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) Lori Berenson's conviction upheld in Peru; ii) the status of detainees in ...
An OLC memo from Steven Bradbury to John Rizzo analyzing whether certain conditions of confinement used by the CIA in covert overseas facilities are consistent with Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. The conditions are: (1) ...
Aug. 24, 2009
Legal Memo, Letter
Steven G. Bradbury
John A. Rizzo
John A. Rizzo, Steven G. Bradbury
Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming
Legal Memo, Letter
Steven G. Bradbury
John A. Rizzo
John A. Rizzo, Steven G. Bradbury
Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming
These two (2) memos are background and history of the Establishment of the Nuremberg Tribunal, and Detention of POWs, Unlawful Combatants, and Other Detainees. The memos are designed to address concerns and questions about the legal authority of ...
CIA copy of RFE/RL report compiled by Kathleen Ridolfo listing descriptions of various armed groups in Iraq.
This State Department document is a point-by-point response to an opinion (not enclosed) by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the United Nations former Commission on Human Rights, to the U.S. detention of Al Qaeda operatives and others ...
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 ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee was asked about conditions at Camp Delta and he stated that "a lot of the brothers were still upset about the detainee who had attempted suicide six days earlier. Several of the ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Other Humiliation, Religious
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Other Humiliation, Religious
Emails include a New York Times article entitled "U.S. Disputed Protected Status of Iraq Inmates." The article discusses the American government's adamant position that many detainees in Iraq are not entitled to the full protections of the Geneva ...
A letter from President Bush describing progress against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and work with other countries.
June 01, 2005
Letter
George W. Bush
John Dennis Hastert | Robert C. Byrd
John Dennis Hastert, Robert C. Byrd
Letter
George W. Bush
John Dennis Hastert | Robert C. Byrd
John Dennis Hastert, Robert C. Byrd
Interview of detainee at Guantanamo Bay. Detainee complained of being mistreated by US forces while in detention in Bagram and during his transit to Camp Delta. He pointed to marks on his wrists that he claimed were caused by the shackles. ...