State Department cable from Kabul Embassy to Sec. of State re: Afghan Human Rights Chief. Amb. Khalilzad states that he discussed detainee issues with Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission.
Dec. 17, 2004
Cable
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
Cable
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad
DOS Memo re: Talking Points on Meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister Kurshid Mahmud Kasuri. Entirely redacted.
Email from Elizabeth A. Sears to Anna Corfiled, Ashok Parameswaran and Others re: Afghan Human Rights Chief. No attachment included, no additional comments.
A DIA Official who toured through Iraq from October 28, 2003 through April 21, 2004 was interviewed about his knowledge of the abuse allegations at Abu Ghraib prison. The official stated that he visited Abu Ghraib on two (2) occasions and did not ...
This is the Autopsy Report of Wathik Salah Mihdy, a 50 year old detainee at Abu Ghraib Prison, Baghdad, Iraq. The Report states that Mr. Mihdy suffered from blockage of the blood vessels supplying blood to his heart & brain. Cause of Death: ...
Transcript of the testimony of Richard Armitage, Paul Wolfowitz, and Lt. Gen. Walter Sharp (director of strategic plans and policy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff) in regard to plans for the Iraq transfer of sovereignty.
Dec. 31, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Richard Green Lugar, Richard Lee Armitage, Paul Wolfowitz, Walter L. Sharp, John Dimitri Negroponte, Marc Grossman, L. Paul Bremer, John P. Abizaid, Ricardo Sanchez, David Kay, Charles Timothy Hagel, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Condoleeza Rice, Barbara Levy Boxer , Donald H. Rumsfeld, Samuel Dale Brownback, Paul Spyros Sarbanes, Walter L. Sharp, David Petraeus, Thomas F. Metz, George V. Voinovich, Christopher John Dodd, Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr., Richard B. Myers, Bill Nelson, John D. Rockefeller, IV, Jon Stevens Corzine
Physical assault, Sexual, General, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Interview (Transcript)
Richard Green Lugar, Richard Lee Armitage, Paul Wolfowitz, Walter L. Sharp, John Dimitri Negroponte, Marc Grossman, L. Paul Bremer, John P. Abizaid, Ricardo Sanchez, David Kay, Charles Timothy Hagel, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Condoleeza Rice, Barbara Levy Boxer , Donald H. Rumsfeld, Samuel Dale Brownback, Paul Spyros Sarbanes, Walter L. Sharp, David Petraeus, Thomas F. Metz, George V. Voinovich, Christopher John Dodd, Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr., Richard B. Myers, Bill Nelson, John D. Rockefeller, IV, Jon Stevens Corzine
Physical assault, Sexual, General, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Email concerns updated Military police operations for handling detainees in the wake of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse.
Sworn statement of sergeant at Abu Ghraib including a description of his surprise that "certain approaches" were acceptable. He witnessed a detainee left in cold temperatures without clothes or a blanket and with untreated wounds. The sergeant ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Barbara G. Fast, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of water, Other, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming, Other
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Barbara G. Fast, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of water, Other, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming, Other
Interviewee was assigned to AG in mid-October 2003 as a member of the Fusion Analysis Cell; interviewee had Top Secret Clearances.
Recalled an incident occurring in the hard site, where the MPs had two detainees in the middle of the cell, naked, ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Steven L. Jordan
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced physical training, Other
Interview (Transcript)
Steven L. Jordan
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced physical training, Other
A statement by an individual stationed at Abu Ghraib as an individual augmentee on or about October 16, 2003. The individual stated that at Abu Ghraib, "there was no oversight of most of the interrogations being conducted as everyone was ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious
Autopsy No: ME 04-357; 44 year old Iraqi male; apprehended by US Forces in Kirkuk, Iraq after he fired on coalition forces with rocket propelled grenades and small fire arms on April 10, 2004. Detainee sustained gunshot wounds during the ...
Autopsy No: ME 04-358; Hussein Abdullah Awad Al-Juwadi, a 75 year old Iraqi male detainee at Abu Ghraib, died on May 11, 2004 after he reportedly collapsed abruptly and became unconscious. Detainee had a past medical history significant for ...
A detainee was being questioned about his attempt to pass a note to another detainee at Abu Ghraib prison. He stated that he was in fact attempting to pass a note to another prisoner who was acting as an interpreter. He wanted the note to go to ...
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 ...
