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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Aug. 25, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2030
This email forwards a news article from the Slate news service on the investigation of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. There is no context to the email.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Ricardo Sanchez
Aug. 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2225
Email references a document entitled "DAIG Action Plan Update PMG (8-25-04)." [Document is not included].
Aug. 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2226
Emails discuss an upcoming briefing on detainee operations. The briefing considers concerns that the Commanding General has concerning the number of crew served weapons, a concern also discussed in the Taguba report. [Some content redacted].
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder, Antonio Taguba
Aug. 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2227
Email includes a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Draft Army Detainee Operations and Detainee-Interrogation Operations Integration Plan." The slides include graphs and plans to improve the Army's detainee interrogation strategies, overall ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
Aug. 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2230
Emails discuss heavy crew served weapons.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
Aug. 25, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2767
Refers to "Daily." Contents Completely Redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias | Barry Sabin | Michael J. Mullaney
David E. Nahmias, Barry Sabin, Michael J. Mullaney, Patrick Rowan
Aug. 25, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3728
This State Department cable states that a letter was received from Stephen Toope, Chairman of the United Nations' Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. The letter concerns a report by the Working Group Enforced or Involuntary ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Kevin Edward Moley
Aug. 25, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6105
An email including a chain of forwarded emails regarding an FBI agent who received anonymous verbal harassment for reporting information about detainee abuse to an ongoing IG investigation. The officials seem confused by the jurisdictional lines ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Toni M. Fogle, Donald W. Thompson, Jr
Aug. 25, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6110
An email including a chain of forwarded emails regarding an FBI agent who received anonymous verbal harassment for reporting information about detainee abuse to an ongoing IG investigation. This email elaborates on a concern over interference ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Donald W. Thompson, Jr, Toni M. Fogle
Aug. 24, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 40

CID investigative report and accompanying documents into an incident of rioting during which detainees were shot and killed by Marines at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq. The investigation concluded that the detainees had been attempting to escape. ...

Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID), Photograph
Khalid Abbas Mahmood, Musa Abbas Farhan, Abbas Khalid Hamed, Khaled Aposs