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 ...
Discusses incidents of abuse of detainees by Army personnel that have been substantiated. Legal discussion point out that Article 93 does not specifically prohibit these acts, but does prohibit cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment and intent ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Physical assault, General, Assault/death, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Nudity, Sexual, Religious, Threat, Other Humiliation
Non-legal Memo
Physical assault, General, Assault/death, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Nudity, Sexual, Religious, Threat, Other Humiliation
Updates and supplements information paper prepared to provide information on CID investigations into allegations of abuse committed against detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan who are/were in US custody and the known disposition of cases following ...
This memo discusses investigations and outcomes including punishment. Total of 62 cases of detainee abuse and/or death have been or are being investigated - 46 by CID and 16 at the unit level. There are a variety of cases discussed. Many have ...
Discusses existence of new photos of abuse of detainees. A CD of photographs was provided by CIA to Department of Defense who forwarded it to the Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID). Some of the photographs were the Abu Ghraib ones shown ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Sexual, General, Sexual, Physical assault, Other Humiliation
Non-legal Memo
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Sexual, General, Sexual, Physical assault, Other Humiliation
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 ...
USMC Investigation into incident of abuse where a superior officer ordered a subordinates to take a detainees’ money, strip them naked to their underwear and release them in their underwear. Some soldiers protested. Investigator recommends ...
U.S. Marine Corps investigation into death of Awayed Wanas Jabar. Jabar was taken in to custody on April 17, 2004. He sustained a head injury in an escape attempt. A doctor examined him and said he was “OK”. A guard witnessed Jabar take his ...
May 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File
James N. Mattis
Walid Tawfiq Jabar
Stress positions, Other
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File
James N. Mattis
Walid Tawfiq Jabar
Stress positions, Other
On June 23, 2003 Marines detained four Iraqi men for looting. The men were searched, stripped of their clothes (except for
their shoes and underwear), and then released. On June 28, 2003 fired upon and disabled a truck that attempted to speed ...
May 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File
Henry P. Osman
Henry P. Osman, William A. Navas, Jr
Physical assault, General, Nudity
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File
Henry P. Osman
Henry P. Osman, William A. Navas, Jr
Physical assault, General, Nudity
An inquiry in to the abuse of a detainee taken in to custody after a raid on a residence by the U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (2/2). The captured Iraqi alleged that he was verbally and physically abused during the course of ...
Memorandum appointing Brigadier General John T. Furlow as the investigating officer for an AR 15-6 investigation into allegations made by the FBI regarding detainee abuse at Guantanamo. Allegations include the use of dogs, impersonation of FBI ...
Memorandum appointing Lieutenant General Randall M. Schmidt as the senior investigating officer for the AR 15-6 investigation into allegations of detainee abuse at Guantanamo. His involvement is needed for interviews of officers senior in rank to ...
June 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Bantz J. Craddock
Randall Mark Schmidt
Randall Mark Schmidt, Bantz J. Craddock, John T. Furlow
Non-legal Memo
Bantz J. Craddock
Randall Mark Schmidt
Randall Mark Schmidt, Bantz J. Craddock, John T. Furlow
Memo instructing Lt. Gen. Schmidt to expand the AR 15-6 investigation to cover the allegations of abuse mentioned in two memos, dated December 12, 2004, and February 28, 2005, sent to BG Furlow.
June 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Bantz J. Craddock
Randall Mark Schmidt
Bantz J. Craddock, Randall Mark Schmidt, John T. Furlow
Non-legal Memo
Bantz J. Craddock
Randall Mark Schmidt
Bantz J. Craddock, Randall Mark Schmidt, John T. Furlow
DOD memo regarding a detainee's allegations of torture at Guantanamo between August and October 2003. The detainee turned himself over to Mauritanian authorities in November 2001 and was given to the United States in July 2002. The detainee ...
Heavily redacted memo reviewing allegations of abuse of a detainee that was turned over to the Department of Defense on May 23, 2003. On June 17, 2003, he was taken to an isolation block where one other detainee was being held. His new room had ...
June 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Cramped confinement, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Temperature
Non-legal Memo
Cramped confinement, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Temperature
Memo from General Craddock to instructing Lt. Gen. Schmidt instructing him to to expand the AR 15-6 investigation to allegations of abuse involving a detainee whose name appears in an enclosure, and to make specific findings and recommendations ...
June 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Bantz J. Craddock
Randall Mark Schmidt
Randall Mark Schmidt, Bantz J. Craddock
Non-legal Memo
Bantz J. Craddock
Randall Mark Schmidt
Randall Mark Schmidt, Bantz J. Craddock
The document sets for standard operating procedures for interrogation operations taking place at Guantanamo under the Joint Interrogation Group (JIG) of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo Bay. It states that "[t]here is much you will be asked ...
Memo of admonishment to a military supervisor for "failure to accomplish supervisory duties" for his failure to ensure that only approved techniques were used in interrogations at Guantanamo. While the admonishment is merely an administrative ...
The index lists this document as: MFR dtd 26 Mar 02 w/attached cell transfer schedule/frequent flier program.
Heavily redacted memo from Joint Task force 160 requesting Joint Detention Operations Group support for an operation. The email authjor states that "This request has been reviewed by my Staff Judge Advocate and determined to be legally sufficient".
