After September 11, 2001, U.S. officials authorized the cruel treatment and torture of prisoners held in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo, and the CIA's secret prisons overseas.

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Mar. 19, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1690
DoD Questionnaire: Questions for soldiers concerning their observations and experience in dealing with detainees, training before deployment and Rules of Engagement. The questionnaire appears to be in response to the accusations of detainee abuse ...
Mar. 19, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1701
DoD Questionnaire: Questions for soldiers concerning their observations and experience in dealing with detainees, training before deployment and Rules of Engagement. The questionnaire appears to be in response to the accusations of detainee abuse ...
Mar. 19, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1702
DoD Questionnaire: Questions for soldiers concerning their observations and experience in dealing with detainees, training before deployment and Rules of Engagement. The questionnaire appears to be in response to the accusations of detainee abuse ...
Mar. 19, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2471
This DOD memo is an update on the of detainees in the Iraqi detention facilities as part of detainee operations. This memo collects news articles and updates the reader on new and information specific to detainee operations. It states that there ...
Mar. 19, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2779
FBI memo to the Department of Justice re: repatriation issues, 03/19/2004.Contents redacted, except for "per documentation provided by DoD, the FBI proposes that DOJ concur with DoD's recommendation for continued detention in US DOD control", and ...
Mar. 19, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2808
This FBI memo concerns issues associated with repatriating Guantanamo detainees back to their home countries after they have been before the Transfer Review Board, the Military Liaison & Detainee Unit (ML&DU). Contents completely redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Pat Rowan
Patrick Rowan
Mar. 18, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1550
CID Criminal Intelligence Report summarizing the investigation in to CID Report# 0841-04-CID259-80230. This document is related to ACLU RDI 1538.
Mar. 18, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1824
Instructions for a course entitled "HUMINT Intelligence Collector." Discusses intelligence oversight and procedures. Examples of special activities would include the movie Clear and Present Danger - inserting drug interdiction troops into ...
Mar. 18, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2778
FBI memo to the Department of Justice re; Repatriation Issues, 03/18/2004. Contents redacted.
Mar. 18, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2807

A memo providing the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan