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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A Military Police soldier punched a detainee in the mouth at Guantanamo hospital to stop the detainee from spitting at the MPs. The incident was reported in sworn statements by the soldiers present as follows: Detainee, Mash Alawad Alhabiri, was ...
June 30, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Mash Alawad Alhabiri
Physical assault

This document is a collection of seven (7) sworn statements concerning an incident at the Guantanamo hospital on October 7, 2004 when a detainee, Mash Alawad Alhabiri, attacked an MP and was subdued with a punch that bloodied his lip. Each ...

June 30, 2006
Investigative File, Interview (Statement)
Mash Alawad Alhabiri
Physical assault
DOD Hospital Record for the October 7, 2004 Incident at Guantanamo Hospital when a detainee attacked an MP who was attempting to loosen the detainees restraints to make the detainee more comfortable. The detainee was subdued with a punch in the ...
June 30, 2006
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Mash Alawad Alhabiri
This memo is a synopsis of the Military Police investigation in to the incident at Guantanamo Hospital where detainee Mash Alawad Alhabiri began to spit and attempt to attack the MPs present and was subdued by an MP with a punch to the mouth, ...
June 30, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Mash Alawad Alhabiri
Physical assault
This memo is a synopsis of an investigation in to a possible incident of detainee abuse at Guantanamo. The detainee became unruly during an interview and overturned a table and began to kick personnel in the room. The detainee was restrained with ...
Details of an incident that occurred on 07/01/2005. A Yemeni detainee was told he was being moved to a different cell and refused to cooperate. During a Forced Cell Extraction (FCE) the detainee was slightly injured to his lip and forehead. Very ...
June 30, 2006
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault
This is a Defense Intelligence Agency PowerPoint Presentation on the DIA's interaction with Iraqi detainees. It covers the policies and procedures; Interrogation Handling Safeguards; Debriefing Team Methodology as well as an overview of the ...
This memo is a synopsis of an investigation in to an allegation of abuse of a detainee. The abuse was reported to have occurred at the Bagram Collection Point (BCP) between April 7, 2002 and February 7, 2003. The investigator was not able to ...
This DOD Memo provides a summary on CID investigations of detainee abuse and/or death in Iraq and Afghanistan. It lists forty-one (41) instances of death and abuse and the status of the investigations as well as any information relevant to the ...
This memo is a response to an inquiry to an allegation that a particular detainee was abused by U.S. forces while at the Bagram Collection Point (BCP) in Bagram Afghanistan from April 7, 2002 through February 2003. The memo states “All Bagram ...