchez
Physical assault, Sexual, General, Use of phobias, Nudity
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Barbara G. Fast, Steven Boltz, Ricardo Sanchez
Physical assault, Sexual, General, Use of phobias, Nudity
Interviewee was the Deputy CJ2 (length of assignment unknown).
Interviewee provided that he/she was made aware of the following incidents: a detainee was walked back to his cell in the nude. The interviewee stated that he/she learned of the ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Barbara G. Fast, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Barbara G. Fast, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Interviewee arrived to AG around mid-October as the Day-shift Non-commissioned Officer in Charge.
Stated that his/her job was to manage detainee sleep plans, and to make sure the detainees were showered, fed, and did not cause problems. ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced grooming, Forced physical training
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced grooming, Forced physical training
Memo is a Procedure 15 interview of [redacted], clarifying a statement previously made.
Not much information is provided.
Interviewee's Procedure 15 interview is an addendum to his prior interview (Interviewee's title and length of assignment are unknown).
Interviewee stated that he observed a detainee hooded and handcuffed to a railing. When he inquired about the ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
George R. Fay, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
George R. Fay, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interviewee (title and length of assignment unknown).
In the interviewee's sworn statement, recalled observing a detainee hooded and handcuffed to a railing. Interviewee recalled seeing dogs used during interrogations, in one instance, the dogs ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
George R. Fay, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interview (Transcript)
George R. Fay, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interviewee arrived at AG on October 23, 2003 in order to conduct interrogation operations.
Interviewee recalled an incident in December where a dog was used during the interrogation of an Iraqi Police (IP) detainee.
Interviewee also noted that ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG from May 23, 2003 to October 15, 2003 as the Iraqi Survey Group of the 72 Military Police Company.
Interviewee recalled an incident where [redacted] had several detainees moved into the sun. Later, the detainees ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Geoffrey D. Miller, Thomas Pappas
Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity
Interview (Transcript)
Geoffrey D. Miller, Thomas Pappas
Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity
Interviewee's title and length of assignment are unknown.
Interviewee's sworn statement is an explanation of the procedure for processing detainee files.
Memo discusses an interviewees election to obtain a lawyer, thus "no questioning was initiated."
Interviewee was assigned to AG on October 19, 2003 as a Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collector/Interrogator assigned to the Military Intelligence Group.
Interviewee recalled a number of incidents. In the first incident, a MP Officer was escorting ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other
Interviewee was assigned to AG in mid-October 2003 as a member of the Fusion Analysis Cell; interviewee had Top Secret Clearances.
Recalled an incident occurring in the hard site, where the MPs had two detainees in the middle of the cell, naked, ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Steven L. Jordan
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced physical training, Other
Interview (Transcript)
Steven L. Jordan
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced physical training, Other
Interviewee (title and length of assignment unknown). Interviewee reviewed several photographs of the alleged detainee abuse; identified several individuals.
Interviewee arrived to AG on October 6, 2003 as a member of the GTMO team consisting of CW3 [redacted].
Interviewee noted that it was his/her job to approve interrogation techniques prior to their use.
Interviewee stated that he/she had ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Memo discusses a follow-up to a statement previously given by [redacted].
The interviewee recalled in late October [redacted] requested to interrogate a detainee naked. Stated that [redacted] sought approval from [redacted].
Memo discusses that [redacted] maintained old operations files/records that detail detainee movement within Tier 1.
Interviewee arrived at AG on October 15, 2003 as a screener.
Interviewee stated that he/she was unaware of detainee abuse.
Interviewee arrived to AG in late November 2003 as a member of the Tiger Team and then as an analyst.
Interviewee noted the use of sandbags over detainee heads.
Interviewee mentioned dogs were walked down the hallway, but did not go into ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Use of water, Other, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interview (Transcript)
Use of water, Other, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interviewee was assigned to AG on October 21 as the Chief of the Terrorist, Foreign Fighters and Extremist element of the JIDC.
Interviewee recalled one detainee being handcuffed to the cell bar, which restricted his movement.
Interviewee ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Ricardo Sanchez, Thomas Pappas
Use of water, Other, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming, Forced physical training
Interview (Transcript)
Ricardo Sanchez, Thomas Pappas
Use of water, Other, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming, Forced physical training
Interviewee was assigned to Iraq in the third week of April, and traveled to AG approximately five times from early October to late January. Interviewee's visits to AG were related to "checking on the support of CACI contracted personnel."
Sworn ...
Interviewee became the Chief of Staff under MG Fast in October 2003. Interviewee's sworn statement describes the general atmosphere at AG (chain of command, etc.); explains a lack of "formal system to monitor [contractor] ...
Interviewee was able to ID a Captain who was alleged to have committed abuse. Interviewee stated "[a]s a professional jailer for eleven years, the conduct and treatment of the prisoners were not to standards."
[Handwritten, but legible]
This statement by a Sergeant simply states "On June 24, 2004, I identified Capt. [redacted] from a photo-spread provided to me as being the unknown Captain described in my January 20, 2004 statement to CID Agent [redacted]. This is the Captain ...
Interviewee was assigned to the Internal Reaction Force.
Interviewee recalled an incident where a MI person yelled profanity at a detainee and punched the detainee in the back of the head with a closed fist, causing the detainee to fall forward. ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript, Questionnaire)
Physical assault, Stomach/abdominal slap, General, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interview (Transcript, Questionnaire)
Physical assault, Stomach/abdominal slap, General, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
[Document is unreadable in parts].
Interviewee was a member of the Internal Reaction Force.
Interviewee stated that he/she observed a captain beating a detainee during the weapon search. Stated "[o]ne soldier was standing next to the ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity