Reply #143: Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) SOP

[mrJJ]

Camp Delta Standard Operating Procedure

Summary

Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) standard operating procedures (SOP) for Camp Delta (Guantanamo Bay prison). This is the primary document for the operation of Guantanamo bay, including the securing and treatment of detainees. The document is extensive and includes, in addition to text various forms, identity cards and even Muslim burial instructions. It is signed by Major General Miller, who Donald Rumsfeld later sent to Abu Ghraib to "Gitmoize it". The document is also the subject of an ongoing legal action between the ACLU, which has been trying to obtain it, and the Department of Defense, which has withheld it in full (see http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/safefree/20070110/dod_vaughn_r_denied_in_full_section_6_interim.pdf).

"This document, and any part therein, are classified as 'for official use only' and are limited to those requiring operational and procedural knowledge in the direct performance of their duties as well as those directly associated with JTF-GTMO. It is the responsibility of all personnel to protect and safeguard the contents of this SOP and ensure appropriate distribution thereof."
The document exposes, among other matters, systematic methods to prevent prisoners meeting with the Red Cross and the use of extreme psychological stress as torture.

On Wednesday November 14, 2007, a week after the release of the document by Wikileaks, the Pentagon demanded Wikileaks censor the material. Subsequent U.S military statements including by spokesperson Lt. Col Bush to Reuters and the Miami Herald confirm the documents veracity.
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http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Camp_Delta_Standard_Operating_Procedure_%282003%29