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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Apr. 16, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2339
The index lists this document as: SECDEF Memorandum dtd 16 Apr 03 New Policy.
Apr. 24, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 2263
Record of UCMJ Article 15 proceedings relating to CID report 0035-03-CID259-6114. Allegation of misconduct was against a soldier for shooting and killing a detainee during a disturbance in the prison at Camp Bucca, Iraq. The report found that ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Geoffrey D. Miller
Ahmes Al-Haddii Yasiree
Physical assault, General
Apr. 13, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2264
Memo discusses the events surrounding the shooting deaths of two Enemy Prisoners of War (EPWs) at Camp Bucca, Iraq on April 13, 2003. A Specialist and a Staff Sergeant with the 800th Military Police Brigade encountered numerous EPWs throwing ...
Apr. 18, 2003 | NCIS | ACLU-RDI 1889
Memo summarizes the interview of a Camp Delta detainee. The interviewer was a Special Agent with the NCIS, also an Arabic linguist was present. The detainee answered questions regarding his treatment in the camp, his past activities and his trip ...
Apr. 22, 2003 | NCIS | USAF | ACLU-RDI 1890
This investigative report was generated by the Air Force Office of Special Investigation as a Report of Investigative Activity following a joint NCIS/FBI interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo, Cuba. There is a general complaint of ...
Dec. 21, 2005
Investigative File
Physical assault, Sexual, General
Apr. 30, 2003 | NCIS | USAF | ACLU-RDI 1891
This investigative report was generated by the Criminal Investigative Task Force (CITF) Report of Investigative Activity and the Navy Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The detainee maintains his innocents and requested to take a ...
Dec. 21, 2005
Investigative File, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Threat, Assault/death
Apr. 10, 2003 | NCIS | USAF | FBI | ACLU-RDI 1888
Memo summarizes the interview of a Camp Delta detainee. Two interviews were conducted by Special Agents with the FBI, a Special Agent with the Air Force (AFOSI) and a Special Agent with NCIS, also, a linguist was present to translate in both ...
Dec. 21, 2005
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Other
Apr. 07, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1374
Questionnaire asked the Lieutenant Colonel twenty-six questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. Lieutenant Colonel responded that he/she was aware of incident of abuse, however the response is ...
Apr. 07, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1299
Article 15 Proceeding against a soldier who used pepper spray on a detainee after the detainee threw a liquid of unknown substance from his cell on the soldiers. The Soldier states that the detainee threw a cup of liquid once, and then was ...
June 24, 2005
UCMJ (Article 15)
Physical assault, Other
Apr. 14, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1300
This is an Article 15 proceeding against a Military Police soldier who punched a detainee about his body with his fist after the detainee was already shackled. The soldier also faced charges of dereliction of duty by failing to secure the ...
June 24, 2005
UCMJ (Article 15)
Geoffrey D. Miller
Physical assault