A Lieutenant Colonel admitted to issuing a death threat and firing his pistol next to the head of a detainee suspected of being part of a plot to assassinate U.S. troops, including the Lt. Col. This was supposedly done during an interrogation. ...
Interviewee (title and length of assignment unknown).
Interviewee recalled witnessing two incidents. In the first incident, the detainee was being interrogated, and at one point [redacted] told the detainee to roll down his jumpsuit and ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Threat, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Threat, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation
Memo discusses interviews conducted by MG Fay regarding unauthorized photographs.
States that a thumb drive was found in the Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center (JIDC) with disturbing images on it.
The interviewee reported he/she advised ...
Interviewee arrived to AG on October 6, 2003 as a member of the GTMO team consisting of CW3 [redacted].
Interviewee noted that it was his/her job to approve interrogation techniques prior to their use.
Interviewee stated that he/she had ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Email with attachments of policies and procedures on handling detainees and interrogations once an individual is in US custody, specifically in Iraq. This document is as a result of the investigation in to detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison to ...
Testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Vincent Montera Commander, 310th Military Police Battalion. Lt. Col. was to establish the facility [Abu Ghraib], train Iraqis to become Corrections Officers, and ultimately turn it over to them. As for his mission ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Vincent Montera , Edward A. Ray Jr., Janis Leigh Karpinski
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Vincent Montera , Edward A. Ray Jr., Janis Leigh Karpinski
Testimony of Sergeant Major Mark Emerson, Operations Sergeant Major, 320th Military Police Battalion. Sergeant Major Mark Emerson was the Operations SGM for the 320th MP Battalion since 1999. He gave his impression of the Brigade’s operations and ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Mark Emerson, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Mark Emerson, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Detainee was captured in Altlafia by US forces on June 3, 2004. His hands were tied and he was placed in a tank. He claimed that inside the tank soldiers hit him in the stomach, nose and mouth area with their fists and a metal pipe. One ...
A soldier was convicted for striking a detainee and threatening the same detainee with a loaded weapon. In addition, the soldier was found to have attempted to impede an investigation by influencing sworn statements. He tried to prevent a ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Interview (Statement), UCMJ (Article 15, Article 32)
Physical assault, Assault/death, Mock Burial, Threat
Interview (Statement), UCMJ (Article 15, Article 32)
Physical assault, Assault/death, Mock Burial, Threat
A soldier was convicted for threatening a detainee with a loaded weapon. Punishment includes: 180 day suspension, $250/month forfeiture for two months. The inquiry found that the soldier threatened and fired their weapon in an effort to scare ...