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.

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Sept. 21, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3854
Emails discuss an upcoming OSCE meeting. The author of the original email believes the treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib will be a central focus of the meeting and wants to come up with a plan to discuss the issue and move onto other business.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
Joshua L. Dorosin
JoAnn J. Dolan | Robert K. Harris | Ashley S. Deeks
Joshua L. Dorosin, JoAnn J. Dolan, Robert K. Harris, Frank E. Schmelzer , Heather Troutman , Ashley S. Deeks, Sarah F. Ozkan, Jeffrey Dienno, Edward R. Cummings, Alberto M. Fernandez, Brook E. Milton, Frank Ruggiero
Aug. 27, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3856
Emails discuss a statement by Colin L. Powell regarding Uyghur detainees. Mr. Powell apparently stated in an article (link provided) that the Uyghur detainees would not be sent back to China.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
JoAnn J. Dolan
Joshua L. Dorosin
Colin L. Powell, Monica J. Tillery, Joshua L. Dorosin, JoAnn J. Dolan, Ronald W. Miller, Christopher N. Camponovo, Frank E. Schmelzer
DOS | ACLU-RDI 3858
State Department talking points memo on the status of Guantanamo detainees as Unlawful Combatants vs. Prisoners of War (POWs). The memo cites the Geneva Convention's POW requirements that POWs wear a uniform with a distinctive insignia, that they ...
Dec. 28, 2001 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3859
State Department interagency delivery checklist for the appropriate handling and delivery of attached documents re: Summary of Conclusions from the Principals Committee Meeting on Terrorism December 20, 2001.
Jan. 04, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3860
DOS Memo re: Talking Points on Military Tribunals and Due Process for Terrorists, Insurgents, and Others Engaged in Subversive Activities. The memo covers the military tribunals that are to be used to try terrorists, insurgents, or civilians ...
DOS | ACLU-RDI 3861
Interagency fax coversheet from DJY to Maura Harty
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Maura Harty
Maura A. Harty
Jan. 28, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3862
State Department talking points memo on the treatment of detainees in Guantanamo and difference between POWs and illegal combatants. The memo presents the question: What are the legal differences between POWs and illegal combatants? And answers ...
DOS | ACLU-RDI 3864
This memo is to address questions and concerns over the status and treatment of Guantanamo detainees. The memo states that the detainees are illegal combatants, and not Prisoners of War (POWs). It states Al Qaeda is a foreign terrorist group and ...
Feb. 02, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3865
DOS interagency delivery checklist for the appropriate handling and delivery of attached documents re: requesting copy fo ALDAC cable to NSC under cover of Harty-Biegun memo.
Feb. 11, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3866
DOS Memo re: Talking Points on International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Report on the Treatment of Guantanamo Detainees. The memo is to address the question of whether the U.S. will release the ICRC report. The answer is "No" because it ...