Sworn statement of a Sergeant who arrived to Abu Ghraib prison at the end of July 2003 to December 16, 2003 with the advanced party as an interrogator. The Sgt recalled the use of unmuzzled dogs, along with loud music. He recalled interrogating ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Sworn statement of Lieutenant Colonel with the 115th Military Police Battalion. The LTC recalled being aware of one incident where a soldier urinated on a detainee. He also recalled another incident where a detainee returned to the SP/CF area ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Buford Blount, III, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Thomas Pappas, Keith Dayton, Geoffrey D. Miller
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Other
Interview (Statement)
Buford Blount, III, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Thomas Pappas, Keith Dayton, Geoffrey D. Miller
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Other
This statement of a CACI civilian contractor for the Dept. of Defense who states that he arrived at Abu Ghraib Prison on October 5, 2003. He states that "The Joint interrogation Debriefing Center Commander gave all new arrivals a down and dirty ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Nudity
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Nudity
Interviewee became the Chief of Staff under MG Fast in October 2003. Interviewee's sworn statement describes the general atmosphere at AG (chain of command, etc.); explains a lack of "formal system to monitor [contractor] ...
Interviewee was assigned to AG on October 21 as the Chief of the Terrorist, Foreign Fighters and Extremist element of the JIDC.
Interviewee recalled one detainee being handcuffed to the cell bar, which restricted his movement.
Interviewee ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Ricardo Sanchez, Thomas Pappas
Use of water, Other, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming, Forced physical training
Interview (Transcript)
Ricardo Sanchez, Thomas Pappas
Use of water, Other, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming, Forced physical training
Interviewee was assigned to Iraq in the third week of April, and traveled to AG approximately five times from early October to late January. Interviewee's visits to AG were related to "checking on the support of CACI contracted personnel."
Sworn ...
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
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other
Interviewee was assigned to AG from May 23, 2003 to October 15, 2003 as the Iraqi Survey Group of the 72 Military Police Company.
Interviewee recalled an incident where [redacted] had several detainees moved into the sun. Later, the detainees ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Geoffrey D. Miller, Thomas Pappas
Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity
Interview (Transcript)
Geoffrey D. Miller, Thomas Pappas
Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity
Interviewee arrived at AG on October 23, 2003 in order to conduct interrogation operations.
Interviewee recalled an incident in December where a dog was used during the interrogation of an Iraqi Police (IP) detainee.
Interviewee also noted that ...
Interviewee was the Deputy CJ2 (length of assignment unknown).
Interviewee provided that he/she was made aware of the following incidents: a detainee was walked back to his cell in the nude. The interviewee stated that he/she learned of the ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Barbara G. Fast, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Barbara G. Fast, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual