Review Of The Fbi S Involvement In And Observations Of Detainee Interrogations In Guantanamo Bay Afghanistan And Iraq

"This Executive Summary summarizes the results of the review conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) involvement and observations of detainee interrogations in Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Afghanistan, and Iraq. The focus of our review was whether FBI agents witnessed incidents of detainee abuse in the military zones, whether FBI employees reported any such abuse to their superiors or others, and how those reports were handled. The OIG also examined whether FBI employees participated in any detainee abuse. In addition, we examined the development and adequacy of the policies, guidance, and training that the FBI provided to the agents it deployed to the military zones"--Executive summary.

This review focuses on: whether FBI agents witnessed incidents of detainee abuse in the military zones of Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan and Iraq; whether FBI employees reported any such abuse to their superiors or others; and how these reports were handled. This review also examined whether FBI employees participated in any detainee abuse. In addition, it examined the development and adequacy of the policies, guidance, and training that the FBI provided to the agents it deployed to the military zones. This review focused primarily on the activities and observations of the approximately 1,000 FBI agents who were deployed to military facilities under the control of the Dept. of Defense between 2001 and 2004. Illustrations.

"This Executive Summary summarizes the results of the review conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) involvement and observations of detainee interrogations in Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Afghanistan, and Iraq. The focus of our review was whether FBI agents witnessed incidents of detainee abuse in the military zones, whether FBI employees reported any such abuse to their superiors or others, and how those reports were handled. The OIG also examined whether FBI employees participated in any detainee abuse. In addition, we examined the development and adequacy of the policies, guidance, and training that the FBI provided to the agents it deployed to the military zones"--Executive summary.

A review of the FBI's involvement in and observations of detainee interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq .

This is a reproduction of an important official FBI report about allegations of detainee mistreatment at the Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (JTF-GTMO, GITMO), the Abu Ghraib prison, and War on Terror enemy combatants. The report found that after FBI agents in GTMO and other military zones were confronted with interrogators from other agencies who used more aggressive interrogation techniques than the techniques that the FBI had successfully employed for many years, the FBI decided that it would not participate in joint interrogations of detainees with other agencies in which techniques not allowed by the FBI were used. The review determined that the vast majority of FBI agents complied with FBI interview policies and separated themselves from interrogators who used non-FBI techniques. In a few instances, FBI agents used or participated in interrogations during which techniques were used that would not normally be permitted in the United States. These incidents were infrequent and were sometimes related to the unfamiliar circumstances agents encountered in the military zones. They in no way resembled the incidents of detainee mistreatment that occurred at Abu Ghraib. Contents include: Chapter One: Introduction * Chapter Two: Factual Background * Chapter Three: Background Regarding Interrogation Policies * Chapter Four: The Early Development Of Fbi Policies Regarding Detainee Interviews And Interrogations * Chapter Five: Fbi Concerns About Military Interrogation At Guantanamo Bay * Chapter Six: The Fbi's Response To The Disclosure Of Detainee Mistreatment At Abu Ghraib Prison * Chapter Seven: Training Regarding Detainee Treatment Provided To Fbi Agents In The Military Zones * Chapter Eight: Fbi Observations Regarding Detainee Treatment In Guantanamo Bay * Chapter Nine: Fbi Observations Regarding Detainee Treatment In Afghanistan * Chapter Ten: Fbi Observations In Iraq * Chapter Eleven: Oig Review Of Allegations Of Misconduct By Fbi Employees In Military Zones * Chapter Twelve: Conclusions * III. Prior Reports Regarding Detainee Mistreatment * IV. Methodology of OIG Review of Knowledge of FBI Agents Regarding Detainee Treatment * A. The OIG June 2005 Survey * B. OIG Selection of FBI Personnel for. Interviews * C. OIG Treatment of Military Conduct * V. Organization of the OIG Report * CHAPTER TWO: FACTUAL BACKGROUND * I. The Changing Role of the FBI After September 11 * II. FBI Headquarters Organizational Structure for Military Zones * A. Counterterrorism Division * 1. International Terrorism Operations Sections * 2. Counterterrorism Operations Response Section * B. Critical Incident Response Group. * C. Office of General Counsel. * III. Other DO J Entities Involved in Overseas Detainee Matters * IV. Inter-Agency Entities and Agreements Relating to Detainee Matters * A. The Policy Coordinating Committee * B. Inter-Agency Memorandums of Understanding * V. Background Regarding the FBI's Role in the Military Zones * A. Afghanistan * 1. Military Operations and Detention Facilities * 2. The FBI's Mission * 3. FBI Deployments * 4. Organizational Structure of the FBI in Afghanistan * 5. FBI Activities in Afghanistan * B. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba * 1. Military Operations and Detention Facilities * 2. The FBI's Mission * 3. FBI Deployments * 4. FBI Organizational Structure at GTMO * 5. FBI Activities at GTMO * C. Iraq * 1. Military and CIA Operations and Detention Facilities * 2. The FBI's Mission in Iraq * 3. FBI Deployments to Iraq * 4. Organizational Structure of the FBI in Iraq * 5. FBI Activities in Iraq * CHAPTER THREE: BACKGROUND REGARDING INTERROGATION POLICIES

After September 11, 2001 the Bush Administration decided that the most important intelligence about terrorism would come from the interrogation of captives suspected of terrorism. As a result, many detainees were subject to harsh interrogation techniques that at times amounted to torture. Here, James P. Pfiffner authoritatively examines the policy directives, operational decisions, and leadership actions of the Bush Administration that reversed centuries of US policy on the treatment of enemy prisoners. He shows how the serious reservations of career military lawyers about these policies were overcome by the political appointees of the Bush Administration. Pfiffner then analyses the philosophical and legal underpinnings of the policies and practices that have led to the denunciation of the United States' policies by its allies and adversaries throughout the world. Looking ahead, Pfiffner anticipates Obama administration policy changes to restore U.S. credibility and accountability. In all, Torture as Public Policy is a model of detailed policy analysis that demonstrates how greatly public policy matters beyond the back corridors of bureaucracy.