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.

This database documents the U.S. government's official experiment with torture. At present, the database contains well over 100,000 pages of government documents obtained primarily through Freedom of Information Act litigation and requests filed by the ACLU, and through litigation of Salim v. Mitchell, a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of the survivors and the family of a dead victim of the CIA torture program. To learn more about the database, please read the About and Search Help pages. If you're a developer, you can also access this data through our API.

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Contents completely redacted.
The memo is completely redacted. The only information that appears are the paragraph headings, entitled, Background, Current Status and Possible Solution.
The memo is completely redacted. The only information that appears refers to: SA [redacted] FBIHQ/Terrorist Financing Operations Section (TFOS) 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 4913 Washington, D.C. 20535 Tel no: 202/324 [redacted]
CBC News Article: Hawala Unregulated International Financing Networks
Discusses accomplishment information from Guantanamo, includes training issues, contacts and meetings and summary of consultations.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley | Frankie Battle
Stephen R. Wiley, Frankie Battle
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Email to FBI officials providing logistics for their temporary duty (TDY) in Guantanamo. The email contains attachments, which lists what not to do and what to do while in Guantanamo such as: DO NOT utilize cell phones in GTMO, the Cuban ...
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Email states"[redacted] has been, and continues to be involved in ongoing issues concerning Detainee [redacted]. Should you receive any requests for assistance on any matter regarding [redacted]. Please refer the requester to [redacted]. Thanks."
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Email states "[redacted] from HQ called and wanted to know if the following detainees have been profiled by BAU: [redacted]. Pls call him, and let him know by this afternoon. They're looking to possibly fly these guys out to Afghanistan."
There is a reference to a "good plan," but all contents are redacted.
Memo discussing an Officials observations while in Guantanamo. Stated that on several occasions, he/she overheard loud music being played and people yelling loudly from behind closed doors of interview rooms. Stated that he/she observed strobe ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley
Steven C. McCraw, J. Stephen Tidwell, Janice K. Fedarcyk
Email states "I just briefed the SAC on your e-mail." and "I will talk to SC Battle as soon as possible upon his return from OCONUS travel on Sunday 8/3 unless he calls me before then. I'll also try to reach you by phone. I'll keep you posted." ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Frankie Battle
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Email from Steven C. McCraw seeks response from employees who served at GTMO after 9/11/01 re: whether they saw aggressive treatment, interrogations or interview techniques inconsistent with FBI policy/guidelines. This email was subsequently ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Steven C. McCraw, Thomas J. Harrington
An assessment team from the Behavioral Assessment Unit (BAU), Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), and the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) traveled to GTMO and conducted an on-site review. The document contains their ...
This email is a response to a Bureau wide memo sent by Steve McCraw to illicit information from FBI agents who toured through Guantanamo Bay to report any suspected or witnessed abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. This FBI official observed a ...
Memo from CIRG-Crisis Management Unit (CMU) to CIRG. CIRG presented an operations and resource briefing to FBI Assistant Director (AD) Pasquale J. D'Amuro and his staff. The memo provides a summary of the presentation to the AD [contents ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley, Pasquale D'Amuro, Frankie Battle, Thomas Carey
Documentation of Critical Incident Response Group/Behavioral Assessment Unit on-site assessment of the interview process at Guantanamo. Entire contents redacted.
Memo from National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) (Miami and Philadelphia) summarizing protocol and the mission of personnel dispatched to Guantanamo Bay for the purpose of providing behavioral assistance to the ongoing ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley, Frankie Battle, Larry A. Mefford, John S. Pistole
Memo from CIRG/NCVAVC/BAU West to Miami summarizing the details of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) duties in GTMO. Detailing that the NCAVC currently is rotating two SSAs every 45 days to assist with the GTMO ...
Memo from CIRG/NCVAVC/BAU East to Counter terrorism- Miami summarizing protocol and the mission of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) personnel dispatched to Guantanamo to prepare interview teams with behavioral ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley, Frankie Battle, Hector M. Pesquera, C. Frank Figliuzzi
Memo states that on 01/30/2003, a redacted SSA provided training to 75 U. S. Army Reservists in the area of 'Profiling' as part of the Army Intelligence Center's 'Intelligence Support to Counter Terrorism' Course. The training was part of a ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Frankie Battle
Memo from CIRG NCAVC/Behavioral Analysis Unit-East to Counter terrorism- Miami. BAU was asked to provide some specific training related to issues identified while observing interviews at Guantanamo. Discusses meetings/consultations with various ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Frankie Battle

