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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June 09, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2172
This document is an exchange of emails concerning a Joint Publication on Detainee Operations.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
Donald J. Ryder
June 09, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2761

List of people to be notified of indictment in CIA NC case.

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias
Barry Sabin | Patrick Rowan | Christopher A. Wray
David E. Nahmias, Christopher A. Wray, Barry Sabin, Patrick Rowan, Bryan Sierra
June 09, 2004 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 4011
A letter from Netta Voutilainen of Amnisty International to Sec. of State Powell expressing concern for Mohammed Jassem 'Abd al-'Issawi, detained in Abu Ghraib since 12/17/03. Ms. Voutilainen askes "to be informed why he has been detained; and I ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Netta Voutilainen
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, George W. Bush, Donald H. Rumsfeld, L. Paul Bremer, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
June 09, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4260
State Department cable concerning the efforts to repatriate Iranian Mujaheddin E-Khalk members back to Iran. The Mujaheddin E-Khalk members infiltrated Iraq and threatened the peace and stability of the country, but approx. 3,800 of Mujaheddin ...
Dec. 20, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell
June 09, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 5840
This document is a Department of Defense (DOD) Memo from the Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld, to top DOD Department heads outlining procedures for investigating deaths of detainees in the custody of the Armed Forces. The memo states ...
Apr. 29, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Donald H. Rumsfeld
June 08, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 870
Sworn Statement of a Sergeant First Class (E7) concerning detainee handling and treatment at Abu Ghraib prison from mid-December 2003 until late February 2004. The SFC was the a Liaison Officer and Platoon Sergeant in the 325th at Abu Ghraib ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias, Nudity
June 08, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1180
This is the appointment of an Officer for an informal AR 15-6 investigation to accusations of detainee abuse in Baghdad, Iraq between April 1-30, 2003 by the 2nd Battalion, 325TH Airborne Infantry Regiment. The investigation found that the ...
May 16, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Physical assault
June 08, 2004 | NCIS | ACLU-RDI 1923

NCIS interview of a detainee at Guantanamo regarding his activities in Afghanistan. The detainee stated that he traveled throughout Afghanistan doing charity work and teaching the Koran. The detainee stated that he never took up arms while in ...

Dec. 21, 2005
Investigative File (NCIS), Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Other
June 08, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2145
The original email's author needs a copy of MG Miller's report sent to him/her. [No attachments included].
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Antonio Taguba, Geoffrey D. Miller
June 08, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2151
Emails discuss the existence of new photos depicting detainee abuse. [Photos not included].