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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July 14, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3025
Testimony of Valerie Caproni, GC, before the House Intelligence Committee 7/14/04
Dec. 15, 2004
Other
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni, Jane Harman
May 07, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2733
Response to letter from Senator Patrick Leahy seeking clarification regarding referral for investigation received by DOJ from DOD and CIA. Specifically concerning the investigation of abuses by civilian contractors at Abu Ghraib.
Oct. 15, 2004
Letter
William Moschella
Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy, William E. Moschella, Orrin Hatch
Executive | ACLU-RDI 2454
Discussion of Geneva Convention. Illustrates points where Iraq has violated the Convention.
Legislative | ACLU-RDI 2027
Questions to Hon. Les Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army and Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff of the Army from Senators Carl Levin and Bill Nelson. Questions focus on detainees' right to communicate with the International Committee ...
Oversight Report
Carl Levin, Romie Leslie Brownlee, Peter Schoomaker, Paul Mikolashek, Bill Nelson
Sept. 09, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 937
General Kern testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the detainee abuse that occurred at Abu Ghraib prison. Gen. Kern stated "We set our course to find truth, not to “whitewash” or to convict those who are not incriminated". And ...
Apr. 06, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Paul J. Kern
Paul J. Kern, Carl Levin, Anthony R. Jones, George R. Fay, Antonio Taguba, Donald J. Ryder, Walter Wojdakowski, Geoffrey D. Miller, Janis Leigh Karpinski
May 04, 2004 | Legislative | ACLU-RDI 362
Statement from the Army regarding allegations of abuse at Abu Ghraib (two versions). Army as Executive Agent for Detainee Operations provided talking points regarding contract interrogator standards, interrogation training improvements, and Army ...
Dec. 31, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Romie Leslie Brownlee, John Warner, Carl Levin
Physical assault, General