Indianapolis Star

02/01/05

Videotapes of riot squads subduing troublesome terror suspects at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay show the guards punching some detainees, tying one to a gurney for questioning and forcing a dozen to strip from the waist down, according to a secret report. One squad was all-female, traumatizing some Muslim prisoners.

Investigators from U.S. Southern Command in Miami, which oversees the camp in Cuba, wrote the report that was obtained by The Associated Press after spending a little over a week in June reviewing 20 of some 500 hours of videotapes involving 'Immediate Reaction Forces.' The camp's layout prevented videotaping in all the cells where the five-person teams -- also known as 'Immediate Response Forces' -- operated, the report said...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp