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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June 28, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2200
Emails include a tasking summary and a CID detainee abuse summary/chart. The summary provides that the CID is investigating: 80 violations (in facilities), 38 detainee deaths, 38 assaults, 3 sexual assaults, and a theft; 43 violations (outside of ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Antonio Taguba
Physical assault, Sexual, General, Other
Mar. 01, 2006 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2201
A deleted-page information sheet from the DOD in response to the ACLU's FOIA request. The DOD notes that pages, 16253-16255, were withheld for further review.
June 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2202
This information paper describes the incidents which resulted in the death of Iraqi Major General and detainee, Abed Hamed Mowhoush. Major General Mowhoush was detained and transported to a temporary detention facility, between November 10-24, ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Carol A. Haave, Lewis E. Welshofer, Jr., Jeff L. Williams, William J. Sommer, Jerry L. Loper
Abed Hamed Mowhoush
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Other
June 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2203
Email includes an executive summary that discusses the DOA's investigations into detainee abuse, including the different types of support they have received thus far.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Keith B. Alexander, George R. Fay, Donald J. Ryder, Geoffrey D. Miller, James R. Schlesinger, Donald J. Ryder, Antonio Taguba, James A. Coggin, Chris Geren, Michael D. Maples, Edward Moore, Jr.
June 28, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2205
Emails discussing Department of Administrative Services weekly meetings with the Office of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General and the Criminal Investigation Command.
June 28, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2206
Email references seven attachments, one of the seven is an included situation report, which discusses an action plan to revise detention operations policies.
June 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2207
Email requesting approval of a June 25, 2004 daily update.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
June 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2208
Email includes an attachment of PowerPoint slides on "Army Detainee Operations: Recommended Alternate Course of Action" dated 08/04/04.
Aug. 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2209
Emails include an executive summary that answers the question, how many criminal investigations were begun as a result of MG Fay's investigation? It reports that the CID initiated 186 criminal investigations as of August 6, 2004, while 24 ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
George R. Fay, Edward L. Richmond, Daniel V. Wright, Chris Geren, Leo A. Brooks, Jr.
Aug. 09, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2210

Email includes a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Detainee Operations Summary," which outlines different events surrounding detainee abuse cases, including Private First Class England's pre-trial investigation.

Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Lynndie Rana England, Paul J. Kern, Anthony R. Jones, George R. Fay, Joel F. Hefley , Barbara A. Mikulski, Tina Ballard, Keith B. Alexander, Gregory Meeks, Henry A. Waxman, Chris Geren, Michael D. Maples, Ron Lee Wyden, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Sabrina D. Harman, Ricardo Sanchez, Richard B. Cheney, Edward L. Richmond, Richard X. McGraw, Paul Wolfowitz, James R. Schlesinger
Nagem Sadoon Hatab , Naeem Sadun Hatab