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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Emails reference two attached documents entitled "Tasking Summary Sheet #13" and "CID Detainee Unit Investigations Summary 14 May 04." [Documents are not included in the document].
The email references two attached documents. The first document, entitled "EXSUM," discusses photographic evidence of abuse at Abu Ghraib. The document states that the CID identified and confiscated twelve CDs of pictures, which depict a variety ...

Emails reference an attached document entitled "Detainee Abuse Tasking Summary." The document details the investigation activities of the Office of the Provost Marshall General.

Emails reference an attached document entitled "Tasking Summary #10 (12 May 04)." The document summarizes the investigation activities of the CID. The summary mentions CID's possession of CDs and videos relating to Abu Ghraib detainee ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder, Michael D. Maples
Emails from the Office of the Provost Marshall General discussing "taskers." The original email is heavily redacted,
Email includes two attachments. One attachment, the information paper, provides background on the Army as Executive Agent (EA) for detainee operations. The second attachment, provides talking points on the Army as the EA for detainee operations ...
Emails discuss a briefing to the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. The significant points from the briefing are attached and included in the email; included in the points is a discussion of whether any team member observed detainee abuse at ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder, Donald H. Rumsfeld
The emails discuss a necessary pre-brief before the personnel debrief the U.S. House of Representatives-House of Armed Services Committee (HASC). The attached and included document outlines of presentation by BG Swan, MG Ryder and MG Romig on ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Duncan Lee Hunter, Donald J. Ryder, Thomas J. Romig, Robin P. Swan
Emails reference a PowerPoint entitled "Army Detainee Responsibilities." The PowerPoint is not included in this document.
Document is a PowerPoint presentation from Office of Provost Marshall General discussing designations and responsibilities U.S. Army personnel.