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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Email is to report a serious report of Detainee abuse. No details given.
Email is a follow-up on a report of cases involving the UN Oil for Food program. Chris Swecker replys and states: "They are standing down on opening a case and are conferring with the military".
May 18, 2005
Email
Laura M. Laughlin
Valerie E. Caproni
Laura M. Laughlin, Valerie E. Caproni, Chris Swecker
An email from an FBI official to Valerie Caproni, General Counsel, FBI - Contents completely redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni

A string of emails regarding Abu Ghraib Prison abuse allegation forwarded from Tomas J. Harrington to Valerie Caproni noting that the FBI may be asked about Abu Ghraib and that FBI Director Mueller and General Ricardo Sanchez are aware of the ...

Cable summarizes the results of 14 interviews of FBI personnel who participated in detainee interviews at Abu Ghraib between October and December 2003. Attached to the cable is a classified chart of FBI personnel who conducted interviews at ...

List of FBI agents interviewed about interrogations at Abu Ghraib sent to Valerie Caproni with attachments. Attachments include August 2002 memo to Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) about services provided to Guantanamo and emails ...

This email refers to a meeting with the DOD regarding prisoner-abuse investigations in Iraq.  The contents of the email is "If I can provide any additional information, please let me know I'll be out of the office on Monday, May 17th, ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni | Patrick W. Kelley
Valerie E. Caproni, Patrick W. Kelley
This FBI email mentions disagreements between the DOD and the FBI on how to handle interrogations of detainees at Guantanamo bay. The FBI is advising DOD on techniques that were ineffective in producing reliable intelligence. Email cites example ...
Contents Completely Redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
E-mail between T.J. Harrington, Valerie Caproni and other un-named FBI officials concerning photographs on a CD from various FBI personnel during their TDY rotation to the Baghdad Operation Center. An FBI agent who reviewed the CD did not believe ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Thomas J. Harrington
Valerie E. Caproni
Thomas J. Harrington, Valerie E. Caproni