This State Department memo addresses the question of applying Military Commissions to the Guantanamo detainees. The memo states 1) Military commissions are well-established in U.S. law and practice, as well as international law and practice; 2) ...
State Department Cable re: July 18 Transfer of Detainees to Guantanamo – No other content or context
DOS Cable from the Kuwait Embassy to Secretary of State, Colin L. Powell, regarding a Kuwaiti citizen(s) being held by the Coalition in Iraq.
State Department cable stating that the Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters are enemy combatants and will not be afforded the Geneva Conventions, but will be treated humanely and in accordance with the principles of the Geneva Convention. "The U.S. is ...
Statement of Andre Surena to the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, March 31-April 3, 2004. Statement discusses the status/classification of detainees at Guantanamo, whether the detainees should be classified as POWs, ...
The original email includes a Reuters news article entitled: "Pentagon Opposes Independent Prison Abuse Probe." The article reports that the Pentagon opposed calls from human rights groups for an independent investigation of detainee abuse.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
Robert K. Harris
JoAnn J. Dolan | Joshua L. Dorosin | Edward R. Cummings | Samuel M. Witten
Robert K. Harris, JoAnn J. Dolan, Edward R. Cummings, Samuel M. Witten, Thomas Malionek, Lois L. Allder, John I. Blanck, Jr., Daphne W. Cook, Robert E. Dalton, Michael J. Dennis, Avril Haines, Rebecca M. Ingber, Michael T. Peay, Monica J. Tillery, Harry R. Melone
Robert K. Harris
JoAnn J. Dolan | Joshua L. Dorosin | Edward R. Cummings | Samuel M. Witten
Robert K. Harris, JoAnn J. Dolan, Edward R. Cummings, Samuel M. Witten, Thomas Malionek, Lois L. Allder, John I. Blanck, Jr., Daphne W. Cook, Robert E. Dalton, Michael J. Dennis, Avril Haines, Rebecca M. Ingber, Michael T. Peay, Monica J. Tillery, Harry R. Melone
DOS Cable without any context
Sworn statement by US Navy Commander. Discusses detainee detention limits and extensions. States, "The facilities we maintained for detainee exploitation are austere but more than adequate." Makes no mention of abuse, and states, "The most ...
State Department cable concerning the transfer of Yaser Esam Hamdi from US custody to Saudi Arabia as reported in the newspapers.
This document appears to be a cover sheet for a request by [redacted] to interview detainees at Guantanamo.