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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Mar. 30, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4267
Email string between Carol Santos, Cheryl Parker, Jeremy Caddel and Others concerning "Memo to S about concerns raised by ICRC on U.S. detention practices" in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The comments from Ms. Parker are "PDAS Michele Sison clears ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Cheryl L. Parker
Carol T. Santos | Jeremy D. Caddel | Patricia M. Haslach | Timothy E. Wilder
Carol T. Santos, Cheryl L. Parker
May 12, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4272
Email from Sara Stryker to Patricia Haslach and others with an attachment of State Department talking points to address questions concerning allegations of detainees abuse. Ms. Stryker's comments are "for clearance, please, by 1100 if possible. I ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Sara A. Stryker
Patricia M. Haslach | Jonathan J. Carpenter | Ronald W. Miller | Jeremy D. Caddel | John A. Gastright | Patrick M. Stewart | Amanda D. Rogers-Harper | Mustafa M. Popal
Sara A. Stryker, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Ronald W. Miller, Mustafa Popal
Apr. 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4300
Email from Jeremy Caddel concerning talking points for the Email from Jeremy D. Caddel to Eric K. Fisher, Jeffrey J. Hawkins and Others re: Talking Points for International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). The talking points include: Doab ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Jeremy D. Caddel
Patricia M. Haslach | William B. Taylor | Jeremy D. Caddel | Eric K. Fisher | Jeffery J. Hawkins | Thomas F. Lynch | Dick X. McGraw
Jeremy D. Caddel, Patricia M. Haslach, William B. Taylor, Richard X. McGraw