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CID Report: 0384-04-CID023-67275

July 16, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 90
CID Report of investigation initiated by Secretary of Defense on basis of “a photograph suspected to depict U.S. Army personnel abusing an Iraqi detainee.” The photograph, taken with a digital camera and found on a government computer, depicts three Iraqi detainees “zip-tied to bars in a stress position, fully clothed, with hoods over their heads, and three soldiers posing in the background.” One of the soldiers, who was holding a broom, explained in a written statement that she was “posing as if I was sticking the end of the broomstick into the rectum of a restrained detainee.” Conclusion: Investigation had established probable cause to believe that four U.S. soldiers “committed the offenses of Conspiracy, Failure to Obey a General Order, and Cruelty & Maltreatment.”
AUTHORING AGENCIES:
RECEIVING AGENCIES:
OFFICIALS MENTIONED:
INCIDENTS OF ABUSE MENTIONED:
  • 2003-12-21, Fallujah, Iraq
    • The Cage, Fallujah, Iraq
    • CID Report of investigation initiated by Secretary of Defense on basis of “a photograph suspected to depict U.S. Army personnel abusing an Iraqi detainee.” The photograph, taken with a digital camera and found on a government computer, depicts three Iraqi detainees “zip-tied to bars in a stress position, fully clothed, with hoods over their heads, and three soldiers posing in the background.” One of the soldiers, who was holding a broom, explained in a written statement that she was “posing as if I was sticking the end of the broomstick into the rectum of a restrained detainee.” This soldier’s file indicates she was employed by the military as an interrogator and that she could speak French and Chinese. CID Report indicates that the original photograph has been destroyed. The report does not include a copy of the photograph. Report indicates that the detainees were being held in a detention facility known as “The Cage,” in Fallujah, Iraq. Report also indicates that detainees were routinely placed in stress positions for “a couple of hours” at a time in order to either (a) elicit more intelligence or (b) punish uncooperative detainees. Conclusion: Investigation had established probable cause to believe that four U.S. soldiers “committed the offenses of Conspiracy, Failure to Obey a General Order, and Cruelty & Maltreatment.”