Lesson plan
Document Exploitation
82d Airborne Division paratroopers securing documents after a raid in Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan Document Exploitation (DOCEX) is a set of military intelligence procedures used by the United States Armed Forces to discover, categorize, and use documents seized in combat operations. It is similar to, but otherwise separate from, Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX), which is used by the U.S. Intelligence Community and the U.S. government. DOCEX was formulated during the war on terror, during which U.S. military personnel frequently discovered large volumes of documents in various formats and languages. When documents are found that could have potentially valuable intelligence, DOCEX helps military units rapidly and accurately analyze and interpret the documents for information. A DOCEX facility was also operated by the Secure Evidence Unit (SEU) of the Iraqi High Tribunal to extract evidence from documents seized from Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist government. Over 6 million pages were processed, mostly from the 1980s, that resulted in numerous execution orders and other incriminating documents being made available to the court.
Article summary
82d Airborne Division paratroopers securing documents after a raid in Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan Document Exploitation (DOCEX) is a set of military intelligence procedures used by the United States Armed Forces to discover, categorize, and use documents seized in combat operations. It is similar to, but otherwise separate from, Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX), which is used by the U.S. Intelligence Community and the U.S. government. DOCEX was formulated during the war on terror, during which U.S. military personnel frequently discovered large volumes of documents in various formats and languages. When documents are found that could have potentially valuable intelligence, DOCEX helps military units rapidly and accurately analyze and interpret the documents for information. A DOCEX facility was also operated by the Secure Evidence Unit (SEU) of the Iraqi High Tribunal to extract evidence from documents seized from Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist government. Over 6 million pages were processed, mostly from the 1980s, that resulted in numerous execution orders and other incriminating documents being made available to the court.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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