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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The sworn statements of a Sergeant First Class and a Captain discussing the capture of four Iraqi targets. At least one target shot at the U.S. soldiers when the soldiers raided their home.
The sworn statements of a Sergeant First Class and a Captain discussing the capture of four Iraqi targets. At least one target shot at the U.S. soldiers when the soldiers raided their home.
Statements of Army officials with the 588th Engineer Battalion discussing the capture of an Iraqi target and his two sons. The target was suspected of among other offenses, selling stolen weapons. The Captain stated that after their capture, the ...
This document is the standard Army form used when apprehending a prisoner. This form is completed and pertains to the apprehension of an Iraqi who was caught firing upon U.S./Coalition forces from his home and roof along with his two (2) sons in ...
Statement of a Captain, with Alpha Company, 588th Engineer Battalion, discussing the capture of an Iraqi target and his two sons. The target was suspected of among other offenses, selling stolen weapons. The Captain stated that after their ...
Army PowerPoint Presentation re: Slides of Instructions for Patrols of Anti-coalition Mosques
Records of detainee's medical care at Camp Warhorse, Baquba Air Base, Iraq. Provides the dates, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and the treating organization. The medical records do not give any indication as to how the detainee received their ...
Three Photos of Detainees at Warhorse Detention Center all are redacted.
This Army operations report details a house raid in the Tahrir district of Baghdad. The report states "Conducted raid on home. Received small arms fire from roof as we were conducting the front door entry. Also received fire inside the building. ...
This memo discusses an official's appointment to Investigating Officer for the purpose of conducting a formal investigation, pursuant to Army Regulation 15-6, into the circumstances surrounding the release of a civilian detainee from the Warhorse ...