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 21 Dec 02. Heavily redacted document. The only visible line states "The detainee ate a complete meal and drank an entire bottle of water...The detainee was taken to the latrine and exercised".
The index lists this document as: Memo for the Record dtd 21 Dec 02. Heavily redacted. Talks about medics taking vital signs of detainees. All normal, but "needed to drink water".
The index lists this document as: Memo for the Record 23 Dec 02. Heavily redacted. "Detainee seen by the medic, vitals normal. Also taken to the latrine and exercised".
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 4 Dec 02. Heavily redacted. The readable parts state: "Source was given a head break and taken for a walk. Seen by medical personnel and given the 'all-clear'. Offered water but refused." "Doctor again ...
The index lists this document as: Memo for the Record. Heavily redacted. The readable parts state: "Medical representative felt it necessary to give the source an IV because the last medical check showed the source was becoming dehydrated". "The ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 6 Dec 02. Heavily redacted. The readable parts state "Detainee was taken to the latrine several times...he was also offered water and food but every time he would refuse to eat or drink water". "The ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 17 Dec 02. Heavily redacted and the first page appears to be missing. The readable parts of the document state that the detainee was seen by medical personnel; he was given food & water;was taken to ...
The index lists this document as: Interrogation Log 17 Dec 02. It appears to be missing the firs or more pages and is redacted in many places. The document details the checking on the detainee and his consumption of food & water; use of the ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log. The memo discusses the detainee being offered water, refusing it, going to the latrine and being exercised. The detainee was asked if he was going to try to commit suicide, the detainee stated "no", ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 20 Dec 02. The document goes over the times the detainee was being offered water (refusing it); going to the latrine; medical check-ups and being exercised. It states "Doctor spoke with detainee and ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 20 Dec 02. The document goes over the times the detainee was being offered water (refusing it); going to the latrine; medical check-ups and being exercised. It states detainee stated that the Saudi ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 23 Nov 02. Heavily redacted. The only shown line talks about the detainee going to the restroom.
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 01 Dec 02. The document goes over the times the detainee was being offered water (refusing it); going to the latrine; medical check-ups and being exercised. It states that the detainee was checked ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 20 Dec 02. The document goes over the times the detainee was being offered water (refusing it); going to the latrine; medical check-ups and being exercised. Heavily redacted. Talks about detainee ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 28 Nov 02. Completely redacted.
This one page document is listed in the index as: Maj [redacted] Sworn Statement, but this heavily redacted document appears to be more like the Shift Log for Detainees at Guantanamo rather than a Sworn Statement. The document reads as follows: ...
The index lists this document as: Shift Log 13 Dec 02. The document goes over the times the detainee was being offered water (refusing it); going to the latrine; medical check-ups and being exercised. It states Heavily redacted. Talks about ...
Heavily redacted memorandum regarding a detainee and mentions the detainee's arrest in Mauritania in 2001 and eventual transfer to Bagram Air Force Base, as well as the opening of the interrogation with the detainee being asked if he was hungry; ...
Heavily redacted memorandum regarding a detainee. The memo mentions the detainee's arrest in Mauritania in 2001 and eventual transfer to Bagram Air Force Base.
The index lists this document as: Memo for the Record dtd 17 July 03. The heavily redacted memo mentions the detainee's arrest in Mauritania in 2001 and eventual transfer to Bagram Air Force Base.
These notes are a synopsis of points the British government raised with Sec. State Powell concerning the living conditions of detainees at Guantanamo. The Notes detail talking points and matters covered in Sec. State Powell's response to the ...
A detainee at Guantanamo attempted suicide in his cell by hanging himself. He was rescued and lives saving measures were effective, however, the detainee suffered irreversible damage. This memo is a detail of the detainee’s condition and a ...
This DOD memo is a list of talking points about the release of detainees; how they may be relocated by Al Qaeda and debriefed; and how to address press inquiries about the release of detainees. For this reason, the US Gov't will not make public ...
This DOD memo discusses and addresses the legality of detaining people in Iraq after the assumption of Iraqi governmental authority on 06/30/2004.
This DOD memo is to address allegations of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib in the wake of news reports and features, i.e. Sixty Minutes II, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. It lists the events and action taken in response and specifically ...
June 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt
Physical assault, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Non-legal Memo
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt
Physical assault, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
This DOD memo details the U.S. authority for detaining foreign nationals engaged in military-type activities and specifically cites the 1949 Geneva Convention. "Persons currently being detained by the US military…are subject to the protections ...
This DOD memo is to address allegations of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib in the wake of news reports and features, i.e. Sixty Minutes II, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. It lists the events and action taken in response and specifically ...
Coalition Provisional Authority memo prescribes standards to be applied in the Iraqi prison system under authority of the Ministry of Justice. States "Basic Principles and Control" for detention. Includes 32 sections with headings such as ...
DoD memo on recent deaths of detainees at Bagram detention facility. This is a Q&A to be followed when investigating the circumstances of the deaths.
This DoD Memo addresses the circumstances leading up to the creation of the Guantanamo facility and the conflict Al Qaida and Taliban forces have initiated against the United States and the other western powers. The memo states that the U.S. has ...