FBI E-MAIL Refers to Presidential Order Authorizing Inhumane Interrogation Technigues

FBI E-Mail Refers to Presidential Order Authorizing Inhumane Interrogation Techniques

Records Released in Response to Torture FOIA Request (released by the government 12/15/04, released by the ACLU 12/20/04)

12/05/03 12/15/04 Agency: FBI [Criminal Justice Information Services CJIS
“Of concern, DOD interrogators impersonating Supervisory Special Agents of the FBI told a detainee that REDACTED. These same interrogation teams then REDACTED. The detainee was also told by this interrogation team REDACTED. These tactics have produced no intelligence of a threat neutralization nature to date and CITF believes that techniques have destroyed any chance of prosecuting this detainee. If this detainee is ever released or his story made public in any way, DOD interrogators will not be held accountable because these torture techniques were done the “FBI” interrogators. The FBI will be left holding the bag before the public.”
E-mail from REDACTED to Gary Bald, Frankie Battle, Arthur Cummings Re: FWD: Impersonating FBI at GTMO:

08/28/02 12/15/04 Agency: FBI [Criminal Justice Information Services CJIS]
“We met with the medical staff re the detainees and the interview process. They gave us an insight into the outpatient clinic and the fleet hospital. They were very agreeable to working directly with the interviewers and the MP’s on getting treatment to the detainees.”
E-mail from REDACTED to REDACTED Re GTMO Gazette

#2 (2 pages) FBI.121504.4059_4060

12/09/02 12/15/04 Agency: FBI [Criminal Justice Information Services CJIS]
“Attached are some documents that may be of interest to Spike Bowman who I understand is reviewing legal aspects of interviews here in GTMO. They were provided to me by one of the JAG lawyers working at CITF. One of these is a review of interrogation methods by a DOD lawyer. Basically, it appears that the lawyer worked hard to write a legal justification for the type of interviews they (the Army) want to conduct here.”
E-mail from REDACTED to REDACTED, Re Legal Issues re:Guantanamo Bay
#3. ( 1 page) FBI.121504.4076.pdf

05/13/04 12/15/04 Agency: FBI [Criminal Justice Information Services CJIS]
“After we got off the phone, I found the attached E-mail which we sent to General Miller last year. Also, there is a copy of the military’s use of approved coercive techniques which are quite different I am sure from the Bureau guidelines you are preparing.”
E-mail from REDACTED to REDACTED Re FWD- GTMO
#4 (1 page) FBI.121504.4143

05/06/04 12/15/04 Agency: FBI [Referrals from DOJ, Criminal Division]
“In late 2002 and continuing into mid-2003, the Behavioral Analysis Unit raised concerns over interrogation tactics being employed by the U.S. military. As a result an EC dated 5/30/03, was generated summarizing the FBI’s continued objections to the use of REDACTED techniques to interrogate prisoners. This EC is attached and includes a collection of military documents discussing and authorizing the techniques. We are not aware of the FBI participating directly in any REDACTED interrogations.
http://www.aclu.org/torturefoia/released/FBI.121504.4194.pdf
#5 (1 page) FBI.121504.4194

07/28/04 12/15/04 Agency: FBI [Referrals from DOJ, Criminal Division]
“On 07/27/2004, SAs from WFO met with members of U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division regarding the alleged rape of juvenile male detainee at Abu Ghraib prison.”
Memo from Washington Field CR-2 to Criminal Investigative Field
#6 (1 page) FBI.121504.4311

07/22/04 12/15/04 Agency: FBI [Referrals from DOJ, Criminal Division]
“Be advised, we have already experienced what I would describe as an unfavorable contact with the EDVA regarding WFO’s failure to more aggressively address pending allegations. Specifically, AUSA Rod Spencer, USAO-EDVA, has already berated an agent and I literally have a message on my desk to call him regarding these cases. . . .[T]here will soon come a time when WFO will no longer be able to hold the EDVA off on these matters before DOJ starts calling you. It would be of great benefit if HQ could run a little interference with DOJ. Less pressure on the EDVA would equate to less pressure on WFO.”
http://www.aclu.org/torturefoia/released/FBI.121504.4359_4361.pdf
#7 (3 pages) FBI.121504.4359_4361