Memorandum from the FBI Counterterrorism Unit and the Military Liaison and Detainee Unit sent internally to the FBI Counterterrorism Unit. The contents are entirely redacted.
An FBI memo about activities of FBI personnel at Abu Ghraib prison during October 2003 - December 2003. Memo is addressed to: T.J. Harrington, Deputy Assistant Director, Operational Support- Counterterrorism Division; [redacted], Special ...
FBI E-mail from: [redacted] to [redacted], [redacted], and [redacted] re: FW Iraq Interviews.
The original e-mail message includes attachments of inserts, containing results of three FBI interviews.
In the reply message, the author states, ...
FBI email between [parties redacted] re: Corrected Version of Abu Ghraib Prison Interviews. Emails include the following conversations: "UC advised him of concerns previously documented regarding the DOD interrogation techniques at ...
Email From Patrick Kelley To Valerie Caproni re: FBI is not involved in an Investigastion of the Abuse of an Un-named Iraqi Prisioner, AUSA Brian Murtagh is Investigating the Matter
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Patrick W. Kelley
Valerie E. Caproni
Patrick W. Kelley, Valerie E. Caproni, Brian Murtagh, Jr.
Patrick W. Kelley
Valerie E. Caproni
Patrick W. Kelley, Valerie E. Caproni, Brian Murtagh, Jr.
An immediate DOD Press Release: "Review Procedures Announced for Guantanamo Detainees"
Entire contents redacted.
Memo from Inspection to Counterterrorism re: Inquiry re Activities of FBI Personnel at Abu Ghraib Prison during Oct 2003 - December 2003. the memo states "Synopsis: Provid e summa of the results of 14 interviews conducted to date by the summary ...
Contents redacted.
CIA press release States that May 2004 New Yorker story on a "DOD/CIA program to abuse and humiliate Iraqi prisoners" is "fundamentally wrong" and that spokesman has no awareness of CIA officials who could have confirmed ...
FBI memo concerning claims that DOD interrogators have impersonated FBI agents when interviewing detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle, Geoffrey D. Miller, David E. Nahmias
Manipulation of interrogator’s identity
Non-legal Memo
Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle, Geoffrey D. Miller, David E. Nahmias
Manipulation of interrogator’s identity
The document's synopsis reads: "To document information concerning the impersonation by DOD interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who represented themselves as officials of the FBI in conjunction with interrogation techniques not endorsed by the ...
Feb. 06, 2006
Non-legal Memo
David E. Nahmias, Valerie E. Caproni, Geoffrey D. Miller, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
Manipulation of interrogator’s identity
Non-legal Memo
David E. Nahmias, Valerie E. Caproni, Geoffrey D. Miller, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
Manipulation of interrogator’s identity
Fax from International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) discussing a recent case of abuse at Abu Ghraib. The letter discusses a recent visit by, (ICRC) Preseident Kellenberger, and an upcoming ICRC report on U.S. detention in Guantanamo and Iraq.
The hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met on May 18, 2004 to continue their ongoing oversight of American policy toward Iraq. The hearing was held in anticipation of the U.S. handing over sovereignty to the Iraqi government six ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Richard Green Lugar, Richard Lee Armitage, Paul Wolfowitz, Walter L. Sharp, Frank E. Schmelzer , John Dimitri Negroponte, L. Paul Bremer, Marc Grossman, John P. Abizaid, Ricardo Sanchez, Russell Dana Feingold, Carter F. Ham, Charles Timothy Hagel, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Barbara Levy Boxer , Samuel Dale Brownback, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Paul Spyros Sarbanes, Christopher John Dodd, George V. Voinovich, Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr., Ben Nelson, David Petraeus, Jon Stevens Corzine
Interview (Transcript)
Richard Green Lugar, Richard Lee Armitage, Paul Wolfowitz, Walter L. Sharp, Frank E. Schmelzer , John Dimitri Negroponte, L. Paul Bremer, Marc Grossman, John P. Abizaid, Ricardo Sanchez, Russell Dana Feingold, Carter F. Ham, Charles Timothy Hagel, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Barbara Levy Boxer , Samuel Dale Brownback, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, Paul Spyros Sarbanes, Christopher John Dodd, George V. Voinovich, Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr., Ben Nelson, David Petraeus, Jon Stevens Corzine
Emails between State Department Officials concerning "issues surrounding abuse of Iraqi detainees". the additional comments are "Did one of you already "rope in" Ed Cummings, as discussed? Thanks, Judy"
State Department cable concerning implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483. The cable contains the speech about the resolution.
Email between Jennifer Vlau, Sara Stryker and Jeremy Caddel concerning a Reuters article on U.S. Amb. Khalilzad conducting a review of Afghan jails in response to abuse allegations.
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Sara A. Stryker
William B. Taylor | Timothy E. Wilder
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad, Sara A. Stryker, William B. Taylor
Sara A. Stryker
William B. Taylor | Timothy E. Wilder
Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad, Sara A. Stryker, William B. Taylor
Email from Alexander Karagiannis to State Department officials forwarding a letter from the Guantanamo detainees. Mr. Karagiannis' comments are "Please share with legal comunity. NSC has said it has not yet seen the letter from its mail system. ...
This article describes the investigation into the death of an unidentified Iraqi detainee at the Abu Ghraib prison. A photograph of the detainee's body, which the LA Times calls one of "the most indelible images yet made public," ...
This cable relates to a request of an Iraqi NGO, Watli Al-Radidayn, to allow six members to visit Abu Ghraib. This cable details how four members of the organization presented the request to Marines at the entrance to Abu Ghraib on 5/15/04 and ...
This single page is a cover page for a larger document entitled: The Army Reserve Serving with an Army at War. It discusses the Abu Ghraib Detainee abuse.
Letter from Lieutenant General James R. Helmly, US Army Chief, Army Reserve to Army Reserve Soldiers re: Abu Ghraib. The letter addresses the allegations of detainee abuse and the need for Army reservists to uphold the Army Code of Conduct and ...
This statement by Major General Walter Wojdakowski described Abu Ghraib prison environment and general roles of Sanchez, Karpinski and Pappas. There is no specific mention of abuse, and the document is very difficult to read due to poor image ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Walter Wojdakowski
Ricardo Sanchez, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Colonel Parrish, Barbara G. Fast, Walter Wojdakowski
Interview (Statement)
Walter Wojdakowski
Ricardo Sanchez, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Colonel Parrish, Barbara G. Fast, Walter Wojdakowski
General Helmly addresses the detainee abuse scandal involving Reserve soldiers. He commends the Reserve soldiers for their service while reminding them of their moral and ethical responsibilities as soldiers and their obligation to uphold the ...
DOD memorandum referring accusations of abuse. The referral relates to a Guantanamo detainee's allegations that he was beaten while in custody in Afghanistan. Attached is a summary of an interview with the detainee.
This is a collection of information related to detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib and the role of the reserve component of the Army.
Emails reference an attached document entitled "5-17- daily update." [Document is not included].
Email references a document entitled "Information Paper on PMG vice CID." The document discusses the Office of the Provost Marshall General's (OPMG) current and future operations. The document also includes a timeline of operational support the ...
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].
Email references an attachment, a PowerPoint entitled "CID Detainee + Unit Investigations Summary 14 May 04."
[PowerPoint is not included].
The emails reference six attached documents, including Excel spreadsheets, which detail Abu Ghraib detainee deaths and escapes.
Emails reference three request for information documents. The attached documents discuss the U.S. Army's role and responsibilities for enemy prisoner of war and detainees.
The emails reference attached executive summaries that discuss the Army's interaction with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Emails discuss the handling of detainee death and abuse cases, authors comment on the investigations and different training techniques being used as a result of the reports and investigations. Included is an Associated Press article which ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
James R. Helmly, Michael W. Beasley, Donald J. Ryder, Romie Leslie Brownlee, Donald H. Rumsfeld, John Warner, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Condoleeza Rice, Colin L. Powell, George W. Casey, Jr., Carl Levin, Antonio Taguba, Peter Pace, Pat Roberts, Thomas Andrew Daschle, George W. Bush
Dilawar, Habibullah
James R. Helmly, Michael W. Beasley, Donald J. Ryder, Romie Leslie Brownlee, Donald H. Rumsfeld, John Warner, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Condoleeza Rice, Colin L. Powell, George W. Casey, Jr., Carl Levin, Antonio Taguba, Peter Pace, Pat Roberts, Thomas Andrew Daschle, George W. Bush
Dilawar, Habibullah
Text entirely redacted. Email Subject: UCMJ
Email regarding activities at Abu Ghraib Prison. Attachment contains Corrections made to the summary of an interview with Unit Chief about his knowledge of FBI personnel activities at Abu Ghraib Prisons between October and December 2003. The ...