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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An email forwarding detainee updates as of August 27, 2004. The author notes that NCISRU in Iraq has "opened #14."
Email refers to six attachments, one document is included, it is a Department of Administrative Services/Vice Chief of Staff, US Army briefing outline. The outline discusses the briefing schedule.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Richard A. Cody, Donald Campbell
Emails reference a document entitled Fay & Jones recommendations. [Document not included].
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
George R. Fay, Anthony R. Jones
Summary of investigations into abuse of detainees in Afghanistan and Iraq. 56 incidents not in facility: 7 death investigations. (3 homicides. 1 justifiable homicide. 3 investigations pending). 19 thefts. 29 assaults. 1 sexual assualt. 141 ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Physical assault, Assault/death, Threat
DOS cable to US Embassy and Consular posts concerning how to address allegations of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. The cable instructs the embassy and consular officials to understand the different allegations of abuse and how to address questions ...
This email provides a reference to an FBI Electronic Communication (EC) that contains allegations of detainee abuse at Guantanamo. Mostly redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
Other
Emails between FBI Officials re: Method of obtaining an FBI Agent's statement concerning the agent's knowledge of detainee abuse that the Detainee Detention Facility Baghdad, Iraq.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Donald W. Thompson, Jr
Emails discuss where the interview of an unidentified individual will take place; another email discusses a phone call from the CDC in Sacramento.
The first email message reads "this is how the whole thing started." At the end of the document, there is what appears to be a witness sworn statement page. Most of the email's contents are redacted.
Email is to coordinate bringing an FBI agent in for an interview concerning information regarding detainee abuse allegations.
May 18, 2005
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Toni M. Fogle