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.
This database documents the U.S. government's official experiment with torture. At present, the database contains well over 100,000 pages of government documents obtained primarily through Freedom of Information Act litigation and requests filed by the ACLU, and through litigation of Salim v. Mitchell, a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of the survivors and the family of a dead victim of the CIA torture program. To learn more about the database, please read the About and Search Help pages. If you're a developer, you can also access this data through our API.
Interview of detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. When asked how he was doing the detainee stated "that things were not going well, and that he perceived current U.S. actions as a holy war between Christians and Muslims, propagated by ...
Major General Geoffrey D. Miller was the Commanding General for the Joint Task Force in Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) from November 4, 2002 to March 26, 2004. He was interviewed regarding his knowledge of detainee abuse at GTMO. He mentioned that his ...
Detainee states that he has no condition complaints or accusations of abuse, but that he does not trust the American Government because they betrayed the trust earlier. He also states that he distrusts the Americans because officials from his ...
Detainee interviewed at Guantanamo. The detainee stated that had heard that "40-50 detainees intended to commit suicide after Ramadan ended because they were tired of being detained with no prospect of being released and they were tired of being ...
In response to the canvass of FBI agents who toured through Guantanamo Bay an inquiry regarding the treatment of military detainee's treatment was instigated. A Management Analyst (MA) reports that during his/her assignment in Guantanamo Bay ...
Memo's synopsis: "Document information concerning impersonation by DOD interrogators at Guantanamo representing themselves to be
officials of the FBI and US State Department."
Detainee interviewed at Camp Delta Guantanamo. Detainee was asked again about the possibility of a planned mass suicide occurring amongst the detainees at the Camp. He said he knew nothing more about it and it did not apply to him. The detainee ...
Email from a FBI Official [redacted] with situation reports attached. The emails appear to be between Gregory A. Miller, US Attorney, Northern District of Florida and a SSA stationed in Camp Ashraf, Iraq.
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee volunteered that he joined Jihad after the attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001, but in a peaceful capacity. Stated that if there were inconsistencies in his interview ...
This interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee states "the United States has an 'oppressive Government' because the Government is responsible for killing Muslims by indiscriminately 'bombing civilians."' He was advised ...
Detainee interviewed at Camp Delta, Guantanamo stated that he "felt that his human rights were being violated and that he should be represented by an attorney" And "did not like his treatment, and felt he and others were being treated like ...
In response to the canvass of FBI agents who toured through Guantanamo Bay an inquiry regarding the treatment of military detainee’s treatment was instigated. An Information Technology Specialist (IT) reports that during his/her assignment in ...
Includes transfer to Bagram, Afghanistan; Russia; Denmark; Pakistan; Turkey; Iraq; Spain; Great Britain (names redacted, but repatriation/transfer status and related date provided).
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated that he was treated like a criminal. He stated that in prior interviews before Pakistani/U.S. authorities, he was coerced into lying and fabricated information. However, ...
An FBI memo from Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) personnel at Guantanamo to Commanding General Geoffrey Miller. Contents of the memo are completely redacted.
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo. This heavily redacted document contains some discussion on the detainee's capture wherein he states that he was beaten in Kandahar, specifically, he stated that the normal procedure for being ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee expressed that he was not sleeping well and was on medication. Summary of his medical records revealed he was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and depression; and ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated he was beaten by U.S. forces at an unknown location in Afghanistan. In one instance, he was taken via helicopter to a location where he was kicked in the stomach by ...
Detainee states he was initially questioned by members of his home government who told him that "the United States is very weak and in financial ruin because of the Trade Center bombing". Detainee also stated that the delegation told him that the ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee was interrogated on a number of occasions. When asked about his mental stated, he expressed that he was mentally exhausted and stressed. He stated that he supported the Taliban's ...
This email from an FBI agent on a tour of duty at Guantanamo Bay discusses announcement from the Pentagon that four (4) detainees were being repatriated to their respected countries (three Afghans and one Tajik). Memo states that upon news, ...
Summary of a FBI interview of a detainee being held at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay about his affiliation with the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The detainee mentioned that he was transferred to Camp X-ray from Kandahar (stayed in Kandahar for 45 days ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes) Other
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated that on one occasion, in Camp Delta, a U.S. soldier removed his prayer cap and threw it into the trash. Also, stated that while in Afghanistan, a U.S. Soldier violently ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated that prior to being turned over to the U.S. military, he was shot in the right shoulder by the "NA," tortured in various houses (four houses) and ordered to ...
A Detainee requested to be interviewed because he stated he was "Very Stressed" and he was being tormented by another detainee. He gave an expansive interview detailing that several of his fellow detainee had openly expressed a desire to harm the ...
This memo also includes a table and emails. The general synopsis of the memo is it provides the statement of an SA's observations while at Abu Graib Prison. In the memo, SA states that during his time at the "Abu Graib Prison his role was to only ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated he was not mistreated and did not witness mistreatment. However, stated that, on occasion, he was pushed to the ground while hands were handcuffed behind his back and ...
Synopsis of memo: requested observations/recommendations of The National Center for the Analysis of Violent 'Crime (NCAVC) concerning the day-to-day operation of the GTMO Project.
FBI memo providing the Washington Field Office with an update on an investigation of the 800th Military Police abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
E-mail between T.J. Harrington, Valerie Caproni and other un-named FBI officials concerning photographs on a CD from various FBI personnel during their TDY rotation to the Baghdad Operation Center. An FBI agent who reviewed the CD did not believe ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated he was at the Kandahar airport for 2-3 months before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay. Stated he was treated harshly by the U.S. in Peshawar and Kandahar. Said he was ...
Detainee gave expansive interview on the conditions at Camp Delta; his views on different Al Queda leaders and US/Mid-East relations. He had no specific complaints about his conditions. When asked what he liked about America, he provided ...
Emails concerning the FBI Behavioral Analysis Units (BAU) assessment of the interrogation techniques used on detainees at Guantanamo Bay. The email seeks to discuss the interrogation techniques "in detail." Reference is made to Stephen A. ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated that he was transferred to Camp Delta from Kandahar, Afghanistan and claimed that while in Kandahar he was threatened by the U.S. investigator with an AK 47 assault rifle. ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes) Threat, Assault/death
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee that he had been answering questions for six months and his case has not improved. He stated "God tells Muslims to do a jihad against non - Muslims and countries that are not ...
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee stated that since being turned over to American custody he has not been mistreated. However, he did complain that in Bagram, Afghanistan his handcuffs were too tight around his ...
The memo explains that in support of the PENTBOMB investigation, the Guantanamo task force and project was initiated.
The memo further states that the US military is operating a Joint Intelligence Interrogation Facility (JIIF) in GTMO and ...
Email coordinating replacement investigators in Guantanamo. Text reads:"Det. [redacted] is scheduled to leave Guantanamo on 1/29/2003. SA [redacted] will be leaving on approximately 2/13/2003. For planning purposes, it is recommended that ...