Testimony of Major Michael Sheridan, 320th Military Police Battalion. Major Sheridan described his role in the unit and how his unit was deployed to Abu Ghraib, Iraq. He related his understanding of the November 17th riot involving an Iraqi ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Michael Sheridan, Paul Hill, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Lisa M. Girman
Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Michael Sheridan, Paul Hill, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Lisa M. Girman
Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Testimony of Command Sargent Major Pascual Cartagena, 800th Military Police Battalion. CMS Cartagena stated “I was an Individual Replacement [to the 800th MP Brigade] I was not associated with the 800th MP Brigade prior to this assignment I have ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Pascual Cartagena, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Anthony Cavallaro
Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Pascual Cartagena, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Anthony Cavallaro
Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Testimony of Sergeant Major Mark Emerson, Operations Sergeant Major, 320th Military Police Battalion. Sergeant Major Mark Emerson was the Operations SGM for the 320th MP Battalion since 1999. He gave his impression of the Brigade’s operations and ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Mark Emerson, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Mark Emerson, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Testimony of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward J. Rivas, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade assigned to the Iraqi Military Intelligence Requirement project (IMIR). CW2 Rivas stated that "I'm aware of the Geneva Convention, and I've received ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Edward J. Rivas, Ricardo Sanchez
Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Light or sound, Environmental manipulation
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Edward J. Rivas, Ricardo Sanchez
Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Light or sound, Environmental manipulation
An Army questionnaire, including forty-one questions, given to a Captain regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. The handwritten responses are mostly illegible or redacted.
The Captain responded that one of ...
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 ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation
Questionnaire asked the First Sergeant forty-one questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees.
First Sergeant responded that in processing detainees, all males are removed from their homes, segregated, ...
July 15, 2005
Interview (Questionnaire)
Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Interview (Questionnaire)
Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Interviewee tated that he/she never witnessed abuse, but once saw "use of dog but I do not know who used them or for what. The event happened at WOODSIDE." Also stated that "[t]here was another time in November when an MP used loud music which ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound
Sworn statement of a civilian contractor linguist from the Titan Corp. assigned to Abu Ghraib prison in July 2003. He states that he was one of the first group of linguists/translators to arrive at Abu Ghraib and the training on detainee ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, Sexual, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Interview (Statement)
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, Sexual, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
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 ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Other Humiliation
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Other Humiliation