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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Abu Ghraib translator's sworn statement and responses to questionnaire. The translator claimed to have witnessed detainees who were physically abused, shaken, thrown into doors, and hit with footballs. Detainees were undressed and forced into ...
"Techniques as sleep deprivation were a common thing. Sleep management was part of the extended IROE.. Of CACI interrogator: "he told me, ' I have been doing this for 20 years and I do not need a 20 yr old telling me how to do my job'. . . . ...
The interviewee is a Major who was initially assigned to Camp Bucca, but was transferred to AG around September 23-27, 2003, after Camp Bucca consolidated with AG. The Major recounted general observations; did not recall seeing detainees abused ...
Interviewee arrived to AG on August 20, 2003 (left March 29, 2004) as the NCOIC of the Detention Facility Internal Reaction Force (core responsibility was riot control).
Recalled that dogs-canine teams arrived at the camp after the riot in Camp ...
This document is part of the Taguba Report (Annex 83) and included here in the Fay Report. The interview is of Sergeant First Class Keith A. Comer, Platoon Sergeant of the 229th Military Police Company assigned to Abu Ghraib Prison in 2003. ...
Interviewee was the Deputy Commander of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade at the end of July 2003 in AG. Sworn statement included the following incidents, first, involved a "A/519th soldiers who conducted inappropriate interrogations of a ...
Interviewee was an Assistant Interrogation Analyst with the 302nd Military Intelligence Brigade.
Recalled one occasion in which a MP pushed a hooded-"untruthful" against a railing, causing the detainee to bleed. "I saw a naked detainee who was ...
Sworn statement by 97B counterintelligence agent stating the he "overheard someone making a statement about a detainee dying while being interrogated by an Other Government Agency (OGA) official. The OGA then packed the detainee in ice and ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG on September 15, 2003. Interviewee provided a sworn statement in which he/she stated that at Camp Cropper, "it was well known that detainees who were brought into the facility complained of beatings from members of ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG on September 15, 2003. Interviewee provided a sworn statement in which he/she stated that at Camp Cropper, "it was well known that detainees who were brought into the facility complained of beatings from members of ...
Interviewee arrived to AG in October 2003 as a Civilian Interrogator.
Reported seeing an MP shoot a detainee with a rubber bullet.
Did not hear of requests to 'soften up' detainees. Did remember seeing and hearing dogs, and did hear that the ...
Interviewee arrived at AG on or about November 22-23, 2003.
Recalled once using a dog during interrogation. Stated the dog was in the far side of the room and kept away from the detainee.
Stated that he/she did not witness detainee abuse. ...
Sworn statement of a [redacted], was assigned to AG from November 12, 2003 to the end of January 2004. Stated that they did not see any abuse or humiliation and did not see of hear of any unauthorized photos.
Interviewee was the Platoon Sergeant for the 4th Platoon of the 372nd Military Police Company, he/she arrived on October 1, 2003.
Recalled hearing about a soldier take a female detainee into the wood shack, but did not recall the specifics of ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG from the end of August/first of September 2003 and remained there until March 1, 2004.
Noted that there was an excel spreadsheet kept on sleep management and deprivation techniques requested or approved. Recalled ...
Interviewee made more than one trip to AG.
First was a an interrogator assigned to AG to review interrogation database/report protocol.
Second as a member of Tiger Team. Observed the following techniques, sleep deprivation, altering of meal ...
Interviewee was the Team Chief of the Tiger Team from GTMO assigned to AG.
Vaguely recalled discussion of an incident in which an interpreter walked out of an interrogation.
Interviewee was assigned to AG as a Member of the Military Intelligence Group (dates unknown).
Recalled seeing MPs make detainees perform physical exercise, while yelling at them. This occurred either before a detainee was interrogated, but it ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG from August 21, 2003 to March 29, 2004 as a member of Internal Reaction Force.
Stated that he/she witnessed and reported two incidents (the events were not described).
Observed "several instances of both MPs ...
Interviewee was in AG approximately August 23, 2003 as a member of the Internal Reaction Force.
Observed an MI yell at a detainee and hit the detainee in the back of the head with a closed fist.
Also, observed another MI soldier put a ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG in early October 2003 as a CACI Interrogator.
Recalled the use of sleep management/deprivation. Recalled an occasion where a dog was present during an interrogation, but stated it was not planned.
Interviewee was in AG on or around December 20, 2003.
Recalled hearing unusual sounds coming from the segregation hole in the isolation wing. Recalled hearing the detainee being hit or falling. Stated he/she and [redacted]were uncomfortable ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG in October 2003. Stated that he/she worked in all areas.
Stated that he/she was neither aware of not a witness to any detainee abuse.
Recalled only seeing the use of dogs during the riots.
Interviewee arrived to AG in October 2003, was assigned to the prison.
