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Sworn statement of female Iraqi detainee whose siblings were also held at Adhamiya. States, "I have two sisters and five brothers. One brother died at [redacted]." Detainee was interrogated at Adhamiya palace for four or five days ...

June 30, 2006
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, Threat, Use of electricity, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling

A series of blog posts by a former OLC lawyer, Marty Lederman, discussing the difference between the DOJ's memo on torture from August 2002 and the memo on torture from December 30, 2004 (ACLU-RDI 3547).  The posts conclude that the Bush ...

Emails between m Valerie E. Caproni to to Steven C. McGraw re: List of agents at Abu Ghraib Prison October 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003. Heavily redacted.

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
Letter is from a 29 year old British citizen, with copies sent to Colin Powell, Jack Straw (UK Home Secretary), William Farish (US Ambassador to UK), John Howard (PM of Australia) and his local MP (Member of Parliament) in the UK. The letter ...
Summarized witness statement of a Sargent stationed at Guantanamo from August 2003 to February 2003. He was an interrogator for the Special Projects Team. The Sargent stated that during his interrogations he “never impersonated an FBI agent or ...
June 15, 2006
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
John T. Furlow
John T. Furlow
Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Manipulation of interrogator’s identity
FBI E-mail from Chris Swecker to Valerie E. Caproni re: UR714/SC/Detainee Abuse. [Email is heavily redacted] Later e-mails note that decision was made at DOJ that these matters would not be investigated as Civil Rights Violations. There is ...
Summarized witness statement of an Ensign stationed at Guantanamo from July 2002 to October 2002. She was a team leader for interrogators. Asked about various allegations of detainee abuse, she indicated awareness of the use of loud music; ...
June 15, 2006
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
John T. Furlow
John T. Furlow
Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature
This FBI memo condenses an interview conducted with a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee related his experience when captured in Afghanistan, including seeing an American (supposedly John Walker Lindh) while in detention. He ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Assault/death, Cramped confinement, Threat
The document reiterates existing FBI policy that, "FBI personnel may not obtain statements during interrogations by the use of force, threats, physical abuse, threats of such abuse or severe physical conditions." It also states that abuses should ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
John S. Pistole, Valerie E. Caproni