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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Dec. 09, 2003 | DIA | ACLU-RDI 195
Theses emails are between DIS Officials discussing developing interrogation policies and guidelines. One of the authors states that the interrogation mission is codified under the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combat Command doctrine. However, ...
May 19, 2004 | DIA | ACLU-RDI 205
These emails between DIA officials discuss SJA review of AR 15-6 investigations, letters of reprimand stemming from detainee abuse allegations and DIA's need to do a "round up" of all possible detainee abuse cases.
May 10, 2004 | DIA | ACLU-RDI 178
The document describes a meeting that discussed (among other things), the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) interactions with Iraqi prisoners and the methods used in these interactions (debriefings, interviews, interrogations). The head of the ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Email
Lowell Jacoby, Keith Dayton
May 10, 2004 | DIA | ACLU-RDI 186
This email concerns an investigation in to an account of a DIA/DHS officer who while at the Bagram Collection Point participated in the abuse of an Uzbek who was turned over to Coalition forces by local villagers. The report, unsubstantiated, was ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Email
Physical assault