Zubaydah that you intend to place a stinging insect into the box with him. Ssci chairman feinstein and vice chairman bond send a document. Abu zubaydah might now be described as exhibit a in the weeks senate report. The 31yearold, born in saudi arabia to palestinian parents, was the. 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. 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. Text andor other creative content from abu zubaydah was copied or moved into interrogation of abu zubaydah with this edit. He is the author of a seminal al qaida manual on resistance to interrogation methods. A rare glimpse of abu zubaydah 14 years after first cia. Documents in pdf format require the adobe acrobat reader. The secret diary of abu zubaydah al jazeera america. A trove of recently released cables and zubaydahs own declassified account describe what happened when the al qaeda. He has the regrettable distinction of being the first victim of the cia detention programme for whom. Each time abu zubaydah denied having additional information, the interrogators would perform a facial slap or face grab.
This committee study documents the abuses and countless mistakes made. The former pages history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted so long as the latter page exists. His lawyers, who are bound by government secrecy laws, said they could not discuss anything he told them about what he intended. The former yugoslav republic of macedonia december 2012 grand chamber. He was shot and captured in pakistan by pakistani authorities working with the cia, in a march 2002 raid. So, instead of issuing a public warning that might turn out to be a false alarm, this time they passed the message along to local police chiefs and mayors discreetly. The videotapes were made by the united states central intelligence agency cia during interrogations of alqaeda suspects abu zubaydah and abd alrahim alnashiri in 2002 at a cia black site prison in thailand. May 30, 2018 what zubaydah was trying to illustrate is sometimes unclear. 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. Jason leopold, of truthout now of vice news, wrote about this issue soon after the photo of abu zubaydah with an. As discussed below, such a claimthe ability to meaningfully assess credibility through the observation of nonverbal indica.
Dec 15, 2014 abu zubaydah might now be described as exhibit a in the weeks senate report. 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 cia interrogation videotapes destruction occurred on november 9, 2005. The cias representations to the olc about the techniques were also inconsistent with how the techniques would later be applied. Abu zubaydah had previously helped zarqawi and dozens of others escape from afghanistan into iran in late 2001. Cia cables document agencys torture of abu zubaydah. Reprieve that a specific individual, abu zubaydah, had been one of. Zubaydah is a saudi arabian al qaeda facilitator, who was the cias first detainee. The man whom abu zubaydah called his best friend in his diary, ibn alshaykh al libi was tortured into false statements used by president bush junior to justify attacking iraq. 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. Nov 07, 20 abu zubaydah was cited in about 127 files of other detainees at guantanamo bay, according to documents provided by wikileaks and analyzed by the mcclatchy news service in april 2011. To this day he says he doesnt know why the americans removed it. Report senate select committee on intelligence us senate. 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.
And so, for his role as the summoner of all our fears, abu zubaydah is our person of the week. In response to 2 requests by abu zubaydahs lawyers for discovery in his habeas corpus petition, the government itself provided the most comprehensive rebuttal to date of the kind of claims put forward by the bush administration in defense of its torture program, and, specifically, its claims regarding abu zubaydah, on the basis that. Controversies who removed terrorism suspect abu zubaydahs. Abu zubaydah abu zubaydah is a citizen of the palestinian territories. Documents related to the former detention and interrogation program. 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. In addition, the cias cables from the beginning of abu zubaydahs torture have. Atef aka abu hafs almasri to discuss the possibility of conducting an attack in israel. Guantanamo detainee to testify on unspeakable torture by.
Aug 24, 2016 abu zubaydah had previously helped zarqawi and dozens of others escape from afghanistan into iran in late 2001. Detainee returned to lahore in late march or early april 2001, and stayed at dr. In at least two othercases, the cia used its enhanced interrogation techniques despite warnings from cia medical personnel that the techniques could exacerbate physical injuries. These two cases concerned allegations of torture, illtreatment and secret detention of. Although investigators remain leery of anything zubaydah says, they dont want to discount his remarks entirely. But many of those allegations used to build cases largely came undone, and some of those named were eventually freed. This is made clear by abu zubaydahs habeas corpus litigation where no. Abu zubaydah poses a real threat to al qaeda dig within. Full text of cia on guantanamo bay and abu zubaydah see other formats. As a way of assessing the files, i wanted to start with abu zubaydahs file, since we have a good deal of information on him via other means.
Zaynal abidin muhammad husayn,do you understand cess. Over a twoandahalfhour period, abu zubaydah coughed, vomited, and had involuntary spasms of the torso and extremities during waterboarding. However, certain documents may be partially masked for security reasons. Abu zubaydah s torture has occupied a privileged position in the public debates about u. The alqaeda leader who wasnt the shameful ordeal of abu zubaydah by rebecca gordon the allegations against the man starting in 2002 were serious, indeed. Investigating lithuanias complicity in the usas cia rendition.
After his capture in early 2002, zubaydah was the first detainee known to be tortured. This factsheet does not bind the court and is not exhaustive. Documents related to the former detention and interrogation. A few weeks later, a man kidnapped along with abu zubaydah, a man named ali abdullah ahmed, died in a guantanamo cell. See also the cia interrogation of abu zubaydah, 10. Ali soufan testified about abu zubaydah s interrogation before the u. Russian efforts against election infrastructure with additional views. Al jazeera obtained the translated documents in pdf form, viewable here, and reproduced them online in a searchable format. Secret detention sites first socalled rendition case decided by the european court of human rights elmasri v. Experts think abu zubaydah became alqaedas chief of military operations after muhammed atef was killed in a u. Abu zubaydah has employed a host of resistance techniques. Finally, despite public misrepresentations regarding our client following his capture in 2002, the government itself no longer alleges his membership in al qaeda, still less that he was chief of operations. The money was passed to senior al qaeda leadership, according to the odnis biography, and may have even been repurposed for the 911 plot. Jun 19, 2018 finally, despite public misrepresentations regarding our client following his capture in 2002, the government itself no longer alleges his membership in al qaeda, still less that he was chief of operations.
He is held under the authority of authorization for use of military force against terrorists aumf. Former white house spokesman ari fleischer described him as a key terrorist recruiter and operational planner and member of osama bin ladens inner circle. This is made clear by abu zubaydahs habeas corpus litigation where no such allegation appears. Secret detention sites european court of human rights. A trove of recently released cables and zubaydahs own declassified account describe what happened when the al. I am not the first person to raise the question of how abu zubaydah lost his eye. Full text of cia on guantanamo bay and abu zubaydah. Saudi arabia zayn alabidin muhammed husayn abu zubaydah is a palestinian long believed to be one of osama bin ladens top lieutenants.
Ali soufan testified about abu zubaydahs interrogation before the u. During his capture in pakistan in march 2002, zubaydah was s. Jun 09, 2015 i am not the first person to raise the question of how abu zubaydah lost his eye. He was captured in pakistan in 2002 and has been sent to guantanamo bay, cuba. These two cases concerned allegations of torture, illtreatment and secret detention of two men suspected of terrorist acts. In may 2001, said alkurdi advised detainee that he could obtain belgian passports. Specific interrogation team members may request prior approval from headquarters to employ any or all of the enhanced techniques. On 28 march 2002 abu zubaydah was captured alongside more than 30 other suspects in joint uspakistani raid on safe houses in faisalabad, pakistan.
May 11, 2002 although investigators remain leery of anything zubaydah says, they dont want to discount his remarks entirely. Media in category abu zubaydah the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. At this point in the tribunal id like to address some other requests for evidence that you had made previously. Nearly 10 years ago, detainee abu zubaydah lost his left eye while in the custody of the cia at a secret location. Field manual intelligence interrogation 38 a cia directorate of.
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