OLC Letter to John Rizzo (PDF) (July 13, 2002)

OLC Memo for Michael Chertoff on Patriot Act (PDF) (Aug. 6, 2002)

OLC Memo on Use of Military Force in Iraq (PDF) (Oct. 21, 2002)

OLC Memo to Inspector General on FBI Bulletins (PDF) (April 5, 2004)

OLC Letter to Scott Muller on IG Report (PDF) (May 27, 2004)

OLC Letter to Scott Muller on Interrogation Techniques (PDF) (July 7, 2004)

Attorney General Letter to John Mclaughlin on Interrogation Techniques (PDF) (July 22, 2004)

OLC Letter to John Rizzo on Waterboarding (PDF) (Aug. 6, 2004)

OLC Letter to John Rizzo on Specific Interrogation Techniques (PDF) (Aug. 26, 2004)

OLC Letter to John Rizzo on Specific Interrogation Techniques (PDF) (Sept. 6, 2004)

OLC Letter to John Rizzo on Specific Interrogation Techniques (PDF) (Sept. 20, 2004)

OLC Memo to John Rizzo on Detainee Treatment Act (PDF) (Aug. 31, 2006)

OLC Letter to John Rizzo on Conditions of Confinement (PDF) (Aug, 31, 2006)

OLC Letter to John Rizzo on War Crimes Act (PDF) (July 7, 2007)

OLC Memo by Steven Bradbury (PDF) (Aug. 23, 2007)

OLC Memo by Steven Bradbury (PDF) (Nov. 6, 2007)

OLC Memo by Steven Bradbury (PDF) (Nov. 7, 2007)

Memo by Barron on OLC Opinion (PDF) (June 11, 2009)

Memo by Barron on OLC Opinion (PDF) (April 15, 2009)

OLC Letter to John Helgerson (PDF) (June 14, 2004)

Dept. of Defense and Inspector General Questionnaire Regarding Detainees (PDF)

ACLU vs. Dept. of Defense, Criminal Division (PDF)

Bronte v. Dept. of Defense (PDF)

CIA, Inspector General Release (PDF)

Rayner Document (PDF) (Aug. 24, 2009)

ACLU vs. CIA Discretionary, Combined(PDF)

ACLU v. Dept. of Defense, OLC Combined(PDF)

Amnesty v. CIA (see p. 25-44) (PDF)

Amnesty v. State (PDF)

The Justice Department released a raft of documents yesterday related to the Bush-era CIA's interrogation program as Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced that he had asked a prosecutor to investigate possible abuses by the agency interrogators. At the same time, the White House announced steps to form a new interrogation unit under the aegis of FBI.

In addition, the ACLU received several other documents late yesterday as a response to its Freedom of Information suit: Office of Legal Counsel Documents and Memos from 2002-2005 and 2006-2007.

Here are a few reactions from the blogosphere to the documents and Obama administration's actions.

The newly declassified documents on U.S. interrogation techniques are dotted with government acronyms. Here is a guide for those not in the know.

• SERE -- Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape: U.S. military program that trains pilots and others to resist hostile questioning.

• EITs - Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

• OTS - Office of Technology Services (CIA)

• OLC - Office of Legal Counsel (Department of Justice)

• OMS - Office of Medical Services (CIA)

• OGC -Office of General Counsel (CIA)

• DCI - Director of Central Intelligence

• NCS - National Security Council (White House)

• CTC - Counterterrorism Center

• OIG - Office of Inspector General (CIA)

• HIG -- High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group

• ODNI -- Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Former CIA Inspector General John Helgerson, who served from 2002 to early 2009 and supervised the 2004 report on interrogation techniques, sent The Post a statement:

August 24, 2009

Statement by John L. Helgerson

The CIA Inspector General's report of May 2004 issued publicly today is a comprehensive review of the Agency's detention and interrogation activities for the two years following 9/11. The report analyzed actions taken by Agency officers before the formal detention and interrogation program was established, actions taken within the program once it had been put in place, and certain actions taken outside the approved program.

The most important findings of the review related to basic systemic issues: had management controls been established; were necessary laws, regulations and guidelines in place and understood; had staff officers and contractors been adequately trained; and had they discharged their responsibilities properly?

The essence of the report is expressed in the Conclusions and Recommendations. I am disappointed that the Government did not release even a redacted version of the Recommendations, which described a number of corrective actions that needed to be taken.

Updated 8/25, 7:30 a.m.

Annotate the Documents: On Monday, the Department of Justice released additional portions of a long-classified CIA inspector general's report on the agency's interrogation program, along with two other documents that former Vice President Dick Cheney claims will prove the CIA's harsh interrogation tactics worked.

In the coming days, Washington Post reporters will be combing through the documents for new revelations. Join us in identifying the most significant new details and anything that deserves further investigation, and tell us what you've found in the comments section below. Be sure to identify the page(s) to which you're referring, and include specific reasons why the data warrants a closer look. Here is a short guide to the acronyms used in the reports.

Detainee Reporting Pivotal for the War Against Al-Qaeda (PDF)

Khalid Shaykh Muhammad: Preeminent Source on Al-Qaeda (PDF)

Download CIA Inspector General Report (PDF)

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