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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Theses emails concern a request for a regular update on the collection and status of criminal cases involving detainee abuse. Some the emails refer to potential upcoming congressional testimony and several of the emails are repeated and resent.
This email forwards a news article from the Slate news service on the investigation of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. There is no context to the email.
These emails between Army Officers concerns the breaking news that Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick had pleaded guilty to some of the charges in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse matter. The emails are between the Deputy Chief of Public Affairs HQ USA ...
These emails concern the updating of the Army training on how the Army conducts detainee operations. The emails cover several proposals, both long and short term, and make reference to the Army battalion participating in peace enforcement ...
This document is an email forwarding of a Los Angeles Times Article of August 1, 2004 on Captain Carolyn A. Wood, who was the Military Intelligence Officer at Abu Ghraib prison and who supposedly created a chart of interrogation techniques that ...
These emails concern a request from the Judge Advocate to all Army units that have a reported Article 15 concerning a detainee in Afghanistan, Guantanamo or Iraq between October 1, 2001 and July 9, 2004 to provide that data as soon as possible. A ...
These emails between Army Officers concerns a request for an interview by the Knight-Ridder newspaper service on the deaths and CID investigation of two (2) detainees at Bagram Collection Point in Afghanistan in December 2002. The request is to ...
These emails is a response to Senator Mikulski (D-MD) concerning the Pre-mobilization training information for 372 MP Company. The document has an attachment with the specific questions Sen. Mikulski tasked the Army to answer and gives details on ...
This memo is to memorialize the training received by fifteen (15) Military Police soldiers from: 272nd MP Co. (6); 363rd MP Co. (2); and the 307th MP Co. (7) in the Use of Force and the use of a firearm, including deadly force.
These emails concern having all deploying soldiers receive training in detainee operations as well as the Laws of War and the Geneva conventions concerning the handling and treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs).
These emails concern an updating of the training manual for Military Intelligence (MI) units in their handling and interrogation of detainees. Some of the proposed additions to the training manual are: Communicate with Detainees (Muslim Cultural ...
These emails are generated in the wake of the Abu Ghraib prison detainee abuse incidents involving the Military Police and Military Intelligence Units of the Army. The email states that general Burns is seeking the "Post-MOB training of this unit ...
This email from the Executive Officer of the Army Director of Training focuses on preparing for the Schlesinger Panel's upcoming questioning concerning the pre-deployment training given to military police companies before touring through Iraq, ...
These emails are a work product on the training manuals for Military Police in the field dealing with detainees and how to properly conduct detainee operations. The initial email states that a list of tasks for MP Detainee Ops training has three ...
These emails have attachments entitled "372nd MP CO, 320th MP BN and 800th MP BDE" and the comment from General Burns is "Attached papers on 372nd MP CO, 320th MP BN and 800th MP BDE are provided per our discussion."
These emails have a document attached entitled "POW Abuse Statement C2.doc" with the comment "Colonels: Please review and comment on proposed RTQ and Q and A. First Cut." Attachment not included.
This email contains slides on Detainee operations and updated OIF Training Guidance. The slide show highlights "Theater Specific Internment and Detainee Operations Collective Tasks" such as: Communicate with Detainees (Muslim Cultural Awareness); ...
These emails between Army Officers concerns the detention operations and is mostly redacted except for a few comments such as "Please pass to the trainers. Enclosed is MG Miller, Detention OPS recommendation to the training program.
These emails between Army Officers is to publish guidance for specific pre-deployment training required for units going overseas to perform detainee mission and who may encounter detainees or Prisoners of War (POWs)
These emails between Army Officers concerns the training of soldiers going overseas who will or may encounter Prisoners of War (POWs) or other detainees and how the Rules of Engagement (ROE) are to be implemented.
These emails between Army Officers details which Military Police Units received Law of War, Prisoner of War and Detainee operations training along with the training documents contained in their training.
These emails are to ensure that all soldiers going overseas and have a likelihood of encountering or being part of detainee operations be properly trained in the handling of detainees according to the Laws of War and the handling and treatment of ...
This document is an email with an attachment concerning the treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison after the 60 Minutes broadcast of the abuses that occurred at the prison. The email states "FORSCOM G3 training was asked to provide ...
This series of emails discuss the Schlesinger Panel: Analysis of training requirements from CONUSAs and TSBs for deploying Units and how to understand and implement the recommendations.
