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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DOA | ACLU-RDI 1989

This appears to be portions of a draft of the report by Army Inspector General Mikolashek on detainee abuse at US facilities overseas. Portions of this report were made public and published. The pages contained herein correspond to pages 16 ...

Jan. 06, 2005 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1990
The report of the Army Inspector General (DAIG) follows up on the Taguba report that made findings against BG Karpinski. The DAIG investigations gave Karpinski a chance to review and rebut the report. The DAIG then gave Major Taguba a chance to ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Oversight Report
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Antonio Taguba
Mar. 11, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1991
Document by Army Inspector General assessing the training of army reserve units on Law of Land Warfare, Detainee Treatment Requirements, Ethics and Leadership. The report states that the "way ahead" for the Army Reserve is to nurture and preserve ...
May 17, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1992
This is a collection of information related to detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib and the role of the reserve component of the Army.
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
James R. Helmly
May 26, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 1993
Press Reports re: General Karpinski's Role in the Detainee Abuse Scandal and the Fall-out May 2004
Sept. 01, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1994
Army Newpaper The Call: Issue September - October 2002
DOA | ACLU-RDI 1995
Report with observations and assessment of operations at detainee collection points in Afghanistan. This is Chapter 3: Operational Intelligence; Topic D: Collection.
DOA | ACLU-RDI 1996
Report with observations and assessment of operations at detainee collection points in Afghanistan. This is Chapter 9: Public Affairs; Topic A: Providing Public Affairs.