Army Presentation summarizing the current situation in Al Qaim Husaybah, Iraq in November 2003. The presentation includes a HUMINT summary and threat assessment describing a planned attack on coalition forces by an unnamed anti-coalition group, ...
DOD PowerPoint presentation on the detainee population, detention procedures, prosecutions, and transition issues in Iraq. The presentation provides the nationalities and numbers of detainees held, as well as other information about the ...
Emails that appear to be primarily between staff of the CIA's Office of the Inspector General, relating to the OIG's investigation of the CIA's interrogation program. The emails primarily concern the arrangment of interviews relevant to the ...
An OLC memorandum concluding that revisions of the Army Field Manual 2-22.3 and Appendix M to that manual "are consistent with the requirements of law, in particular with the requirements of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005." The ...
CIA copy of U.S. News & World Report article discussing the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's Operation Rifle Blitz, which was carried out to fight Iraqi resistance in Husaybah, Karabilah, and Sadah.
CIA non-legal memorandum detailing an attempt to reach a person, whose name is redacted, by telephone on May 12, 2004.
CIA schedule of briefings to congressional oversight committees on Iraqi prisoner abuse. Lists date and time of briefing, committee addressed, members involved, and liason officer presenting.
CIA copy of Washington Post article discussing prisons in Iraq, the CIA's interrogations, and the use of torture and rendition.
CIA copy of a New Yorker article tracing the responsibility for American soldiers brutalizing Iraqis at Abu Ghraib.
Mar. 15, 2013
Other
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Ricardo Sanchez, Antonio Taguba, Ivan L. Frederick, II, Charles A. Graner, Jr., Javal Sean Davis, Megan M. Ambuhl, Sabrina D. Harman, Jeremy C. Sivits, Lynndie Rana England, Joseph M. Darby, Scott Bobeck, Jerry Phillabaum, Donald J. Ryder, Jason Kennel, Thomas Pappas, Steven Jordan, Geoffrey D. Miller, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ricardo Sanchez
EIT, Use of water, Water dousing, Other, Physical assault, General, Face slap or insult slap, Stomach/abdominal slap, Sexual, Threat, Assault/death, Use of electricity, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Other
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Ricardo Sanchez, Antonio Taguba, Ivan L. Frederick, II, Charles A. Graner, Jr., Javal Sean Davis, Megan M. Ambuhl, Sabrina D. Harman, Jeremy C. Sivits, Lynndie Rana England, Joseph M. Darby, Scott Bobeck, Jerry Phillabaum, Donald J. Ryder, Jason Kennel, Thomas Pappas, Steven Jordan, Geoffrey D. Miller, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ricardo Sanchez
EIT, Use of water, Water dousing, Other, Physical assault, General, Face slap or insult slap, Stomach/abdominal slap, Sexual, Threat, Assault/death, Use of electricity, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
CIA copy of Washington Post article reporting that Attorney General John Ashcroft had stated that killings or abuse of military detainees in Iraq that involved civilian contractors could be prosecuted by the Justice Department. Ashcroft's ...
CIA copy of an article from the London Independent on Sunday reporting on the death of a son of an Iraqi policeman and the "brutal" treatment of some Iraqi prisoners while in British custody. The article describes physical beatings and violent ...
Routing and record sheet concerning a request for documents.
CIA copy of RFE/RL report compiled by Kathleen Ridolfo listing descriptions of various political groups and parties in Iraq.
CIA copy of RFE/RL report compiled by Kathleen Ridolfo listing descriptions of various armed groups in Iraq.
CIA-OGC memo indicating that [Redacted] of the OGC initiated contact with the prosecutor in Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
CIA-OGC memo indicating that [Redacted] of the OGC initiated contact with the prosecutor in Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
CIA copy of a London Times article describing a woman in Baghdad that learned of her husband Munadel al-Jumeili's death at Abu Ghraib only when a TV program ran an image of him in a story on abuse at that facility. The article explains ...
CIA copy of L.A. Times article reporting that the CIA is seeking to determine whether its operatives played a role in the imprisonment of "ghost detainees," Iraqi prisoners held without names, charges, or other documentation. The article notes ...
CIA copy of a transcript of George W. Bush's speech on the U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, emphasizing the conviction that "Torture is wrong no matter where it occurs" and that the United States must lead the fight to ...
