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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Feb. 19, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3563
These emails concern the coordination of the State Department’s resources in transferring operations of the Joint Interagency Interrogation functions to a new command that will be headed by MG Dunleavy. The new Joint Task Force (JTF-170) will ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Gregory M. Suchan
Linda Watt
Gregory M. Suchan, Linda Watt, Martin Chesches, John Finney, Brent E. Blaschke , Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Peter G. Schmeelk , Randolph Marshall Bell, Debra L. Cagan, James J. Carragher, Gregory B. Sprow, James A. Larocco, Gordon Gray, Michael E. Dunlavey
Feb. 26, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3564
State Department Bureau of Political-Military Affairs cover sheet. No attachment.
Nov. 23, 2004
Letter
Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Gregory M. Suchan, John Finney, Chris Duvall, Carolyn F. Wilson, Timothy J. Dunn, Colin L. Powell
Feb. 02, 2005 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3565
This State Department Cable is entitled "Subject: February 2 Transfer of Detainees to Guantanamo". There is no other discernible information or context
Feb. 28, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3566
State Department memo on how to address questions from the media on how the Guantanamo detainees are being treated. The memo poses potential questions and answers and states that the answers should be that the detainees are being: treated ...
Mar. 11, 2002 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 3567
Associated Press article about Iran’s insistence that none of its citizens had been arrested in Afghanistan.
Nov. 23, 2004
Other
Condoleeza Rice
Mar. 14, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3568
Email stating that CWG had spoken with SOUTHCOM about arrangements for access to Guantanamo detainees. It states that once OSD clears the visit request, SOUTHCOM would block off a week for each group to visit.  It notes that SOUTHCOM was aware of ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Gregory M. Suchan, Peter G. Schmeelk , Brent E. Blaschke
Apr. 05, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3569
This email contains a forwarded email from Linda Watt, Foreign Policy Advisor, SOUTHCOM, about the construction of the detainee facilities at Guantanamo. It states how many detainees will be housed there and the expectation of the resumption of ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Linda Watt, Gregory M. Suchan, Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Gordon Gray, Chris Duvall, Brent E. Blaschke , James J. Carragher
May 01, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3570
This State Department Cable is entitled "Subject: May 1 Transfer of Detainees to Guantanamo". There is no other discernible information or context.
Apr. 28, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3571
State Department Inter-Agency document Cover letter, no attachment; no content.
Nov. 23, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Colin L. Powell, Condoleeza Rice
Dec. 10, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3572
This is a State Department cable containing an Action Message that states the US Government is gathering information on the identities and nationalities of detainees found in the conflict zone of Afghanistan, but is not sharing that information ...