Siems - Torture report : what the documents say about Americas post-9/11 torture program

SAMPLE DOCUMENTS

Sworn statement of a military interpreter, Kandahar Detention Facility, February 13, 2002, available at http://www.aclu.org/files/projects/foiasearch/pdf/DOD043638.pdf.

Alberto R. Gonzaless January 25, 2002 Memorandum for the President, Decision re: Application of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War to the Conflict with Al Qaeda and the Taliban, available at http://www.torturingdemocracy.org/documents/20020125.pdf

Abu Zubaydahs statement to the International Committee of the Red Cross, from the ICRCs February 2007 Report on the Treatment of Fourteen High Value Detainees in CIA Custody, available at http://www.nybooks.com/media/doc/2010/04/22/icrc-report.pdf.

John Yoo and Jay Bybees August 1, 2002 memorandum for the CIA, Interrogation of al Qaeda Operative, available at http://media.luxmedia.com/aclu/olc_08012002_bybee.pdf.

Inventory of 92 videotapes of the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah in the CIA black site in Thailand, available at http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/cia_release20100415_p10-18.pdf.

November 9, 2005 CIA cable confirming destruction of Abu Zubaydah interrogation tapes, available at http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/cia_release20100415_p10-18.pdf.

December 30, 2004 CIA Background Paper on CIAs Combined Use of Interrogation Techniques, available at http://www.aclu.org/torturefoia/released/082409/olcremand/2004olc97.pdf.

CIA Inspector General John L. Helgersons May 2004 classified report, Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities, September 2001-October 2003, available at http://media/luxmedia.com/aclu/IG_Report.pdf.

Judge Gladys Kesslers November 19, 2009 opinion in the habeas corpus petition of Guantnamo detainee Farhi Saeed bin Mohammed, available at http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=in%20fdco%2020091217b92.xml&docbase=cslwar3-2007-curr.

British Court of Appeals seven redacted paragraphs summarizing 42 CIA documents describing the treatment of Binyam Mohamed, publicly released February 10, 2010, available at http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=21735373.

Minutes of the October 2, 2002 Counter Resistance Strategy Meeting with Guantnamo Staff and CIA Attorney Jonathan Fredman, available at http://www.torturingdemocracy.org/documents/20021002.pdf.

Interrogation Log of Mohammed al-Qahtani, November 23, 2002 to January 11, 2003, available at http://www.time.com/time/2006/log/log.pdf.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfelds December 2, 2002 approval of Counter-Resistance Techniques, available at http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB127/02.12.02.pdf.

Navy General Counsel Alberto Moras July 7, 2004 Statement for the Record: Office of General Counsels Involvement in Interrogation Issues, available at http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/safefree/mora_memo_july_2004.pdf.

Interview notes concerning Guantnamo interrogation of Mohammed al-Qahtani, gathered for the Justice Departments Review of the FBIs Involvement in and Observations of Detainee Interrogations in Guantnamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq, available at http://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/natsec/dojfbi20100514/32_interview1_or_interviewnotes_20050621_9pp.pdf

December 5, 2003 FBI email reporting on Guantnamo interrogation of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, available at http://www.aclu.org/torturefoia/released/FBI_3977.pdf

Transcript of Mohamedou Ould Slahis November 22, 2005 Administrative Review Board Proceedings, Guantnamo, available at http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/couch-slahiARB-03312007.pdf.

Lt. Col. Darrel Vandevelds January 12, 2009 Declaration in support of the habeas corpus petition of Mohammed Jawad, available at http://www.aclu.org/national-security/declaration-lt-col-darrel-vandeveld-habeas-corpus-case-mohammed-jawad.

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