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 01, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2715

Refers to Draft talking points. Attachments seem to be redacted.

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Peter B. Owen
Patrick Rowan | David Nahmias | William Moschella | Jack L. Goldsmith | Patrick Philbin | Crystal Roberts | Sean McLaughlin | Thomas Kane | Judi Garrett | Daniel B. Levin | Daniel J. Bryant
Peter B. Owen, William E. Moschella, Crystal Roberts, Sean McLaughlin, Jack L. Goldsmith, Patrick Philbin, Daniel B. Levin, Daniel J. Bryant, Judith S. Garrett, Patrick Rowan, Thomas R. Kane
May 28, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2716
Email from Peter B. Owen requests estimated time of arrival of Iraq talking points from recipients. Reply from Patrick Rowan attaches two drafts (MEJA jurisdiction and Prison Abuse).
Oct. 15, 2004
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Patrick Rowan
Peter B. Owen | Bruce Swartz | Adam Isles | Julie Samuels | David Nahmias | Rena Comisac | William Moschella | Crystal Roberts
Peter B. Owen, William E. Moschella
July 06, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 2712
Refers to Draft testimony for a July 13, 2004 hearing re Interrogation in War Against Terrorism. Message is completely redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
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Deborah J. Clifton
Julie E. Samuels | Daniel B. Levin | Patrick Philbin | Jack L. Goldsmith | Steven G. Bradbury | Renee Lerner | Betty Lofton | Patricia Massie | James A. McAtamney | Ethan Kanter | Rachel Brand | Dawn Burton | Winnie Brinkley | Dyone Mitchell
Deborah J. Clifton, Betty Lofton, Julie E. Samuels, Patricia Massie, James A. McAtamney, Daniel B. Levin, Patrick Philbin, Ethan Kanter, Jack L. Goldsmith, Steven G. Bradbury
June 14, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2713
Refers to CRM comments/DoD Letter on Detainee Amendments to DoD Auth Bill (S 2004). States, "We have no comments" regarding the CRM review of the DoD draft letter.
Oct. 15, 2004
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Michelle Morales
Julie Samuels | Patrick Rowan | David Nahmias | Eli Rosenbaum | Deborah Rhodes | Adrien Silas
Michelle Morales, Adrien Silas
June 03, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2714
Refers to Remaining CRM papers. The rest is completely redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Peter B. Owen
Rena Comisac | John Richter | Bruce Swartz | Patrick Rowan | Julie Samuels | Crystal Roberts
Peter B. Owen, Rena Comisac, Bruce Swartz, Julie E. Samuels, Patrick Rowan, Crystal Roberts, John Richter
Oct. 06, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2709
This Army memo discusses the nutritional sufficiency and health effects of eating primarily a bread and water diet over a period of time. The memo concludes that "diet of bread and water for up to seventeen days should not canoe any health ...
June 30, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Joseph Wood
DOD | ACLU-RDI 2710
A redacted chart with names, capture tags, ISN, NDRS numbers and status of detainees. All information is redacted, except for handwritten notation under Status.
June 02, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2711
Refers to Revised AG talkers (talking points) on interrogation for a discussion. The attached documents are "McCotter mstrong Points," "Iraq Points," "Iraq Corrections Points," and "Afghanistan."
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Peter B. Owen
Patrick Rowan | Steven G. Bradbury | William Moschella | Jack L. Goldsmith | Patrick Philbin | Daniel J. Bryant | Daniel B. Levin | Crystal Roberts | Sean McLaughlin | David Nahmias | Judi Garrett | Thomas Kane
Peter B. Owen, David E. Nahmias, Steven G. Bradbury, William E. Moschella, Jack L. Goldsmith, Patrick Philbin, Daniel J. Bryant, Daniel B. Levin, Crystal Roberts, Sean McLaughlin, Judith S. Garrett, Thomas R. Kane
Oct. 05, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2706
Medical personnel at the intake of detention facility states that he recalls a detainee coming in and during in-take the detainee complained of lower back pain, and the detainee described it as kidney pain. The medical personnel examined the ...
Oct. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2707
This is the sworn statement of the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) in December 2003 when a detainee was brought in for processing. The NCOIC stated he remembered the detainee was carried because he could not walk on his own. He states ...