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Geoffrey D. Miller (born c. 1949) is a retired United States Army

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who commanded the US detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and

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. Detention facilities in Iraq under his command included

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, and

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. He is noted for having trained soldiers in using

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, or "

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" in US euphemism,"US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq"
, ''Project Censored'', May 27, 2007 and for carrying out the "First Special Interrogation Plan," signed by the Secretary of Defense, against a Guantanamo detainee. Miller was born in

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. He attended

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, where he earned an undergraduate degree in History, following this with a

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in Education Administration at the

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. Miller is the nephew of Bob Evans, of

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, franchiser from

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. Miller joined the US Army in 1972 and was trained in field artillery and army command. He spent time in Germany before being stationed in Korea in 1980. There, he rose to become assistant chief of staff for operations in Korea. Miller later returned to the United States to become the deputy chief of staff for personnel and installation management for the U.S. Army.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

In November 2002, Miller was given command of

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(JTF-GTMO), where he served into late 2004. He ran the US detention facilities known as Camp X-Ray,

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, and Camp Echo in the US Naval Base at Guantanamo,

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. In 2002 Miller claimed that two-thirds of the 600 prisoners had confessed to being involved in

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and were giving "actionable intelligence." The U.S.

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on December 2, 2002, authorized in writing the "First Special Interrogation Plan," listing 17 techniques to be used on the detainee

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. These were developed in consultation with Miller, who carried them out."U.S. Said to Overstate Value of Guantánamo Detainees"
''

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'', June 21, 2004 It was later revealed that such techniques were used more widely against other prisoners as well. Miller advocated the use of extreme torture. At the time, the

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was denied access to detainees. On September 22, 2003, Miller ordered the arrest of James Yee, an

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who served as a

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for the Muslim prisoners at Guantanamo. Miller accused Yee of stealing classified documents and smuggling them out of the prison, but those charges were later dropped. Captain Yee was honorably discharged on January 7, 2004. It is believed that no evidence of espionage was found, but records on the case have been sealed.

Abu Ghraib prison scandal

In 2008, as a result of a joint Senate investigation by the

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and Armed Services Committees, it was revealed that on March 14, 2003,

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of the

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, issued a legal opinion to William Haynes,

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, in which he concluded that federal laws related to the use of

and other abuse would not apply to US interrogators overseas."A Top Pentagon Lawyer Faces a Senate Grilling On Torture"
''

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'', 5 April 2008, accessed 18 January 2013 This was five days before the

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began on March 19, 2003. Yoo had also been involved in drafting what came to be known as the

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of August 2002, which had been issued to the

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. In June 2004,

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, then head of OLC, advised Defense and the CIA not to rely on these memos.JEFFREY ROSEN, "Conscience of a Conservative"
''New York Times'' magazine, 9 September 2007, accessed 16 January 2013 In August 2003, Miller was sent to Iraq by the

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to advise on "more productive" interrogations of Iraqi prisoners. In September, Miller submitted a report that recommended "GTMO-ising" their approach – combining the detention and interrogation units at

into the Theater Joint Interrogation and Detention Center. Specifically, Miller suggested that prison guards be used to "soften up" prisoners for interrogations. In his final report on the prison abuse at Abu Ghraib the following year, General

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blamed Miller's recommendations for the abuse. He said that using

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or guards for interrogation was a breach of official policy. Miller denies that he specifically ordered guards to torture prisoners to get information. After the

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story broke in April 2004,

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was suspended. Miller was appointed as the deputy commanding general for detainee operations for Multinational Forces in Iraq. In this role, Miller reported directly to Lieutenant General

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. Miller vowed to reduce the number of prisoners in Abu Ghraib, adhere to military laws as well as the

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, investigate allegations of abuse, and reform the Iraqi prison system. He banned the use of hoods on prisoners during transport and set up a new system to allow prisoners to have visitors. Since the investigation of abuses at Abu Ghraib, some have suggested that Miller had earlier encouraged abusive tactics. In an interview with

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, the former prison commander, claimed that Miller had told her to treat prisoners "like dogs," saying, "if you allow them to believe at any point that they are more than a dog then you've lost control of them".Iraq abuse 'ordered from the top'
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'', June 15, 2004 Major General Miller denies the statement.