Stated that he/she would receive instructions from MI regarding sleep management of detainees.
Stated that he/she was unaware of detainee humiliation, however, due to ...
Interview summary of First Lieutenant conducted by a team of officers at the direction of Major General Antonio Taguba. The 1LT was in charge of the Internal Reaction Force (IRF), and provided escort guards within the confines of Abu Ghraib ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG as the deputy commander for Joint Interrogation Debriefing Center.
Recalled telling COL Pappas of the OGA's activities, they would drop off detainees without prior notice, would not let the interviewee and others ...
Telephonic interview of a Military Intelligence interrogator (Rank & Rate unknown) regarding detainee interrogations at Abu Ghraib prison. The MI Interrogator stated "I never placed any of my detainees on sleep deprivation. I did use a stress ...
Interviewee arrived to AG October 15, 2003 to conduct interrogation operations.
Stated that "I did see naked detainees. I think it happened one night in December. . . . I believe anytime there was a new detainee in the segregation area they ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG from October 7-21, 2003 as a member of the Mobile Training Team.
Interviewee noted, "I did see detainees in various states of dress to include nakedness and detainees. The MPs used segregation and stripping as a ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG from October 7-21, 2003 as a member of the Mobile Training Team.
Interviewee recalled the he/she had a conversation with [redacted] concerning the IROE and interrogation approaches. Stated that he/she gave him ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG in early October as a the day shift Supervisor of Tier 1-3.
Stated that he/she was unaware of detainee abuse and photos until it was reported on TV.
Did recall, in mid-December "[o]ne day as I was walking the hard ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG from August 2003 to February 13, 2004 as a Human Intelligence Collector (97E) with the 519th Military Intelligence Brigade.
In his/her sworn statement, the interviewees stated that in "Nov. 03, I conducted an ...
Interviewee worked in in-screeing and interrogation operations.
Recalled an incident at Camp Cropper Baghdad International Airport, where interrogators with teh 519th MI Brigade put a detainee in a stress position, he was on his knees with his ...
Interviewee was interviewed via phone in order to clarify details from her May 21, 2004 sworn statement.
Interviewee stated she did not personally see any nude detainees in AG.
Mar. 03, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Transcript) Nudity
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 ...
The memo contains information learned from a telephonic interview on June 9, 2004. The interviewee was assigned to AG from mid December 2003 to March 2004 as the chief of the medical team assigned to treat security detainees.
Stated that he did ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG on October 18/19, 2003 as an interrogator in the Detainee Assessment Branch.
Recalled an incident with [redacted], where he grabbed a detainee on the shoulder and move him within the interrogation cell.
Stated ...
Sworn statement regarding detainee abuse. The interviewee identified an individual in a photo stating he always carried a K-bar knife and stated that "the death of the detainee was from integration from MI. She told me it was listed as a heart ...
Sworn statement regarding detainee abuse. The interviewee identified an individual in a photo stating he always carried a K-bar knife and stated that "the death of the detainee was from integration from MI. She told me it was listed as a heart ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG around the end of October 2003 on generated detail.
Recounted an incident where he was escorting a detainee to the tier and the detainees were put into a pile on the floor. Then stated that [redacted] ran across ...
Interviewee, an AR 15-6 Investigating Officer.
The interviewee briefly referred to two violations, one involving a claim of abuse by two female detainees. The women's claim was not described by the interviewee, but they claimed abuse by three ...
Interviewee, an AR 15-6 Investigating Officer. The interviewee briefly referred to two violations, one involving a claim of abuse by two female detainees. The women's claim was not described by the interviewee, but they claimed abuse by three ...
Sworn statement taken on June 20, 2004 in Iraq. The interviewee described General Ricardo Sanchez's frustration regarding detainee operations and other issues about treatment of detainees.
Sworn statement of an interviewee who was assigned to AG in early August 2003.
Interviewee generally described Sanchez's frustration regarding detainee operations situation and other miscellaneous detainee operations issues.
Memo provides information from a June 19, 2004 interview of MG Miller.
Stated that Fay interviewed Miller on 19 June 2004 and that Miller provided a statement which was recorded by [redacted]. Miller would not sign the statement and stated ...
Interviewee was the Senior Legal Advisor to LTG Sanchez from June 15, 2003 to May 15, 2004.
Noted with respect to interrogations that "we didn't begin to formulate a CJTF-7 command policy until after MG Miller's visit. . . . I believe that MG ...
Memo provides transcript from Procedure 15 interview of [redacted].
Described development of Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF-7) Policy to regulate interrogation operations. Stated, "[w]e wanted interrogation plans to be comprehensive and ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG around January 2004 as the Operational Lawyer to the Combined Joint Task Force 7 staff.
Described the development of the CJTF-7 policy to regulate interrogation operations, described understanding of Jan 2003 ICRC ...