CIA copy of a Chicago Tribune article detailing industrial shortages and Army investments in the Al Anbar province.
CIA copy of Colorado Springs Gazette article concerning the 1st Squadron of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's economic assistance efforts in an Iraqi combat zone.
CIA copy of L.A. Times article reporting on the Pentagon's reversal on its conclusion about the death of Abed Hamed Mowhoush, an Iraqi general who died in U.S. custody in 2003. The article describes the history of the Pentagon's position, which ...
Mar. 15, 2013
Other
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt
Abed Hamed Mowhoush
EIT, Use of water, Other, Physical assault, General, Threat, Family/others, Hooding/Goggling, Environmental manipulation
Other
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt
Abed Hamed Mowhoush
EIT, Use of water, Other, Physical assault, General, Threat, Family/others, Hooding/Goggling, Environmental manipulation
Medline Plus entry for "Myoglobin - serum."
CIA copy of Asia Times Online article describing the preparation and execution of an Army "Tiger Strike," named "Operation Decapitation," led by Lieutenant-Colonel Gregg Reilly and intended "to pursue those Iraqis attacking [Reilly's] soldiers ...
CIA memo about a "Detainee Working Group" organized to coordinate the CIA's response to external inquiry concerning its "actual and alleged detention, debriefing, interrogation, and rendition practices." The memo lays out the working group's ...
CIA copy of Asia Times Online article describing Iraqis' largely resentful sentiments toward the U.S. military and the latter's beliefs about those sentiments.
CIA printed copy of Fourth Geneva Convention as stored on the website of the Yale Law School's Avalon Project.
CIA copy of Chicago Tribune article detailing the running standoff between U.S. and Iraqi forces at the police station in Husaybah, Iraq's "Alamo."
CIA printout of Third Geneva Convention, as available on the Yale Law Avalon Project's website.
CIA summary of 60 Minutes program on detainee abuse in Iraq. The summary details the program's review of the released Abu Ghraib photos and some of the U.S. army officials involved in the scandal.
Mar. 15, 2013
Non-legal Memo
Ivan L. Frederick, II, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Janis Leigh Karpinski
EIT, Physical assault, General, Sexual, Threat, Use of electricity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Non-legal Memo
Ivan L. Frederick, II, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Janis Leigh Karpinski
EIT, Physical assault, General, Sexual, Threat, Use of electricity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
CIA copy of Antiwar.com article describing the release of photographs revealing abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison.
Mar. 15, 2013
Other
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Donald H. Rumsfeld
EIT, Threat, Use of electricity, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Other
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Donald H. Rumsfeld
EIT, Threat, Use of electricity, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
CIA copy of London Sky News article describing Prime Minister Tony Blair's response to photographs showing American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
Mar. 15, 2013
Other
Tony Blair, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Ivan L. Frederick, II
EIT, Threat, Use of electricity, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Other, Environmental manipulation
Other
Tony Blair, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Ivan L. Frederick, II
EIT, Threat, Use of electricity, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Other, Environmental manipulation
CIA copy of Philadelphia Inquirer article reporting on the withholding of names of six U.S. soldiers arrested in Iraq as a result of the prisoner-abuse scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
CIA copy of Asia Times Online article by Nir Rosen following the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Iraq.
This "Medical Encyclopedia" entry defines myoglobin as "a protein in heart and skeletal muscles." It also describes how to test myoglobin.
This redacted memo from the CIA's Office of the Inspector General describes comments/changes to an unknown document.
This Powerpoint presentation describes U.S. strategies for "assist[ing] Iraqis in beginning investigations and prosecutions of selected major crimes by Saddam Hussein and key members of his regime" and "aid[ing] in establishing Iraqi Special ...
This memo refers to the CIA Office of Inspector General's investigation into the "facts and circumstances surrounding the death in U.S. custody of Iraqi detainee Manadal Al-Jamaidi. Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Mona B. ...
