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May 23, 2003 | EOUSA | ACLU-RDI 4873

This memo was circulated by the government to all U.S. Attorneys around the country in response to public criticism of the Patriot Act. 

Nov. 09, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Guy A. Lewis
Guy A. Lewis, Mary Beth Buchanan, John D. Ashcroft, Patrick Leahy
Mar. 15, 2004 | Legislative | ACLU-RDI 4874

 A CRS report analyzing the law relating to the detention of two American citizens (Yaser Hamdi and Jose Padilla) as alleged "enemy combatants."

Nov. 09, 2005
Legal Memo
Jennifer K. Elsea
Jennifer K. Elsea, George W. Bush, William J. Haynes, II, Alberto R. Gonzales, Michael H. Mobbs, John D. Ashcroft
Yaser Esam Hamdi, Jose Padilla, John Walker Lindh, Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri
Sept. 06, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 4869
CID Report of investigation of alleged assault on unnamed detainee while in Mosul Detention Facility, Mosul, Iraq.
Dec. 30, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
Jacqueline J. Scott
Physical assault, General
Oct. 26, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 4867
CID Report regarding alleged riot at Abu Ghraib prison on June 13, 2003, during which one Iraqi detainee, Alla Jasin Hassan, was shot to death by Military Police (MP). Official investigation concludes that the shooting was a justified homicide, ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
Jacqueline J. Scott
Alla Jasin Hassan
Oct. 04, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 4868
CID Report regarding alleged abuse suffered by unnamed detainee at unknown location while in the custody of U.S. Coalition forces in Baghdad.
Dec. 30, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
Jacqueline J. Scott, John Peterson, Larry North, Thom Jones
Physical assault, General, Dietary manipulation
May 04, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4865
Army documents, handwritten notes in Arabic and U.S. Army claim forms relating to claim of wrongful shooting and detention of an Iraqi citizen. This also contains a note to the guards at Abu Ghraib to release a wrongfully detained Iraqi citizen ...
Oct. 18, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 4866
CID Report on Hadi Abdul Hussain Hasson, aka Al Zubaidy, ISN US91Z-300055-EPW, who died an "undetermined death" at Camp Bucca. CID indicates that there is "virtually no documentation in reference to Mr. Hasson's manner, cause, or circumstances ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
Jacqueline J. Scott
Hadi Abdul Hussain Hasson al-Zubaidy
Nov. 06, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4863

This memorandum addresses the detention and correction facilities, policies, and procedures carried out by the United States Military in Iraq.. Assessments for this memorandum were conducted from Oct. 13, 2003-Nov. 6, 2003. The memorandum ...

Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Oversight Report
Donald J. Ryder
Mark Inch, Michael Shannon, Donald J. Ryder
DOA | ACLU-RDI 4864
Handwritten Note: Cover Sheet with: Document Listed as 2-S in TOC are included in USAR index & provided. POC - David Goldsmith"
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4860
This one page document is an index of documents produced by the DOD and the date produced.