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. 05, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 38
CID report and accompanying documents related to an investigation of abuse. The investigation followed a report by a U.S. Army Medic at Bagram Detention Facility that Persons Under Control (PUC) numbers 327, 328 and 330 may have been previously ...
Oct. 15, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
Physical assault
July 02, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 39
CID Report and accompanying documents related to an investigation into allegation of abuse of a detainee in Peshawar, Pakistan and Kandahar, Afghanistan. The detainee claimed that he was beaten on his hands, feet, and chest while detained. The ...
Oct. 15, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
Physical assault
DOA | ACLU-RDI 206

A list of the 106 annexes to the Taguba Report.

Oct. 19, 2004
Chart/List
Antonio Taguba, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Thomas Pappas
June 04, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 207

A memorandum for the record from the Chief of Military Justice certifying that a printed copy of the Taguba report, provided to the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a true and accurate copy. ...

Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Richard B. Myers, Thomas Pappas, Antonio Taguba, Donald J. Ryder
June 04, 2004 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 208

A memorandum for the record from a Special Assistant to the Staff Judge Advocate certifying that the Master Disk of the Taguba report, provided to headquarters of Central Command (CENTCOM), is a true and accurate copy. The memo also discusses ...

Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Antonio Taguba, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Michael R. Osterhout
DOA | ACLU-RDI 209

This report reflects the findings of an investigation, led by Major General Antonio Taguba, into the allegations of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. The investigation took place in February of 2004 and concluded that numerous instances of ...

Oct. 19, 2004
Oversight Report, Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Antonio Taguba
Antonio Taguba, Ricardo Sanchez, R. Steven Whitcomb, David D. McKiernan, Kinard J. La Fate, Geoffrey D. Miller, Donald J. Ryder
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Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Sexual, General, Threat, Assault/death, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Other
DOA | ACLU-RDI 210
This First Annex to Major General Antonio M. Taguba's Report in to the allegations of abuses at Abu Ghraib prison focuses on the psychological factors contributing to the abuse of detainees at the prison. The assessment cites a number of ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Geoffrey D. Miller, Donald J. Ryder, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
Jan. 19, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 211

This Department of Defense memo is the formal request for the appointment of an investigating officer to investigate the conduct of the 800th Military Police Brigade's conduct and activities at Abu Ghraib prison.

Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo
David D. McKiernan, Marc Warren
Jan. 24, 2004 | DOA | CENTCOM | ACLU-RDI 212
Memorandum from CENTCOM to the Commander of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command to conduct an investigation in the the 800th Military Police Brigade's detainee operations and allegations of detainee abuse from November 1, 2003 to time of ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo
R. Steven Whitcomb
Jan. 23, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 213
Memorandum appointing Major General Antonio Taguba to conduct an informal investigation into the 800th MP Brigade's detention operations and allegations of detainee abuse at Abu Gbraib prison from Nov 1, 2003 to the time of the memorandum.
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File
David D. McKiernan
Antonio Taguba
David D. McKiernan, Antonio Taguba