When asked by his pakistani tormentors for specific information by his own account he gave the impression of suffering greater physical pain than was the case and eventually offered false information in order to stop the abuse. Field manual intelligence interrogation 38 a cia directorate of. What zubaydah was trying to illustrate is sometimes unclear. At this point in the tribunal id like to address some other requests for evidence that you had made previously. Abu zubaydah and the case against torture architect james mitchell. The torture report written and directed by scott z. Ali soufan sits with his partner and abu zubaydah, who is still in critical. Abu zubaydah the guantanamo docket the new york times.
It was the first time the enhanced interrogation techniques. Abc news when alqaeda leader abu zubaida is captured in pakistan see march 28, 2002, he is found to be carrying two bank cards, similar to us atm cards. Aug 31, 2003 new york a new book by gerald posner says abu zubaydah has made startling revelations about secret connections linking saudi arabia, pakistan and osama bin laden. Dec 11, 2007 kevin drum posts two conflicting accounts of the cia interrogation of abu zubaydah, who was captured in the weeks after 911. The author is a member of abu zubaydahs legal team. The interrogation of abu zubaydah the center for the study. Abu zubaydah was a human guinea pig for the cia torture regimen drawn up by contractor psychologists james mitchell and bruce jessen, now facing a federal lawsuit brought by later victims. The following elements were copied from the original.
Opinion a stark reminder of guantanamos sins the new. Abu zubaydah s drawings of torture at the hands of american agents are a sickening reminder of what this country is capable of. Over a twoandahalfhour period, abu zubaydah coughed, vomited, and had involuntary spasms of the torso and extremities during waterboarding. Joseph margulies, mark denbeaux and helen duffy, who also represent abu. Abu zubaydah looked at one of them and said, thats mukhtar. Held 14 years without charge, cia torture guinea pig abu zubaydah asks for freedom. He appears to be bloodied and on some type of stretcher.
T he story of abu zubaydah a saudiborn palestinian whose real name is zayn alabidin muhammad. Deek is a palestinian and naturalized us citizen living in california for most of the 1990s who will later reportedly mastermind several. Part 1 of the secret diaries of abu zubaydah reveals a troubled path from studying in india to battling in afghanistan. Khalid sheikh mohammed and abu zubaydah, were waterboarded 183 and 83 times respectively. Getting away with torture the bush administration and mistreatment of detainees summary recommendations. After his capture in early 2002, zubaydah was the first detainee known to be tortured. Zubaydah was the cias first captive after 911 and was accused of being one of the highest ranking. Government admits its understanding of abu zubaydah has evolved emptywheel 20100401 i wanted to return to the governments filing on abu zubaydah backing off the key claims on which our. Aug 23, 2016 abu zubaydah was a human guinea pig for the cia torture regimen drawn up by contractor psychologists james mitchell and bruce jessen, now facing a federal lawsuit brought by later victims. Attempts to call to accountability any of the architects of the bush administrations torture program have so far been depressingly unsuccessful. At the time, president bush said that mohammed is believed to be the mastermind behind the sept. All evidence from the icrc report suggests that abu zubaydahs informant was telling him the truth. Ali soufan testified about abu zubaydah s interrogation before the u.
People are counting on us to keep fighting for immigrant families, access to abortion, voting rights and more. Extraordinary renditions international bar association. Dexter filkins is a staff writer at the new yorker and the author of the. Judge rejects arguments of cia torture architects, allows. Hayden confirmed publicly that waterboarding was used on three qaeda prisoners, abu zubaydah, abd alrahim alnashiri and khalid shaikh. In a statement pdf read by his personal representative, he explained how he. Abu zubaydah told the fbi officers that mukhtar trained the 911 hijackers and also provided additional information on ksms background, to include diat ksm spoke fluent english, was approximately 34 years old, and was responsible for alqaida operations outside of afghanistan. Ali jarekji reuters in 2007, the new yorker magazine will note, american intelligence officials had been investigating khalil deek and abu zubaidas activities since at least the late eighties, but it will not explain why. Captured in pakistan on march 28, 2002, he has since been held by the united states as an enemy combatant. The fbi had been trying to determine the identity of a mysterious mukhtar, whom bin laden kept. He is currently a contributing writer for propublica, an independent, nonprofit, online.
