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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These emails have attachments entitled "372nd MP CO, 320th MP BN and 800th MP BDE" and the comment from General Burns is "Attached papers on 372nd MP CO, 320th MP BN and 800th MP BDE are provided per our discussion."
These emails have a document attached entitled "POW Abuse Statement C2.doc" with the comment "Colonels: Please review and comment on proposed RTQ and Q and A. First Cut." Attachment not included.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Julian H. Burns
Julian H. Burns
These emails are generated in the wake of the Abu Ghraib prison detainee abuse incidents involving the Military Police and Military Intelligence Units of the Army. The email states that general Burns is seeking the "Post-MOB training of this unit ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Julian H. Burns
James A Kelley | Joseph R. Inge | Keith M. Huber
Julian H. Burns, James A Kelley
This email from the Executive Officer of the Army Director of Training focuses on preparing for the Schlesinger Panel's upcoming questioning concerning the pre-deployment training given to military police companies before touring through Iraq, ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
James R. Schlesinger
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 ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
David D. McKiernan
These emails concern having all deploying soldiers receive training in detainee operations as well as the Laws of War and the Geneva conventions concerning the handling and treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs).
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Julian H. Burns
These emails concern an updating of the training manual for Military Intelligence (MI) units in their handling and interrogation of detainees. Some of the proposed additions to the training manual are: Communicate with Detainees (Muslim Cultural ...
These emails is a response to Senator Mikulski (D-MD) concerning the Pre-mobilization training information for 372 MP Company. The document has an attachment with the specific questions Sen. Mikulski tasked the Army to answer and gives details on ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Barbara A. Mikulski
This memo is to memorialize the training received by fifteen (15) Military Police soldiers from: 272nd MP Co. (6); 363rd MP Co. (2); and the 307th MP Co. (7) in the Use of Force and the use of a firearm, including deadly force.
This document is an email forwarding of a Los Angeles Times Article of August 1, 2004 on Captain Carolyn A. Wood, who was the Military Intelligence Officer at Abu Ghraib prison and who supposedly created a chart of interrogation techniques that ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Ricardo Sanchez, Carolyn A. Wood
These emails concern a request from the Judge Advocate to all Army units that have a reported Article 15 concerning a detainee in Afghanistan, Guantanamo or Iraq between October 1, 2001 and July 9, 2004 to provide that data as soon as possible. A ...
These emails between Army Officers concerns a request for an interview by the Knight-Ridder newspaper service on the deaths and CID investigation of two (2) detainees at Bagram Collection Point in Afghanistan in December 2002. The request is to ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Dan K. McNeill
Dan K. McNeill
These emails between Army Officers concerns the breaking news that Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick had pleaded guilty to some of the charges in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse matter. The emails are between the Deputy Chief of Public Affairs HQ USA ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Ivan L. Frederick, II
These emails concern the updating of the Army training on how the Army conducts detainee operations. The emails cover several proposals, both long and short term, and make reference to the Army battalion participating in peace enforcement ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Romie Leslie Brownlee, Peter Schoomaker
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
Theses emails concern a request for a regular update on the collection and status of criminal cases involving detainee abuse. Some the emails refer to potential upcoming congressional testimony and several of the emails are repeated and resent.
Questions to Hon. Les Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army and Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff of the Army from Senators Carl Levin and Bill Nelson. Questions focus on detainees' right to communicate with the International Committee ...
US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) paper on how training has changed since release of Abu Ghraib pictures. Training guidance was changed to incorporate specific training of Geneva Conventions, Law of War, and reporting violations on Law of War.
These emails concern the training of forces pre-deployment in the proper manner to handle detainees in the Blakans.
This email forwards information concerning the UN-KFOR experience in Kosovo and the lessons learned from that military engagement as it pertains to training soldiers on handling detainee operations, and the proper way to recognize and report ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Romie Leslie Brownlee, Peter Schoomaker
Training Guidance For Units Performing Internment and Detainment Operations: re Operation Iraqi Freedom. General and specific instruction on handling and managing detainees and the duties of US soldiers when performing such duties.
This email has an attachment entitled " Detainee Ops 24 Aug. doc." (attachment not included) and the comment "Sir, MG Burns asked for an electronic copy of this response to send forward ... have attached." this is by a Lieutenant Colonel, G3 ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Julian H. Burns
This Army memo issued by the 2nd Armored Cavalry Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq sets out minimum standards for the handling and treatment of detainees. The memo specifically states "Detainees will be treated by all forces with personal dignity and ...
Email between Army officers regarding detainee operations and the need for getting "the right people" in theater.
DOD: Routine Medical Exam Form - Blank
Detainee Transfer Form - Blank
This document is the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the camp Duke, Iraq detainee holding facility. The memo states that: Detainees will be treated with respect and dignity. No personnel in the facilities will be allowed to humiliate any ...
DOD Medical Form: History and Physical Exam Form - Blank
Coalition Provisional Authority blank documents including Apprehension Form, Table of Maximum Pre-Trial detention, processing forms, Powerpoint presentation on interview techniques, rules for the use of force.
Only cover page is provided. No explanation of why rest of document is withheld.
Army Field Manual - FM 34-25: Corps Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Operations. Only cover page is provided.
This is a U.S. Army Foreign Claims form for monetary compensation. The claimant is an Iraqi citizen whose father was arrested in Iraq by U.S. forces, taken to Abu Ghraib prison and died while in custody. He claims that the body of his father was ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Legal Memo, Letter
Physical assault, Other
This document is a completed Claim form by family of an Iraqi citizen who died in U.S. custody. The gentleman was arrested on April 25, 2003. On November 11, 2004, the family visited him at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) and his health was ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Legal Memo, Letter
Physical assault
This is a U.S. Army Foreign Claims form for monetary compensation. The claimant is an Iraqi citizen whose son was shot and killed by U.S. forces. Claimant states his son was a night patrol guard in Annana Village, and on July 16, 2003, U.S. ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Legal Memo, Letter, Other
General, Physical assault
Deleted Page Information Sheet - Mounted Brigade Combat Team (TACSOP)
A deleted-page information sheet from the DOD in response to the ACLU's FOIA request. The DOD notes that bates pages 244-267 and pages 276-281 are non-responsive and have been removed from this submission (Mounted Brigade Combat Team TACSOP).
Soldier Training Manual ST 3-90.33: Mounted Brigade Combat Team TACSO; Handling EPW's and Captured Material
Army Presentation re: Geneva and Hague Convention PowerPoint Presentation Briefing for the 427th Support Battalion.
Army Memo on the Current Prison Investigations list of seven investigations into allegations of abuse at Guantanamo, Bagram, Abu Ghraib, Army Reserve: Training, and Worldwide.
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ricardo Sanchez, Antonio Taguba, George R. Fay, James R. Helmly
Army Public Affairs memo on how to address the public release of the Jones-Fay report on the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The memo states that all questions or "queries specific to the findings of the report, and requests to interview the ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Ricardo Sanchez, George R. Fay, Paul J. Kern, Anthony R. Jones
These are notes and observations on Operation Iraqi Freedom from the JRTC Fire Support team while in the CENTCOM AOR during OPERATIONS Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom from May 31 - June 13, 2003.
Army Newspaper: Military Review Atricle re: Military Commissions, Past and Future written by Lieutenant Colon.el Jody Prescott, U.S. Army, and Major Joanne Eldridge, U.S. Army Reserve.
Report with observations and assessment of operations at detainee collection points in Afghanistan. This is Chapter 9: Public Affairs; Topic A: Providing Public Affairs.
Army Newspaper The Call September - October 2002 Issue Artice by CPT Richard J. Hughbank, 519th MP Bn, Ft Polk, LA, and MAJ Jennifer L. Curry, Total Force Integrator, Ft Leonard Wood, MO. The Article is entitled "The Detainee Personal ...
Army Newpaper The Call: Issue September - October 2002
Report with observations and assessment of operations at detainee collection points in Afghanistan. This is Chapter 3: Operational Intelligence; Topic D: Collection.
This is a collection of information related to detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib and the role of the reserve component of the Army.
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
James R. Helmly
Press Reports re: General Karpinski's Role in the Detainee Abuse Scandal and the Fall-out May 2004