Talking points on FBI participation in overseas interrogations of detainees at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Gharib. The document notes the "400 actionable leads" that have been a "direct result" of the "4,000 detainee interviews." It goes on to say that, "These leads and the extensive intelligence generated by these interviews; have led to new cases, identified previously unknown links between subjects and supported ongoing investigations."
in2 Points:
• The FBI is participating in interviews of enemy combatants detained by the Department
ofDefense (DOD) at the U:S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) and
POWs, captured in Iraq, who are being detained at Abu Ghraib.
o The FBI's mission centers on gathering intelligence and evidence through interviews of
the detainees, forwarding actionable intelligence to FBI field offices, coordinating liaison
with foreign police and intelligence services and supporting the DOD by assisting in the
preparation ofcases for military prosecution.
• Since February 2002, the FBI has assigned over 300 interviewing Special Agents to
GTMO who have conducted approximately 4,000 detainee interviews. As a direct result,
over 400 actionable leads have been sent between FBI field offices and our operations
center at GTMO. These leads and the extensive intelligence generated by these
interviews; have led to new cases, identified previously unknown links between subjects
and supported ongoing investigations.
FBIagents have been responsible for obtaining and documenting many ofthe
confessions and key admissions of GTMO detainees as well as providing
corroborating evidence for use in military trials.
• Detainees may not possess critical real-time tactical intelligence; however, other
important intelligence has been ------. obtained from detainees including knowledge ofl
The FBIhas consistently pursued an interrogation strategy based on building rapport. with,
the detainees. This rapportbuilding process has resulted in DU W errll1SS!JccesTS to
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Talkine Points:
• The FBI is participating in interviews of enemy combatants detained by the Department
of Defense (DOD) at the U:S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba CGTMO) and
POWs, captured in Iraq, who are being detained at Abu Ghraib.
o The FBI's mission centers on gathering intelligence and evidence through interviews of
the detainees, forwarding actionable intelligence to FBI field offices, coordinating liaison
with, foreign police and intelligence services and supporting the DOD by assisting in the
preparation orcases for military prosecution.
Since February 2002, the FBI has assigned over 300 interviewing Special Agents to
GTMO who have conducted approximately 4,000 detainee interviews. As a direct result,
over 400 actionable leads have been sent between FBI field offices and our operations
center at GTMO. These leads and the extensive intelligence generated by these
interviews; have led to new cases, identified previousiy unknown links between subjects
and supported ongoing investigations.
• FBI agents have been responsible for obtaining and documenting many of the
confessions and key admissions of GTMO detainees as well as providing
corroborating evidence for use in military trials.
• Detainees may not possess critical real-time tactical intelligence; howev~r, other ~r---'" important intelligence has been obtained from detainees including knowledge of!
The FBI has consistently pursued an interrogation strategy based 'on building rapport. with.
the detainees. This rapport building process has resulted in numerous SlIccesses to
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