Marshall said response teams were aware that their actions typically were taped, with the video reviewed to ensure that minimum force was applied to detainees. However, a military spokesman at Guantanamo said that because only actions against actual detainees -- not exercises -- were taped, it was not likely that a video existed of the drill involving Baker.
While Baker was being treated at the hospital at Guantanamo, Simpson said, he was visited by Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the prison commander at the time. He said Miller promised that those responsible for Baker's beating would be dealt with under military law.
Simpson said he was contacted last week by Criminal Investigation Division investigators from Ft. Knox, Ky., who said they were told to interview Baker and investigate the incident because of recent media coverage. The agents planned to interview Baker today, Simpson said.
Since Baker's discharge, his family -- wife Renee and 14-year-old son Sean Jr. -- has been living on Renee's income as a restaurant hostess. He did not go public with his allegations until he was contacted last month by the Kentucky TV station.
After the TV segment, Simpson has not allowed Baker to be interviewed. Baker did respond via e-mail.
"Sean is not a whiner or a complainer," Simpson said. "He hasn't demanded that I sue somebody. All he wants is help getting his disability checks."
After Baker's case became public, the local sheriff said that Baker had been forced to resign as a part-time Scott County sheriff's deputy in 1992 following a series of incidents that included unprofessional actions in a traffic accident.
"I do not enjoy talking about what happened to me at Guantanamo Bay," Baker wrote in his e-mail. "In my heart, I still consider myself a soldier. I am honored to have served my country."
