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Prisoner Abuse in Iraq, Afghanistan and Elsewhere

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Open-Content investigative project managed by Derek, KJF, blackmax

This is the home page for the Prisoner Abuse in Iraq, Afghanistan and Elsewhere investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

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  1. 1886-12-06 December 6, 1886: US Supreme Court Approves Doctrine Underlying Rendition
  2. 1937-06-04 June 4, 1937: Nazis Issue Secret Justification, Guidelines for Torture of Detainees
  3. 1943-07-17 July 17, 1943: Marine Interrogator Recommends Courtesy, Respect towards Detainees for Maximum Intelligence Extraction
  4. 1968-01-21 January 21, 1968: US Soldier Convicted of Waterboarding North Vietnamese Prisoner
  5. 1987-09-14 September 14-18, 1987: Arrested Hijacker ‘Tortured’ in US Custody, According to Later Account
  6. 1987-09-18 September 18, 1987: Lebanese Hijacker Is First Known Islamist Terrorist to Be Rendered by US
  7. 1992-06-15 June 15, 1992: Supreme Court Reaffirms Legal Doctrine Underlying Rendition
  8. 1993-07-15 July 15, 1993: Alleged Hijacker Rendered to US from Nigeria
  9. 1995-01-06 After January 6, 1995: Bojinka Plotter Allegedly Tortured by Philippine Police
  10. 1995-02-07 February 7, 1995: Ramzi Yousef Rendered to US
  11. 1995-04-12 April 12, 1995: Bojinka Plotter Rendered to US
  12. 1995-06-21 June 21, 1995: President Clinton Approves CIA’s Rendition Program
  13. 1995-08-27 August 27, 1995 and Shortly After: CIA and Albanian Intelligence Recruit Knowledgeable Informer
  14. 1995-12-09 December 9-12, 1995: Bojinka Plotter Arrested in Malaysia, Rendered to US
  15. 1996-09-21 September 21, 1996: Alleged Japanese Terrorist Rendered to US from Nepal
  16. 1997-06-15 June 15, 1997: Killer of CIA Officers Captured in Pakistan and Rendered to US
  17. 1997-07-11 After July 11, 1997: CIA Significantly Expands Paramilitary Capacity under New Director Tenet
  18. 1998-01-26 January 26, 1998: US Bans Officials from Abusing or Torturing Others
  19. 1998-06-03 June 3, 1998: Alleged Aircraft Bomber Rendered to US from Egypt
  20. 1998-08-26 August 26, 1998: African Embassy Bomber Rendered to US
  21. 1999-10-10 October 10, 1999: US Deports Suspect in Khobar Towers Bombing to Saudi Arabia, Where He Is Allegedly Tortured
  22. 1999-12-03 December 3, 1999: CIA Tells Top Administration Officials It Will Continue Renditions against Al-Qaeda
  23. 2000-04-07 April 7, 2000: Al-Zawahiri’s Brother Arrested and Rendered to Egypt; Reveals Secrets of Islamic Jihad
  24. 2001-01-21 January 21, 2001: George W. Bush Inaugurated as President
  25. 2001-09-11 Shortly After September 11, 2001: CIA Manager Proposes ‘Hit Teams’ to Carry Out Assassinations in Middle East, Africa, and Europe
  26. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: Ashcroft Not Highly Concerned about Following Procedures So Captured Terrorists Can Be Put on Trial
  27. 2001-09-16 September 16, 2001: Vice President Cheney Vows US Will Respond to 9/11 with ‘Dark Side’ of Intelligence Methods
  28. 2001-09-20 September 20, 2001: Bush Warns of Lengthy Global War on Terrorism, Says ‘Either You Are with Us, or You Are with the Terrorists’
  29. 2001-10-04 October 4, 2001: NATO Meeting Sets Stage for Secret CIA Rendition Flights
  30. 2001-10-21 October 21, 2001: Washington Post Article Hints at US Government’s Use of Rendition and Torture
  31. 2001-10-29 October 29, 2001: Australian Citizen Arrested in Pakistan with Two Members of Al-Qaeda’s Hamburg Cell
  32. 2001-11-05 November 5, 2001: More Than 1,000 People Reportedly in Secret Custody
  33. 2001-11-14 November 14, 2001: Cheney: Terror Suspects ‘Don’t Deserve to be Treated as Prisoner[s] of War’
  34. 2001-11-24 November 24, 2001: Later-Famous Detainee Captured in Afghanistan, FBI Does Not Read Him His Rights
  35. 2001-11-24 Shortly after November 24, 2001: Detainee Takes FBI Agents on Tours of Al-Qaeda Facilities
  36. 2001-12-17 December 17, 2001: Egyptian National Arrested, Suspected of Facilitating 9/11 Hijackings
  37. 2001-12-19 Shortly After December 19, 2001: CIA Station Chief Protests against FBI Interview of Al-Libi
  38. 2001-12-19 December 19, 2001: Al-Libi Transferred into US Custody; Responsive to Non-Aggressive Interrogation Tactics
  39. 2001-12-27 December 27, 2001: FBI Forces False Confession from Terror Suspect
  40. 2002-01-11 January 11-16, 2002: 9/11 Suspect Freed after Proof Emerges of His Innocence
  41. 2002-01-18 January 18-25, 2002: White House National Security Counsel Cut out of Decision-Making Process Regarding Abandonment of Geneva Conventions
  42. 2002-01-25 January 25, 2002: Powell, State Department Sidelined in Decision to Abandon Geneva Conventions in Interrogations
  43. 2002-03-28 March 28, 2002-Mid-2004: High-Ranking Al-Qaeda Detainees Subjected to Aggressive Interrogation Techniques
  44. 2002-03-28 March 28, 2002: Al-Qaeda Leader Zubaida Is Captured
  45. 2002-03-28 Shortly After March 28, 2002: US Investigators Fail to Trace Saudi-Al-Qaeda Financial Link; Saudis Lose Records
  46. 2002-04-09 April 9, 2002: Bush Boasts of Zubaida’s Imprisonment
  47. 2002-04-09 September 2001 - April 9, 2002: Young British Muslim Detained on Suspicion of Terrorism
  48. 2002-04-16 April 16, 2002: SERE Psychologist Proposes Torture Program
  49. 2002-05-14 Between April and May 14, 2002: Zubaida Associate Threatened with Pictures of Zubaida Hurt by Torture
  50. 2002-06-06 June 6, 2002: Bush Tells Nation Zubaida Is ‘Al-Qaeda’s Chief of Operations’