This Army memo by a Chief Warrant Officer is regarding capture of person during Operation Reindeer Games, who was later released because he worked for an NGO.
This document is an Army Memo to establish procedures and Rules of Engagement (ROE) for the Sergeant of the Guard (SOG) and Guard Force assigned to the 2nd Brigade Holding Area (BHA). It states that the BHA NCOIC will: Maintain schedule for ...
This document is a series of emails between Army Officers concerning manditory training for Detainee Operations with attachments (not included) and includes the latest guidance from in theater to include the MG Miller.
This Army memo details how to view and detain civilians and other types of detainees found in the theater of operations. The memo stresses that the civilian is to be treated humanely and that deadly force is not authorized unless the soldier is ...
This Army memo from Major general Odierno is to provide guidance for the treatment of Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW), Civilian Internees (CI) and Other Detainees (OD) in the custody of U.S. Forces, and stresses that Commanders at all levels will ...
This is a Court-Martial of Staff Sergeant Peasgood who was accused of and pleaded guilty to mistreating, shocking and hitting three (3) Iraqi detainees with an M34 blasting device and stripped them of their clothing. His punishment is a ...
Court Martial Records of SPC Megan Ambuhl, who did not participate in abuse of detainees, but pled guilty to Dereliction of Duty for not reporting the activities of MP and MI personnel at Abu Ghraib Prison. She was sentenced to forfeiture of 1/2 ...
Feb. 15, 2006
UCMJ (Court-Martial), Judicial (Transcript) Megan M. Ambuhl
This is the Court-Martial of Specialist Armin J. Cruz of the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade. SPC Cruz was charged with two (2) counts of maltreatment of a detainee at Abu Ghraib prison and pleaded ...
This is the Court-Martial of Specialist Armin J. Cruz of the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade. SPC Cruz was charged with two (2) counts of maltreatment of a detainee at Abu Ghraib prison and pleaded ...
This is the verbatim trial record of First Lieutenant Glenn A. Niles, Jr. of the 615th Military Police Company who was accused of grabbing a detainee by the neck and punching him in the stomach with a closed fist. This occurred on July 30, 2002 ...
This is the verbatim trial record of First Lieutenant Glenn A. Niles, Jr. of the 615th Military Police Company who was accused of grabbing a detainee by the neck and punching him in the stomach with a closed fist. This occurred on July 30, 2002 ...
This is the Court-martial record of trial with the verbatum transcript of the proceeding of Specialist Jeremy C. Sivits. Spc. Sivits pleaded guilty to some charges and was found guilty of others. The charges were that on November 8, 2003 Spc. ...
This Article 15 procedure was brought against a soldier who was present during an interrogation of a detainee at a jail facility in Iraq. The soldier was accused of punching the detainee with a closed fist; firing a weapon near his head; and ...
Samarra Bridge incident. The soldier was found guilty of abusing two (2) detainees by pushing them in to the Samarra River on January 3, 2004. One (1) detainee died from drowning.
This Army Developmental Counseling Form was issued to a soldier that supposedly had an interaction with a detainee at Camp Bucca, Iraq wherein the detainee was not following the soldiers instructions and the soldier said in response " These guys ...
This Army memorandum concerns dismissing certain charges against a soldier involved in detainee abuse to avoid Court-Martial proceedings and the legal consequences of such an action. The contents of the memo refers to the soldier accepting a ...
This Army memorandum concerns dismissing certain charges against certain soldiers involved in detainee abuse to avoid Court-Martial proceedings and the legal consequences of such an action. The contents of the memo refers to the soldiers ...
This document is a package of documents related to the arrest and detention of an Iraqi for a shooting at a market in Taza, Iraq on August 3, 2003. The package includes a mug shot (redacted) and finger print card as well as sworn statements.
This document is a letter from the defense counsel of an accused soldier for an adjournment in the proceedings for the soldier to be assigned new defense counsel and to allow that new counsel to prepare for trial in the matter. The facts of the ...
Interviews with Army Captain and First Lieutenant concerning detainee operations including capture, transport, medical care and un-anticipated events and how they are dealt with.
Investigation found evidence to prove that an Army Captain committed offense of Maltreatment and Cruelty when he directed a civilian to instruct Iraqi looters to disrobe and had the words for "sinful thief" written on the bodies. Photos withheld ...