FBI Email re: Response to Steve McCraw’s Email on Detainee Abuse and Maltreatment at Guantanamo Bay

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No furtheriritervievv necessary. Loud music and strobe light would be within•the notion -of "environMent down"
-that is ah approved technique for DOD. -.The Israeli flag; though obnoxious, doesn't seem t•ol -lenge the basic technique into one that would be unlawfully abusive.• . • -
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Tb: Capron', Valerie E..(OGC) (FB/)
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This should be the last one Let rne.knoWfotfowup Or not
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Following a•detainee interview exact date unknown,' while.leaving the: interview building at. Camp Delta at
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p.m. or later, I heard and observed in the hallWay loud rriusic -and-flashes of light .I walked frorrahe hallway into the open dour of a monitoring room to see what Was going on •From the • monitoring room, I looked inside the adjacent interview room: At that time I saw another, detainee:sitting on the floor pi the interview mat with an Israeli•fleg draped around him -, loud music beihg played and a strobe-lightftaShing. I left the monitoring room irrimedlately after seeing this activity' I did riot•Se•5nY . other persons inside the interview roam with the kreeli -flag draped . detainee; Put susPeCt thatthis was a practice used. by the DOD. OHS Since•the only other persons -inside the hallsyey near .thispaitoular.
apprexiMately 8:30 -.
• interview room were dressed m green migary faVgues, simllarto the oneS,worn by: DOD OHS and the DOD­
N1P-Uniforrned-ReservistsAtilo-tirne-did-I.obieive-any:physical_assaultS,take.plabe,of-thit-rietainee_nor 'any. atl-• ) •
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. I understbod prior. to Oaployrinent to &MO; that such.teohnides were not altoWed, nor approved by FBI poliCy: While at Gtma•no such techniques were.; never conducted:to my knbviiedg6 by any:of the. CITF personnel 'assigned at GTIVIO. - • •.1. •
Approximately . one Or two days later, :DHS tactics were discussed et a Weekly, held r CiTF 'Staff meeting. •
•Many of the CITF inveStigatrirs discussed how some of the OHS tactics had beeh counterproductive in '
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building rapport with detainees who were being, interviewed by. CITE mentert: Acting Far • . • -b6 SSA( I advise0 • that no crTPpersorl'iill including EEO agents:weretc•take pan in any such •
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-interviews or interrogations.which.feEl outside ttle'FBI's•policy of interviewing eletOineet. ASSA •
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'also advised, us that if We became aWareof any similar instances whereagressive OHS

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actedin an exemplary manner and represented the FBI as a consurnate professional,. This summary detaiis the only incident I have'to report regarding observing a non-FBI approved tactic being-Used on a detainee at GTMO. . •
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• 'Could you please providea shOrt summary of what you obserVed
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•. You. have been identifiedas having cOriducted an asSignment at GTM0, -Cube since
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9/11. 101. The Inspection Division has been-tasked with contacting those employeed who have served. in any capacity at.G .TiVIO_ and Wain information regarding the treatment of detainees. Employees should immediately respond to the following
i) Empioyees who observed OggeP§6re ,trPatmerit, interr9galion§ Pr_interview _ tettiquestiii GTMO 11'6%1116M. Wnibr Was not --With $1.3rtaij.ihfeft:4ew. •
ctinsisterit.r­policy/guidelines, shciuld respond via email far the purpose of a follow-up interview. Positive email responses shOUld be directed-to:
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2) Employees wno served at GTMO and observed ric aggressive treatment of
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-Tile EC sheUld tie titled "Counterterrorism Division, GTMQ, inspecticin: Special
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