Camp Delta Standard Operating Procedures
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The Camp Delta Standard Operating Procedures is a document that was written under the authority of Geoffrey D. Miller when he was the officer in charge of Joint Task Force Guantanamo
.
This leaked document was published on Wikileaks
on Wednesday November 7, 2007.
According to Wired
magazine, the 238-page document was dated
March 28, 2003,
and was signed by Miller.
Wired reports that the American Civil Liberties Union
had requested the release of the document under the Freedom of Information Act in October 2003.
Wired reports that Miller specified four levels of access the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) would be allowed to captives:
Wired reports that spokesmen from the Department of Defense
declined to comment on the leak.
The Associated Press
reports that Army
Lieutenant Colonel
Ed Bush called the manual out-of-date.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Bush, AP reports, dogs are no longer used, and the Red Cross is no longer denied access to any of the captives.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...
.
This leaked document was published on Wikileaks
Wikileaks
WikiLeaks is an international self-described not-for-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks, and whistleblowers. Its website, launched in 2006 under The Sunshine Press organisation, claimed a database of more...
on Wednesday November 7, 2007.
According to Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
magazine, the 238-page document was dated
March 28, 2003,
and was signed by Miller.
Wired reports that the American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
had requested the release of the document under the Freedom of Information Act in October 2003.
Wired reports that Miller specified four levels of access the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
(ICRC) would be allowed to captives:
- No Access
- Visual Access – ICRC can only look at a prisoner's physical condition.
- Restricted Access – ICRC representatives can only ask short questions about the prisoner's health.
- Unrestricted Access
Wired reports that spokesmen from the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
declined to comment on the leak.
The Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
reports that Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Ed Bush called the manual out-of-date.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Bush, AP reports, dogs are no longer used, and the Red Cross is no longer denied access to any of the captives.