Former white house spokesman ari fleischer described him as a key terrorist recruiter and operational planner and member of osama bin ladens inner circle. They named khalid sheik mohammed, abu zubaydah and ibn skeikh allibi. On 28 march 2002 abu zubaydah was captured alongside more than 30 other suspects in joint uspakistani raid on safe houses in faisalabad, pakistan. That is the story of the man called abu zubaydah, whose alleged torture testimony, obtained by the cia while brennan was the head of the agencys terrorist threat center, built the foundation for the official account of 911. Abu zubaydah and the case against torture architect james. Each time abu zubaydah denied having additional information, the interrogators would perform a facial slap or face grab. The torturers were conducting their experiments with. Executive summary senate select committee on intelligence us. According to ron suskinds sources, zubaydah was a schizophrenic low. Cias june 20 response to the ssci study on the former. Dexter filkins writes about abu zubaydah, who underwent torture and lost an.
Abu zubaydah told us that al qaida operatives were planning to launch an attack inside the united states. Bringing terrorists to justice president discusses creation of military commissions to try suspected terrorists in focus. The case of the terrorist abu zubaydah is a good example of where the success of the informed interrogation approach can be contrasted with the failure of the harsh technique approach. You may refer to the following article for instructions on how to change the default printer. Full text of cia on guantanamo bay and abu zubaydah. First, any hopes that president obama would lead the way were dashed when. Government admits its understanding of abu zubaydah has. The suit was brought by the american civil liberties union on behalf of three former detaineessuleiman abdullah salim, mohamed ahmed ben soud, and the family of gul rahmanwho were each subjected to torture. The coffinlike black boxes, for example, barely large enough to contain a man, one six feet tall and the other scarcely more than three feet, which seem to recall the. Abu zubaydah, detainee tortured by cia, makes case for. One of the most striking parts of the memos is the false premises on which they are based, he writes. Report senate select committee on intelligence senate. Our opensource library houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public. Offset printing is a practice that requires a refined process and a good eye for design, aesthetics, and innovation.
Held 14 years without charge, cia torture guinea pig abu. Abu zubaydah, an alleged al qaeda operative captured in pakistan in. The information allegedly obtained from his torture played a large part in the creation. He is held under the authority of authorization for use of military force against terrorists aumf. Documents in pdf format require the adobe acrobat reader. Abu zubaida pictured shortly after he was captured in pakistan. Guantanamo detainee to testify on unspeakable torture by. Our client base who benefit from our investment in the latest technology and our experienced and dedicated workforce emphasis on quality, service and technical excellence. Abu zubaydah zayn alabidin muhammed hussein abu zubaydah is a saudi citizen who helped manage the khalden training camp in afghanistan.
And so, for his role as the summoner of all our fears, abu zubaydah is our person of the week. Zubaydah is a saudi arabian al qaeda facilitator, who was the cias first detainee. Abu zubaydah, strapped to a gurney, is wheeled from a plane on a palm tree lined airstrip. Abu zubaydah, the highvalue detainee held at detention site green, faced a particularly gruelling ordeal between august 4 and august 23, 2002, after he had already been in complete isolation. The 31yearold, born in saudi arabia to palestinian parents, was the. Based on your description, it looks like the issue could be with the pdf printer driver. Zubaydah also disclosed that khalid sheikh mohammed ksm was the mastermind behind the september 11 attacks. Documents related to the former detention and interrogation. Cias harsh treatment of terrorism suspect abu zubaydah has. The interrogation of abu zubaydah the center for the. Lets verify the same by changing the default printer to microsoft xps document writer or microsoft onenote, then try printing virtually and check whether issue reoccurs. Abu zubaydah csrt transcript american civil liberties union.
Dates between curly braces were added by al jazeera america. Today, the president announced that khalid sheikh mohammed ksm, abu zubaydah, ramzi bin al shibh, and 11 other terrorists in cia custody have been transferred to the custody of the department of defense, at the u. May 24, 2002 and so, for his role as the summoner of all our fears, abu zubaydah is our person of the week. Abu zubaydah is believed to have been the chief recruiter of the alqaeda network. One is from a kuwaiti bank and the other is from a saudi bank.
Documents related to the former detention and interrogation program. Al jazeera obtained the translated documents in pdf form, viewable here, and reproduced them online in a searchable format. Oct 15, 2012 abu zubaydah, a man once called alqaedas chief of operations, appears to be at the center of an unraveling of the official myth behind al qaeda. Based on information he provided, the operatives were detained, one while traveling to the u. The first, dated august 2002, grants authorization to use harsh interrogation techniques on a highranking terrorist, abu zubaydah, on the grounds that previous methods hadnt been working. By march 2002, the court document continued, noor and 12 or more terrorists settled into a safe house in faisalabad, pakistan, that was being used as a hideout and training facility. One of the most curious documents turned over in last weeks foia dump is the last one, titled the cia interrogation of abu zubaydah pdf 110122. Sep 06, 2006 abu zubaydah told us that al qaida operatives were planning to launch an attack inside the united states. Abu zubaydah,who worked closely with the al qaeda leadership, has stated that ksm originally presented bin ladin with a scaleddown version of the 911 plan, and that bin ladin urged ksm to expand. Abu zubaydah and the case against torture architect james mitchell 24. Abu zubaydah was a operations planner as well as senior facilitator for alqaeda operatives, arranging their movements to avoid capture from authorities. May 30, 2018 what zubaydah was trying to illustrate is sometimes unclear. Why the pakistanterrorist nexus persists jordan times. Abu zubaydah this afternoon, i received a telephone call from deputy assistant attorney general john yoo of the office of legal counsel, department of justice.
Cias harsh treatment of terrorism suspect abu zubaydah. New york a new book by gerald posner says abu zubaydah has made startling revelations about secret connections linking saudi arabia, pakistan and osama bin laden. Abu zubaydah, a man once called alqaedas chief of operations, appears to be at the center of an unraveling of the official myth behind al qaeda. The secret diary of abu zubaydah al jazeera america. His lawyers, who are bound by government secrecy laws, said they could not discuss anything he told them about what he intended. Abu zubaydah poses a real threat to al qaeda dig within. Full text of cia on guantanamo bay and abu zubaydah see other formats. He was shot and captured in pakistan by pakistani authorities working with the cia, in a march 2002 raid. Slidepdf as noted in the study, cia sought to fill the vacuum in its rdi. A federal judge allowed a lawsuit against cia contractors implicated in the torture program to proceed to trial in spokane, washington, on september 5. What politics and the media still get wrong about abu zubaydah. For three years, the aclu has challenged trumps abuses of power. May 10, 2017 abu zubaydah, the guantanamo detainee who endured some of the most brutal cia interrogation techniques in the post911 era including waterboarding, has waived his immunity in order to testify at. A rare glimpse of abu zubaydah 14 years after first cia.
Today, the president announced that khalid sheikh mohammed ksm, abu zubaydah, ramzi bin al shibh, and 11 other terrorists in cia custody have been transferred to the custody of the. It was not, therefore, until the circuit court upheld his detention last month pdf that the details of this associated force were revealed as a militia that was allegedly maintained by abu zubaydah, and it was also revealed that the circuit court was relying on a longdiscredited opinion of zubaydah as the leader of a training camp in. The cia rejected the idea of putting zubaydah into military custody, citing lack of security and the fact that he would have to be declared to the international committee of the red cross. Dec 14, 2014 abu zubaydah, the highvalue detainee held at detention site green, faced a particularly gruelling ordeal between august 4 and august 23, 2002, after he had already been in complete isolation. He was captured in pakistan in 2002 and has been sent to guantanamo bay, cuba. The cias destruction of the abu zubaydah tapes and the law of. The cia notifies committee of the detention of abu zubaydah, but mtikes no reference to coercive. Hello mark, based on your description, it looks like the issue could be with the pdf printer driver. They were joined there and led by saudiborn abu zubaydah, according to court documents. For immediate release september 6, 2006 fact sheet. Jul 12, 2011 getting away with torture the bush administration and mistreatment of detainees summary recommendations. Our printing and publishing services are here to provide you with the high quality composition and aesthetic that youre looking for, brought to you by experienced and creative professionals who know all the ins and outs of the process.
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