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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Memorandum from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Counterterrorism division in Afghanistan. The memorandum describes a meeting at the United States Embassy in Kabul, held by the Ambassador at Large for the United States Commission on War ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Pierre-Richard Prosper

Memorandum requesting creation of additional sub-files for quick access and retrieval of cable traffic received from Other Government Agencies regarding Guantanamo and Afghanistan and repatriation of detainees.

Explains that FBI's Military Liaison and Detainee Unit is responsible for conducting a threat assessment for each Guantanamo detainee who becomes eligible for repatriation, and establishes a procedure to ensure an FBI interview is conducted of ...

This FBI memo is from Counter-terrorism to International Operations, Madrid. There is a reference to an enclosure (not attached).
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet

FBI Repatriation Evaluation. Notes under heading "Investigative Summary" and "Interview Summary" entirely redacted. FBI "concurs with the DOD's recommendation of release and recommends transfer to continued ...

Memo from FBI General Counsel Valerie Caproni to all field office personnel reiterates FBI policy that "no attempt be made to obtain a statement by force, threats, or promises."  Approved by John S. Pistole and Valerie E. ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Legal Memo
Valerie E. Caproni
John S. Pistole, Valerie E. Caproni
FBI memo to the Department of Justice re; Repatriation Issues, 03/18/2004. Contents redacted.
FBI memo to the Department of Justice re: repatriation issues, 03/19/2004.Contents redacted, except for "per documentation provided by DoD, the FBI proposes that DOJ concur with DoD's recommendation for continued detention in US DOD control", and ...
FBI memo to the Department of Justice re: Repatriation Issues, 05/07/2004. Contents redacted except for "The detainee summaries have been previously provided and do not contain any material changes." and "In addition, although the FBI concurs ...