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Government Lies, Corruption and Mismanagement
ACLU Obtains Memos on Torture That the Government Did Not Want the Public to See
The documentation was provided after a lawsuit was filed in June 2004 demanding that the government comply with the October 2003 FOIA request.
The ACLU filed a request on Oct. 7, 2003 under the Freedom of Information Act demanding the release of information about detainees held overseas by the United States. A lawsuit was filed in June 2004 demanding that the government comply with the October 2003 FOIA request.
Below are documents the government did not want the general public to read -- including an FBI memo (pdf) stating that Defense Department interrogators impersonated FBI agents and used "torture techniques" against a detainee at Guantanamo. The public has a right to know. Government Documents on Torture Freedom of Information Act Office of the United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights |
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