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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Jan. 27, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4623
This State Department cable is a synopsis of a meeting held at Sec. of State Powell's offices on January 15, 2004. The meeting was attended by: Sec. of State Powell; A/S Arthur E. Dewey; Craig Kelly; JoAnn Dolan and Carrie Santos on the U.S. ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Cable
Colin L. Powell, Christophe Girod, Arthur E. Dewey , Craig A. Kelly
Jan. 27, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4624
This state Department cable is a redacted page with no context or information. It shows the U.S. DOS locations it is intended for, but no other text or information.
Apr. 22, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4625
This State department cable concerns a meeting between Amb. Pierre-Richard Prosper and Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee for the Red Cross. The discussion focused on detention issues regarding Guantanamo, Iraq, and ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Cable
Pierre-Richard Prosper, Edward R. Cummings
May 13, 2003 | ACLU-RDI 4626
This State Department cable provides insight on a trip to Baghdad, Iraq by President of the International Committee for the Red Cross Kellenberger. Mr. Kellenberger privately shared his impressions of the situation in Iraq with U.S. Ambassador ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Cable
Kevin Edward Moley
Sept. 30, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4627
This is a State Department talking points memo on how to address the issues of detainees and detainee abuse. It references speeches and interviews that President Bush and other administration officials have given to describe and give context as ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Non-legal Memo
George W. Bush, Scott McClellan, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, L. Paul Bremer, Colin L. Powell, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice
May 17, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4628
Emails between DOS Officials briefly discussing an Indian citizen custody at Abu Ghraib and email forward of an Associated Press article discussing the release of Saddam Hussein from U.S. control to Iraq control.
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Aaron M. Cope
Aaron W. Jost | James P. Seevers | Nicholas J. Dean
Frank E. Schmelzer , Aaron M. Cope , Aaron W. Jost, James P. Seevers , Nicholas J. Dean, Brian T. Neubert, John R. Waters, Cara L. Abercrombie
June 16, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4629
Emails between DOS Officials discussing the return of control to Iraq, particularly their control over prisons.
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Aaron W. Jost
John C. Stevens | Mikael C. McCowan | Cara L. Abercrombie
Todd F. Buchwald, Elizabeth H. Richard, Richard G. Olson, Cara L. Abercrombie, Rexon Y. Ryu, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Joshua L. Dorosin, Aaron W. Jost, John C. Stevens, Mikael C. McCowan
June 30, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4630
Emails between DOS Officials discussing the death of an Egyptian scientist, Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Azmeerly, who was killed while in U.S. custody at Abu Ghraib.
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Joel M. Rubin | Cara L. Abercrombie | Carrie W. Hernandez
Cara L. Abercrombie | Carrie W. Hernandez
Joel M. Rubin, Cara L. Abercrombie, James C. Martin, Carrie W. Hernandez, James C. Martin, Alaa O. Farrag
Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Azmeerly
Physical assault, General
July 02, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4631
Emails between DOS Officials regarding detainees at Abu Ghraib (AG). The more recent email discusses an Israeli national, George Ben-Baki, who is believed to be a detainee at AG, however, the officials are unsure and awaiting confirmation from ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Cara L. Abercrombie
Daniel J. Wartko
Richard G. Olson, Cara L. Abercrombie, Donald A. Blome, Daniel J. Wartko, Dorothy C. Shea, David J. Greene , Norman H. Olsen , David B. Berns, Thomas E. Williams, Frank E. Schmelzer
George Ben-Baki
May 17, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4632
Email discusses the detention of Jordanian's in Iraq. It mentions that the Jordanian Parliament alleged that more than 1000 Jordanians were in Coalition custody in Iraq, whereas the Jordan Ministry of Foreign Affairs believed 19 Jordanians were ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Email
Stephanie T. Williams, Aaron W. Jost, Mikael C. McCowan, Richard G. Olson, Edward Gnehm, Colin L. Powell