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Army Memo re: AR 15-6 Investigation into Allegations of Abuse of Detainee During Interrogation

Oct. 8, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 975
Army AR 15-6 Investigation in to the abuse of a detainee during interrogation. The investigation found that the soldiers from the 104th Intelligence Battalion “used an MP baton to hit a detainee’s feet and buttocks during the course of an interrogation” and that this followed an email from a Captain of the unit stating “the gloves are coming off” as it pertained to detainee interrogations. These and other ideas on conducting interrogations on difficult detainees was kept on a computer hard drive in a file called "Alternative Interrogation Techniques.doc" The NCOIC who discovered the abusive interrogation had taken place and subsequently relieved the soldiers and reported this incident stated “I have been very clear in my instructions to my soldiers about their interrogation techniques. I often tell my soldiers, “there’s no one in this Cage worth you going to jail for." The NCOIC was reprimanded with the following admonition “failure to establish a proper leadership climate and failure to properly supervise interrogation activities under your purview are beneath the standards of professionalism I expect from non-commissioned officers”.
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  • 2003-09-24, Camp Patriot (Camp Dragoon) (FOB Iron Horse), Iraq
    • Soldiers from the 104th Intelligence Battalion “used an MP baton to hit a detainee’s feet and buttocks during the course of an interrogation” and that this followed an email from a Captain of the Unit stating “the gloves are coming off” as it pertained to detainee interrogations. The NCOIC who discovered the abusive interrogation had taken place and subsequently relieved the soldiers and reported this incident stated “I have been very clear in my instructions to my soldiers about their interrogation techniques. I often tell my soldiers, “there’s no one in this Cage worth you going to jail for." The NCOIC was reprimanded with the following admonition “failure to establish a proper leadership climate and failure to properly supervise interrogation activities under your purview are beneath the standards of professionalism I expect from non-commissioned officers”.