Techniques approved by Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld Removal of clothing

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld visited Abu Ghraib Prison

Techniques approved by Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld

• Removal of clothing

• (forced nakedness)

Taguba Report of Torture at Abu Ghraib

• Videotaping and photographing naked male and female detainees

Taguba Report of Torture at Abu Ghraib

• Forcibly arranging detainees in various sexually explicit positions for photographing

Techniques approved by Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld

• The use of dogs to “fear up”

• and induce stress

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported

• Handcuffing for extended periods with tightened flexi-cuffs causing wounds and lesions

Taguba Report of Torture at Abu Ghraib

• Forcing naked male detainees to wear women’s underwear

Techniques approved by Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld

• Use of stress,

• intimidation,

• threats

Taguba Report of Torture at Abu Ghraib

• Punching,

• slapping

• and kicking detainees

Taguba Report of Torture at Abu Ghraib

• Allowing a military police guard to stitch the wound of a detainee who was injured after being slammed against the wall in his cell

Taguba Report of Torture at Abu Ghraib

• Arranging naked male detainees in a pile and then jumping on them

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported

• Ill-treatment of detainees was not the exception but a practice tolerated by Coalition forces

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported

• Horrific treatment of detainees in prison facilities that caused physical and psychological injury and even death

Taguba Report of Torture at Abu Ghraib

• Positioning a naked detainee on a MRE Box, with a sandbag on his head, and attaching wires to his fingers, toes and penis to simulate electrical torture