INQUIRY INTO THE TREATMENT OF DETAINEES IN U.S. CUSTODY-- REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, UNITED STATES SENATE |
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts RICHARD D. DEBOBES, Staff Director INVESTIGATION STAFF JOSEPH M. BRYAN, Majority Professional
Staff Member WILLIAM M. CANIANO, Minority Professional
Staff Member BRIAN F. SEBOLD, Staff Assistant Note on Source Material Used in the Preparation of the Report (U) Over the course of the its inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, the Committee reviewed more than 200,000 pages of classified and unclassified documents, including detention and interrogation policies, memoranda, electronic communications, training manuals, and the results of previous investigations into detainee abuse. The majority of those documents were provided to the Committee by the Department of Defense. The Committee also reviewed documents provided by the Department of Justice, documents in the public domain, a small number of documents provided by individuals, and a number of published secondary sources including books and articles in popular magazines and scholarly journals. (U) The Committee interviewed over 70 individuals in connection with its inquiry. Most interviews were of current or former Department of Defense employees, though the Committee also interviewed current and/or former employees of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Committee issued two subpoenas and held two hearings to take testimony from subpoenaed witnesses. The Committee also sent written questions to more than 200 individuals. The Committee held public hearings on June 17, 2008 and September 25, 2008. (U) Military personnel referred to in the report are identified by their rank at the time the events in question took place.
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