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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Interviewee was assigned to AG as the deputy commander for Joint Interrogation Debriefing Center. Recalled telling COL Pappas of the OGA's activities, they would drop off detainees without prior notice, would not let the interviewee and others ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Geoffrey D. Miller, Ricardo Sanchez, Barbara G. Fast
Use of phobias, Other
Interviewee was assigned to AG from October 7-21, 2003 as a member of the Mobile Training Team. Interviewee noted, "I did see detainees in various states of dress to include nakedness and detainees. The MPs used segregation and stripping as a ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Nudity, Other
Interviewee was assigned to AG from October 7-21, 2003 as a member of the Mobile Training Team. Interviewee recalled the he/she had a conversation with [redacted] concerning the IROE and interrogation approaches. Stated that he/she gave him ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Other
Interviewee was assigned to AG in early October as a the day shift Supervisor of Tier 1-3. Stated that he/she was unaware of detainee abuse and photos until it was reported on TV. Did recall, in mid-December "[o]ne day as I was walking the hard ...
Sworn statement regarding detainee abuse. The interviewee identified an individual in a photo stating he always carried a K-bar knife and stated that "the death of the detainee was from integration from MI. She told me it was listed as a heart ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Use of phobias, Other Humiliation, Other
Sworn statement regarding detainee abuse. The interviewee identified an individual in a photo stating he always carried a K-bar knife and stated that "the death of the detainee was from integration from MI. She told me it was listed as a heart ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Use of phobias, Other Humiliation, Other
Interviewee, an AR 15-6 Investigating Officer. The interviewee briefly referred to two violations, one involving a claim of abuse by two female detainees. The women's claim was not described by the interviewee, but they claimed abuse by three ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Geoffrey D. Miller, Ricardo Sanchez, Antonio Taguba
Physical assault, Other
Interviewee, an AR 15-6 Investigating Officer. The interviewee briefly referred to two violations, one involving a claim of abuse by two female detainees. The women's claim was not described by the interviewee, but they claimed abuse by three ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, Geoffrey D. Miller, Ricardo Sanchez
Physical assault, Other
Interviewee was assigned to AG on October 19, 2003 as a Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collector/Interrogator assigned to the Military Intelligence Group. Interviewee recalled a number of incidents. In the first incident, a MP Officer was escorting ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other
Interviewee was assigned to AG in mid-October 2003 as a member of the Fusion Analysis Cell; interviewee had Top Secret Clearances. Recalled an incident occurring in the hard site, where the MPs had two detainees in the middle of the cell, naked, ...