This document is a series of emails relating a possible extradition treaty between the US and Iraq and the rules surrounding Miranda rights.
This is in response to your request for advic- nn intaniiPwin
The consensus of opinion in OGC is as follows.
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Julie: I know of no "memos" (in the strictsense of the word) that my unit has produced on the Miranda warnings
issue overseas. We have provided guidance more informally. I have sent your request to all the attorneys in my
unit and also included' !because he Used to cover the Iraq Unit for CTLU II and I know that he did some h E
research on this issue, Please see below some advice I provided on the topic back in August.
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With re and to the question r;ether there is currently an extradition treaty in place between the US and Iraq, h
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treaties in place between the two countries. Absent an extradition treaty, rendition is an option whereby Iraq
could simply turn the suspect over to the US, or we could remove him from the country. '
As you know, the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI is worldwide with respett to any federal offense, subject to
international law as well as certain statutory and regulatory guidelines.
Since you asked questions about the matter nearly a week ago, I did not want to keep you waiting longer for a
response. If you would like a more formal legal opinion on the matter, OGC will be happy to provide one. If you
would like further clarification of jurisdiction or any other matters, please do not hesitate to let us know. Feel free
to contact me at any time with questions on this or other matters.
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Julie: Some additional back-and forth on the e-mail I forwarded you on the Miranda advice issue.
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SUbject: RE: FBI Interviews in the Iraqi Theater
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Chris: That, of course, is the much harder question. If the "suspect" does not waive the right to counsel, and _
DOD is unwilling/unable to provide counsel, then there will need to be a balancing test of whether the intelligence
to be obtained is worth tainting evidence for possible trial. Clearly, such a determination is within your sphere of
decision-making but, I would also urge that you err on the side of caution, and consult with CTS before deciding to
'continue the interviewing ‘ for the intelligence value alone.
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What is we give them the rights and they don't waive. Can we still interview knowing we can't use it in
court, but we deem the intelligence worth purSuing?
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With regard to theuestion of whether there is currently an extradition treaty in place between the
US and Iraq, AGC poke with the Iraq Desk at the State Department and was informed
that there are currently no treaties in place between the two countries. Absent an extradition treaty,
rendition is an option whereby Iraq could simply turn the suspect over to the US, or we could
remove him from the country.
As you know, the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI is worldwide with respect to any federal
offense, subject to international law as well as certain statutory and regulatory guidelines.
Since you asked questions about the matter nearly a week ago, I did not want to keep you waiting
longpr for a response. If you would like a more formal legal opinion on.the matter, OGC will be
happy to provide one. If you would like further clarification of jurisdiction or any other matters,
please do not hesitate to let us know. Feel free to contact me at any time with questions on this or
other matters.
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