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 are between State department officials concerning requests for access to Guantanamo. The emails are largly redacted and the actual requests, who is making the request and the reply as to the requests is not available.
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Gregory M. Suchan
Brent E. Blaschke | Timothy J. Dunn
Brent E. Blaschke , Timothy J. Dunn, Gregory M. Suchan
State Department cable distributes transcript from the February 27, 2002 press conference where a variety of subjects were addressed. Among the issued raised were: i) Cubans forced removal from Mexican Embassy; ii) Human rights in Cuba; and iii) ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Colin L. Powell, Richard A. Boucher, Sharon E. Ahmad
These slides contain part one of a two-part presentation given by Dr. Bruce Jessen to future interrogators at Guantanamo Bay on how to overcome Al-Qa'ida Resistance based on "recently obtained Al-Qa'ida Documents."
Feb. 03, 2017
Chart/List, Other
Bruce Jessen
EIT, Threat, Assault/death, Family/others, Isolation, Other Humiliation, Other
These slides contain part two of a two-part presentation given by Dr. Bruce Jessen to future interrogators at Guantanamo Bay on how to overcome Al-Qa'ida Resistance based on "recently obtained Al-Qa'ida Documents."
Feb. 03, 2017
Chart/List, Other
Bruce Jessen
EIT, Threat, Isolation, Other Humiliation, Other
Army Field Manual No. 3-19.4: FM 3-19.4 Military Police Leaders' Handbook Describes need to set up temporary EPW (Enemy Prisoners of War) collecting points; Evacuating EPWs quickly so their transit does not impede the movement of friendly forces; ...
Fax Cover Sheet from Frank Sieverts, International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to Edward R. Cummings. the message attached is: "For your and Will's information, here is Urs's follow-up message to Chuck Allen and to BG Jack Kern whom he saw ...
Dec. 23, 2004
Letter
Frank A. Sieverts
Edward R. Cummings
Edward R. Cummings
Letter from The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to an unnamed "Commission". The letter states "Enclosed please find Observations to Precautionary Measures. In addition, the following individuals and institutions would like to join as ...
State Department cable from Washington to Mission in Kabul concerning upcoming meetings in Afghanistan on the development of the Afghan army and central bank.
Dec. 30, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell
Questions for an interrogator in preparation of his interview of a detainee who was assaulted during a helicopter transport. Detainee is unnamed and report not connected to any investigation. The memo states the purpose of the report was to ...
May 16, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Physical assault
Transcipt of a detainee report of abuse. Detainee unnamed and report not connected to any investigation. Detainee was beaten while transported in a helicopter. Appears to be a different detainee from ACLU RDI 1212.
May 16, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Physical assault