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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The document is an internal FBI email regarding the attached draft JTF-GTMO Executive Summary related to the interrogations of ISN (Internment Serial Number) 063. The memorandum details the detainment and interrogation of Detainee Maad al ...
The document is an internal FBI email regarding Gary Bald's answer for the FBI's data request on detainee abuse, as initially requested by the DoJ. Gary Bald denies witnessing any unusual interview techniques during his visits to Iraq and ...
Email
Gary M. Bald
Gary M. Bald, John S. Pistole
The document is an internal FBI email regarding the FBI's lack of involvement in detainee abuse and the claim that the FBI Director did not need to be specifically aware of any abuse allegations.
The document is an internal FBI email regarding the Office of Inspector General's initiation of a full investigation into the FBI's handling of allegations of detainee abuse, including any FBI personnel who may have either witnessed or ...
The document is an internal FBI email regarding a detainee's allegation of experiencing abusive treatment from two FBI agents in Afghanistan.
The document is series of an internal FBI emails regarding whether any FBI personnel had firsthand knowledge of any abuse of detainees at Abu Ghuraib Prison. The emails conclude that no FBI personnel had any such knowledge.
The document is a memorandum including the minutes from the SAAC Director's Advisory Committees Meeting held from March 21 through 25, 2005. The notes include information received from noted speakers/presenters and cover numerous other areas.
The document is a memorandum summarizing the results of the 10/26/04 debriefing of a previous Iraq Deployment On-Scene Commander (OSC) and two Deputy On-Scene Commanders and recommendations for future Iraq deployments. The topics of discussion ...
The document is an internal FBI memorandum sent from the Counterterrorism Division to all divisions, regarding the establishment of the Terrorism Incident Response Protocol (TIRP) - a tool to improve the efficiency of responses to acts of ...
This email is a response to a Bureau wide memo sent by Steve McCraw to illicit information from FBI agents who toured through Guantanamo Bay to report any suspected or witnessed abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. While touring through ...
Jan. 02, 2007
Non-legal Memo, Email
Gary M. Bald, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle