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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The original email contains four attachments, including photos from Abu Ghraib (the photos are not included in this document). The "Tasking Summary" is included in the email, its subject is entitled "Investigations." The Summary mentions a final ...
Emails discuss a "HASC murder board." The emails are heavily redacted. An attached document contains an operations update for the Secretary of Defense.
A deleted-page information sheet from the DOD in response to the ACLU's FOIA request. The DOD notes it withheld photographs, bates pages 15877-15884, pursuant to FOIA exemptions.
The emails discuss an attached document entitled "Tasking Summary Sheet" (the sheet is attached). The sheet includes a summary of reported violations in Iraq.
A deleted-page information sheet from the DOD in response to the ACLU's FOIA request. The DOD notes in the sheet that pages, 15853-15869, were referred to CID on March 1, 2006 for further review.
The original email includes an attachment entitled "5-25 daily update." The document is attached in the email, the subject of the document is OPMG Operations.
Emails discuss an attached PowerPoint (ppt.) on enemy POW detention and interrogation, the ppt. was forwarded to different recipients.
[PowerPoint slides not attached].
Emails discuss request for information (RFI) Summaries. In the attached document it reads that the first task is to identify the parties with knowledge of the blunt force trauma and injuries sustained by the Iraqi Major General detainee.
The ...
The email includes a PowerPoint slide entitled "CID Detainee Summary." The chart states there are 83 detainee abuse investigations, 28 of the abuse cases involve detainee death investigations.
Powerpoint presentation providing "a proposed way-ahead to develop policies that govern how the Army/units/Soldiers handle detainees from point of capture to conviction or release, to include a review of common task training and specialized MP ...
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 ...
Powerpoint presentation given by MG Donald J. Ryder, Provost Marshal General. Includes observations and recommendations on how to treat detainees in Abu Ghraib.
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.
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 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 ...
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 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 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 ...
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 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 ...
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 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 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 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.
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 ...
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 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)
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.