Memo from CIRG NCAVC/Behavioral Analysis Unit-West to Counter terrorism- Miami. FBI personnel temporarily assigned to Guantanamo detail their activities and observations. Provided in the memo is a summary of the training received during ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley, Mark E. Safarik, Frankie Battle, Sean Wilson, Mr. Antonitas
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Memo from CIRG NCAVC/Behavioral Analysis Unit-East to Counter terrorism- Miami. BAU was asked to provide some specific training related to issues identified while observing interviews at Guantanamo. Discusses meetings/consultations with various ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Frankie Battle
An index of documents, listed document types include ECs and emails.
An SSA was assigned to GTMO for three weeks. In the memo the SSA summarizes information for CIRG Management. The memo contains dates of meetings with other FBI agents, agencies and of detainee interviews observed. SSA reports that he/she ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley
Memo from CIRG NCAVC/Behavioral Analysis Unit-East to Counter terrorism- Miami. The Memo discusses/summarizes an SSA's contribution to interviews conducted while temporarily assigned to Guantanamo. Contributions included, interview strategies and ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Frankie Battle
The interviewed detainee discusses traveling/moving to different areas refers in Afghanistan. States that he lied during previous interviews, due to inadequate medical attention and fear. Complains/alleges that he did not receive adequate medical ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview
Other
This memo is a response to a Bureau wide memo sent by Steve McCraw to illicit information from FBI agents who toured through Guantanamo Bay to report any suspected or witnessed abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. A Special Supervisory Agent ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Steven C. McCraw
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.
This FBI memo concerns an administrative inquiry by a Special Agent (SA). There was an interview, during which the SA provided copies of approximately 14 documents.
Form appears to be notice to an unidentified agent that an official administrative inquiry regarding possible misconduct or improper performance of official duties is underway.
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet
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.
Email states author is complying with a request by Steven McCraw to coordinated interviews of FBI personnel, but will not open internal investigation unless they receive information involving misconduct. Author states he/she has contacted at ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Steven C. McCraw
Steven C. McCraw
E-mail states that the Army Criminal Investigation Division requests to interview recipient. States: "I (meaning the Bureau) need to make sure everyone is aware of the situation/relationships"
FBI Memo with emails attached concerning two (2) violent crime referrals: 1) Abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq; and 2) [Redacted] incident in Afghanistan. Both referrals have FBI Agents assigned and been deployed to to Iraq and ...
Email chain requests an update concerning a matter origionaly referred to Public Corruption Unit and mentions AUSA Robert Spencer of the Eastern District of Virginia becoming involved in the investigation. Includes 8/9/2004 e-mail noting that ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Alex J. Turner, Robert A. Spencer
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet
Provides additional information to Washington Field Office (WFO) re [redacted] and the abuse of detainees in Iraq "for review and any logical investigation deemed appropriate regarding the abuse of detainees in Iraq"
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Alex J. Turner
Alex J. Turner

FBI Memo to the Washington Field Office with documents and asking to initiate logical investigation concerning crimes on government reservations

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Alex J. Turner
Alex J. Turner
Contains info regarding Iraq prisoner cases; original e-mail 8/5/2004 sent to Alex J Turner asking whether there is any update on Iraq prisoner abuse case; subsequent e-mail 8/6/2004 copied to Alex Turner states "We have met with Army CID, ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Alex J. Turner
The email pertains to the abuse of detainees in Iraq. Refers to interviews of detainees in Jan 2004. and states "In a telephone conversation with Assistance United States Attorney (AUSA) Robert A. Spencer of the Eastern District on July 22, 2004, ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Alex J. Turner, Robert A. Spencer
Email contents redacted.
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet