Fay Report Annex: DOD Interview re: Conditions at Abu Ghraib Detention Facility

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Interviewee arrived to AG in October 2003 as a Civilian Interrogator.
Reported seeing an MP shoot a detainee with a rubber bullet.
Did not hear of requests to 'soften up' detainees. Did remember seeing and hearing dogs, and did hear that the dogs were used, but did not know who used them.
Also, recalled a soldier providing him/her with a thumbdrive containing pictures, recalled seeing photos of detainees in "terrible positions." Stated that some detainees were dead, some were naked. Some pictures showed detainees with bags over their heads with soldiers in the pictures.
Also, recalled an officer being disciplined for walking a detainee around naked.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2004
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2. DATE IYYYYMMDDI 3. TIME 4i FILE NUMBER1. LOCATION
Abu Ghraib, Iraq, APO AE 09335 2004/04/2f 1340
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8. ORGANIZATION DR ADDRESS
66th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE GROUP, Deployed to Abu Ghraib Correctional Facility, Abu Ghraib, Iraq, APO AE 09335
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, WANT TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT UNDER OATH:
OMR_ I arrived at Abu Ghraib in October 2003 to work as an interrogator. When I first arrived to Abu Ghraib, I received nn orientation from personnel with the 205th MI BDE. I believe I received some Geneva Convention training. I received a briefing on Interrogation Rules • • , • •• • • • • OE). I was told what we could and could not do. when I arrived, COL PAPPAS was in charge and I believ: as the Deputy Commander. I saw an MP shoot a detainee with a rubber bullet. The his chain of command St. 4 •bhave no knowledge of MI personnel telling MPs to "soften up" a detainee or telling them to give them "the treatment." I have seen the dogs and have heard the do but do not know who used them. Last month there • who came in to the office and told me he fo sumb drive. The next day I gave the thumb drive but she said it wasn't hers. We looked at the “ •.. out who it belonged to. When we opened the file, we sa etainees in terrible positions. There were some dead de • -, s• •• d detainees. There was a photo of a soldiers with live detainees who had their heads covered with a :.. .:. • to socialize a lot with MPs. I noticed that one of the MPs on the photo with a de ••••ne o en• because she had stated his name a previous time. I believe the thumb drive belonged t. -01..he was in on
e that •• - • it was • er • ve. "e gave the drive and I wrote sworn statements. There was another scup ed. She was pulled off interrogations and placed in operauo•used a t at was not approved. I consider her actions to be abusive.
Q. Do you have anything to add to this statement?
A. No
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