This is a State Department talking points memo on how to address the issues of detainees and detainee abuse. It references speeches and interviews that President Bush and other administration officials have given to describe and give context as ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Non-legal Memo
George W. Bush, Scott McClellan, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, L. Paul Bremer, Colin L. Powell, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice
Non-legal Memo
George W. Bush, Scott McClellan, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, L. Paul Bremer, Colin L. Powell, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice
FBI memo detailing FBI agents experience and observations while touring Camp Delta, Guantanamo. This memo is related to ACLU RDI 4893, 4895 and 4896.
Jan. 02, 2007
Non-legal Memo
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Stephen R. Wiley
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Other Humiliation, Religious
Non-legal Memo
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Stephen R. Wiley
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Other Humiliation, Religious
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
An OLC memo from Daniel Levin (Acting Assistant Attorney General) to John Ashcroft (Attorney General) and James Comey (Deputy Attorney General), updating them on the status of interrogation advice. The letter contains sections for general ...
Aug. 24, 2009
Legal Memo
Daniel B. Levin
John D. Ashcroft | James B. Comey
Daniel B. Levin, John D. Ashcroft, James B. Comey, Jay S. Bybee, Alberto R. Gonzales, John A. Rizzo, John McLaughlin, William J. Haynes, II, John C. Yoo, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Jack L. Goldsmith, Scott W. Muller
EIT, Use of water, Waterboarding, Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Attention grasp, Facial hold, Walling, Stress positions, Cramped confinement, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation
Legal Memo
Daniel B. Levin
John D. Ashcroft | James B. Comey
Daniel B. Levin, John D. Ashcroft, James B. Comey, Jay S. Bybee, Alberto R. Gonzales, John A. Rizzo, John McLaughlin, William J. Haynes, II, John C. Yoo, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Jack L. Goldsmith, Scott W. Muller
EIT, Use of water, Waterboarding, Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Attention grasp, Facial hold, Walling, Stress positions, Cramped confinement, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation
An email between members of the Staff Judge Advocate, forwarding a Washington Post article titled "Documents Helped Sow Abuse, Army Report Finds," from August 30, 2004.
Mar. 23, 2005
Email
Ricardo Sanchez, Paul J. Kern, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Alberto Mora, Geoffrey D. Miller, George W. Bush, John P. Abizaid, George R. Fay, Thomas Pappas
Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Religious
Ricardo Sanchez, Paul J. Kern, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Alberto Mora, Geoffrey D. Miller, George W. Bush, John P. Abizaid, George R. Fay, Thomas Pappas
Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Religious
Address from Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to the Biennial Conference of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in Berlin, Germany on August 27, 2004. The address discusses, generally, global terrorist attacks with ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Other
Louise Arbour
Frank E. Schmelzer , Sandra Day O'Connor
Yaser Esam Hamdi, Shafiq Rasul
Other
Louise Arbour
Frank E. Schmelzer , Sandra Day O'Connor
Yaser Esam Hamdi, Shafiq Rasul
Email includes a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Detainee Operations Summary," which outlines different events surrounding detainee abuse cases, including Private First Class England's pre-trial investigation.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Lynndie Rana England, Paul J. Kern, Anthony R. Jones, George R. Fay, Joel F. Hefley , Barbara A. Mikulski, Tina Ballard, Keith B. Alexander, Gregory Meeks, Henry A. Waxman, Chris Geren, Michael D. Maples, Ron Lee Wyden, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Sabrina D. Harman, Ricardo Sanchez, Richard B. Cheney, Edward L. Richmond, Richard X. McGraw, Paul Wolfowitz, James R. Schlesinger
Nagem Sadoon Hatab , Naeem Sadun Hatab
Lynndie Rana England, Paul J. Kern, Anthony R. Jones, George R. Fay, Joel F. Hefley , Barbara A. Mikulski, Tina Ballard, Keith B. Alexander, Gregory Meeks, Henry A. Waxman, Chris Geren, Michael D. Maples, Ron Lee Wyden, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Sabrina D. Harman, Ricardo Sanchez, Richard B. Cheney, Edward L. Richmond, Richard X. McGraw, Paul Wolfowitz, James R. Schlesinger
Nagem Sadoon Hatab , Naeem Sadun Hatab
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 ...
Emails between Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, Patrick W. Kelley, and Others re: Combatant Status Review Tribunal in Guantanamo. Discusses status of the tribunal process for four enemy combatants; one e-mail notes disappointment ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran, Marion E. Bowman, Patrick W. Kelley, Donald H. Rumsfeld
Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran, Marion E. Bowman, Patrick W. Kelley, Donald H. Rumsfeld
Email forward of a paper written on the three War on Terror cases decisions issued by the Supreme Court in 2004. The paper summarizes Rumsfeld v Padilla, Hamdi v Rumsfeld and Rasul, et al v Bush. All three cases were brought by, or on behalf of, ...