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, head of the military intelligence brigade at Abu Ghraib, has claimed that it was Miller's idea to use

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s to intimidate prisoners."General Is Said To Have Urged Use of Dogs"
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'', May 24, 2004 He said the same tactics were being used at Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo. Several of the photos taken at Abu Ghraib show dogs surrounding (and in at least one case biting) screaming, naked detainees. In November 2004, Miller was replaced as deputy commanding general for detainee operations by Major General

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Exercised Fifth Amendment right

In 2006, Miller exercised his use of the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer certain questions while testifying in courts martial cases related to Abu Ghraib."Court in Abuse Case Hears Testimony of General"
''

'', May 24, 2006 He also used his right during a hearing before the US Senate in 2006. According to ''

'': "He changed his position when the

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Armed Services Committee delayed his retirement until he was more forthcoming." In May 2006, Miller testified at the courts martial of the Abu Ghraib dog handlers that his instructions on the use of dogs had been misunderstood."Testimony at SoCal man's court-martial centers on use of dogs"
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'', May 25, 2006 Miller testified that he instructed that dogs should be used "only for custody and control of detainees". The next day Miller's testimony was directly contradicted by

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Jerry Phillabaum, the commander of Abu Ghraib's Military Police detachment.

Request for war crimes prosecution

In November 2006, the German government received a complaint seeking the prosecution of

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, then-

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and former

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, for alleged war crimes. Co-defendants included: Geoffrey D. Miller,

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Stephen Cambone Stephen Anthony Cambone (born June 22, 1952) was the first United States Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, a post created in March 2003. Cambone first came to the attention of the public at large during the testimony of Major General An ...

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, Walter Wojdakowski,

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, William J. Haynes, II,

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, and

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, top political appointees who participated in making policy about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques for CIA and DOD. On November 14, 2006, the German attorney

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filed the complaint with the Public Prosecutor General (''Generalbundesanwalt'') against Miller for his complicity in

and other crimes against humanity at

and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Kaleck was acting on behalf of 11 victims of torture and other human rights abuses, as well as about 30

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activists and organizations who are co-plaintiffs. The co-

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s to the war crimes prosecution include: 1980

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winner

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(

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), 2002

winner

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(

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, the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on

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, Sister Dianna Ortiz (Torture survivor, Executive Director of Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International), the

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, the

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(Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1910), the

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(IALANA),

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, European Democratic Jurists,

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, Comité de Acción Jurídica (CAJ) (

), Liga Argentina por los Derechos del Hombre (Argentina),

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(BHRS), Lawyers Against the War (LAW) (

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), Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (

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), Association Africaine des Droits de l'Homme (ASADHO) (

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(EOHR) (

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(ACHR) (

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), Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (CMDPDH) (

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), Liga Mexicana por la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (LIMEDDH), Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH) (

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, Association Tchadienne pour la Promotion et la Défense des Droits de l'Homme (ATPDH) (

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), (RADDHO) (

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), The

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(USA). On January 7, 2011, the

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(ECCHR) asked a Spanish judge to subpoena Miller to explain his role in the torture of four former detainees. On April 2, 2015, the

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ordered a first hearing of Miller to be conducted before a French magistrate prior to potential prosecutions. A subpoena will be addressed to Miller. On February 19, 2016, General Miller was summoned on March 1 in Paris, France for his hearing regarding allegation of torture by two French citizens.

Congressional testimony

In July 2005
discrepancies emerged
between Miller's May 2004 testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, and sworn statements he made three months later.
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, March 7, 2006'Gaps and Discrepancies'
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'', May 24, 2004 On May 19, 2004, Miller had testified to the committee that he had only filed a report on his visit to

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, and didn't talk to Secretary Rumsfield or any of his top aides. Miller stated, that he "submitted the report up to SOUTHCOM (U.S. Southern Command, where Miller was attached in 2003)," and "had no direct discussions with Secretary Cambone." Three months later, Miller said he and Undersecretary

had discussed "how we could improve the flow of intelligence from Iraq through and in interrogations." Also, he released a statement to defense lawyers for guards being accused of prisoner abuse stating he gave an outbrief to both Deputy Secretary

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and Secretary Miller said in the Aug. 21, 2004, statement to lawyers for guards accused of prisoner abuse, a transcript of which was obtained by the Chicago Tribune.

Retirement

Miller retired from the Army on July 31, 2006.General Who Ran Guantanamo Bay Retires
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'', August 1, 2006 ''

'' reports that Miller had wanted to retire in February, forgoing trying for promotion to

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, because his reputation had been damaged by alleged links between his policies at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp and at Abu Ghraib, and the abuse of prisoners. The ''Washington Post'' reported that Congress delayed his retirement because senators were not confident he told the truth when he testified before them. The ''Washington Post'' reports that he was allowed to retire only when he promised, in writing, to appear before Congress, and testify truthfully. At his retirement service, Miller was awarded the

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, and praised as an "innovator"."Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller retires after 34 years"
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'', August 1, 2006

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Briefing on Detainee Operations at Guantanamo Bay
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