Mar. 15, 2013
Non-legal Memo
Mona B. Alderson
Christopher A. Wray | Bruce Swartz
Mona B. Alderson, Christopher A. Wray, Bruce Swartz, Barry Sabin
Manadel Al-Jamadi
Non-legal Memo
Mona B. Alderson
Christopher A. Wray | Bruce Swartz
Mona B. Alderson, Christopher A. Wray, Bruce Swartz, Barry Sabin
Manadel Al-Jamadi
This letter from CIA Director George Tenet to Pat Roberts, Chairman of the U.S. Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence, alerts Roberts of the enclosed CIA Inspector General's memo on the death of Iraqi detainee Manadal Al-Jamaidi.
Mar. 15, 2013
Other
George Tenet
Charles Patrick "Pat" Roberts
George J. Tenet, Pat Roberts, John D. Rockefeller, IV
Manadel Al-Jamadi
Other
George Tenet
Charles Patrick "Pat" Roberts
George J. Tenet, Pat Roberts, John D. Rockefeller, IV
Manadel Al-Jamadi
This memo from the CIA's Inspector General, John L. Helgerson, notifies members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives of investigations into the deaths of Manadal al-Jamaidi and Avid Hamad Mahawish Al-Malalawi in Iraq.
Mar. 15, 2013
Non-legal Memo
John L. Helgerson
Pat Murray | Suzanne Spalding | Bill Dunkhe | Chris Mellon | Jerry Lewis | Ted Stevens
John L. Helgerson, Pat Murray, Suzanne Spalding, Bill Duhnke, Chris Mellon, Jerry Lewis, Ted Stevens
Manadel Al-Jamadi, Abed Hamed Mowhoush
Non-legal Memo
John L. Helgerson
Pat Murray | Suzanne Spalding | Bill Dunkhe | Chris Mellon | Jerry Lewis | Ted Stevens
John L. Helgerson, Pat Murray, Suzanne Spalding, Bill Duhnke, Chris Mellon, Jerry Lewis, Ted Stevens
Manadel Al-Jamadi, Abed Hamed Mowhoush
This article reported that Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, the senior American officer in Iraq, had ordered criminal investigations into allegations of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison.
This article criticizes U.S. detainment processes in Iraq. It states, "Many [Iraqis] languish in prisons indefinitely...there is no judicial process for thousands of detainees."
This article describes public opinion in Iraq about U.S. detention practices. It states, "Iraqis resent many things about the U.S. occupation, but the detention of roughly 13,000 prisoners - most of whom have not been formally charged - has ...
This article criticizes the CIA's use of secret detention facilities and its interrogation methods. It states, "several of the CIA's detainees probably have been tortured and "a controversial Justice Department opinion defending such abuse was ...
Mar. 15, 2013
Other
George J. Tenet
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah
Use of water, Waterboarding
Other
George J. Tenet
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah
Use of water, Waterboarding
This article describes "a set of secret rules for the interrogation of high-level Qaeda prisoners" that the Bush Administration, Department of Justice, and CIA adopted after September 11.
This articles describes the arrest, detainment, and interrogation of Abid Mahawish's four sons (Husam, Arkan, Qusay, Mohammed) in Iraq. The youngest brother, Mohammed, was subjected to a mock execution.
Mar. 15, 2013
Other
Abed Hamed Mowhoush, Husam Mahawish, Arkan Mahawish, Qusay Mahawish, Mohammed Mahawish
Other
Abed Hamed Mowhoush, Husam Mahawish, Arkan Mahawish, Qusay Mahawish, Mohammed Mahawish
This article describes the aftermath of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, focusing on the photographed bodies of deceased detainees. It describes the CIA Inspector General's and DOJ's investigations into the possibility that the Abu ...
Mar. 15, 2013
Other
Antonio Taguba, Ivan L. Frederick, II, Fazel Akbar
Manadel Al-Jamadi, Abed Hamed Mowhoush, Abdul Wali
Physical assault, Other Humiliation
Other
Antonio Taguba, Ivan L. Frederick, II, Fazel Akbar
Manadel Al-Jamadi, Abed Hamed Mowhoush, Abdul Wali
Physical assault, Other Humiliation
Asia Times Online article written by Nir Rosen, who travelled with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Iraq. The article discusses various American soldiers' understandings of why they are at war.
CIA copy of a Colorado Springs Gazette article about the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's operations in Iraq.
CIA copy of Chicago Tribune article reporting on increasing hostility to, and assaults on, American forces in Iraq. The article specifically discusses the danger of remote places like Al-Qaim, where Third Armored convoys were attacked several ...