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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Aug. 17, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2214
Email refers to two PowerPoint presentations. [Documents are not included].
Aug. 17, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2215
Email includes an information paper entitled " Detainee Operations." The information paper discusses the role of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command Commissioner with respect to detainees, detainee operations and intelligence oversight.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder, Romie Leslie Brownlee
Aug. 17, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2216
Email includes a daily update from the Office of the Provost Marshall General outlining the office's current and future activities as they relate to detainee operations.
Aug. 17, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3042
Email concerns news paper article about Guantanamo. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly is mentioned.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
George S. Layton
Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran, Toni M. Fogle, George S. Layton, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
Aug. 17, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3043
Update on inquiry requiring personnel at GTMO since 9/11/01 to respond. 530 employees served at GTMO and were notified by e-mail. 478 have responded. 26 of those stated they observed what was believed to be some form of mistreatment and provided ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Thomas J. Harrington
Thomas J. Harrington, Gary M. Bald, Donald W. Thompson, Jr
Aug. 17, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 5412
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the responding agent reported observing no aggressive ...
Aug. 17, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6233
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the personnel structure employed by the FBI when handling CSRT procedures as well as the appropriate person to represent the FBI during meetings between the Secretary of the Navy and the Solicitor ...
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, James M. McGarrah, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
Aug. 17, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6235
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a Post article on Guantanamo as well as the FBI's position on monitoring meetings between the detainees and their attorneys.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Aug. 17, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6301
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding an update to a special inquiry conducted of FBI personnel who served in some capacity at the Guantanamo Bay facility about any observations of aggressive treatment of detainees by either Department ...
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Gary M. Bald, Thomas J. Harrington
Aug. 16, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1205
Forward of an article discussing the creation of a nine-member Combined Review and Release Board for detainees made up of members of the Coalition Forces and the Interim Iraqi Government's Ministries of Justice, Interior and Human Rights.
May 16, 2005
Email
Geoffrey D. Miller