An unidentified individual informed the FBI Sacramento Field Office of numerous physical abuse incidents of Iraqi civilian detainees he/she observed in Iraq. The individual described that such abuses included strangulation, beatings, placement ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Robert S. Mueller
Bruce J. Gebhardt, Cassandra M. Chandler, John S. Pistole, Grant Ashley, Gary M. Bald, Arthur M. Cummings, II
Physical assault, General, Other
Non-legal Memo
Robert S. Mueller
Bruce J. Gebhardt, Cassandra M. Chandler, John S. Pistole, Grant Ashley, Gary M. Bald, Arthur M. Cummings, II
Physical assault, General, Other
The emails reference attached executive summaries that discuss the Army's interaction with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
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 ...
Answer to a question posed in earlier meeting re: FBI questioning detainee. Contents heavily redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
John F. Curran
John F. Curran, John S. Pistole, Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, M. Chris Briese
John F. Curran
John F. Curran, John S. Pistole, Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, M. Chris Briese
Email discusses "[r]apid [a]ction [r]evision" to Army Regulation 190-8 (AR 190-8), which is a DOD directive that establishes policies for the treatment of Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and Other Detainees.
Dicusses events leading to the detention of a "financier of resistance in Azimiya," who was "detained for being one of the overall coordinators of anti-Coalition activities." The detainee and two of her brothers were all arrested.
Memo states that during a recent "welfare visit" a British citizen at Guantanamo informed UK officials that he was "hooded and physically abused" prior to transfer to Guantanamo. In response, the memo states that Paul Butler, the Deputy ...
June 30, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Timothy J. Keating
Timothy J. Keating
Physical assault, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Non-legal Memo
Timothy J. Keating
Timothy J. Keating
Physical assault, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
This memo is a response to an inquiry to an allegation that a particular detainee was abused by U.S. forces while at the Bagram Collection Point (BCP) in Bagram Afghanistan from April 7, 2002 through February 2003. The memo states “All Bagram ...
Valerie Caproni is trying to schedule a meeting with the recipient. The email states "I am trying to get together the facts on our knowledge of treatment of detainees for the Director. We need to talk today so I can tie down one piece of what we ...
Emails between Valerie Caproni and John Curran askes for a "sit down" to discuss the resources needed to support the ARB. Contents heavily redacted.