Captured in pakistan on march 28, 2002, he has since been held by the united states as an enemy combatant. Mar 30, 2009 abu zubaydah s supposed relationship with alqaida is a complete myth. Saudi arabia zayn alabidin muhammed husayn abu zubaydah is a palestinian long believed to be one of osama bin ladens top lieutenants. People are counting on us to keep fighting for immigrant families, access to abortion, voting rights and more. It is unclear how the government found abu zubaydah. Cia on guantanamo bay and abu zubaydah internet archive. The following fourteen persons are referred to in this report, in chronological order according to date of ar rest. Aug 24, 2016 the us government has released an unclassified profile of the jihadist known as abu zubaydah, who is held at the guantanamo bay detention facility. The committee makes the following findings and conclusions. He did not operate a network of alqaeda camps, open an alqaeda cell in jordan, or manage alqaedas external communications. Name nationality place of ar rest date of ar rest 1 abu zubaydah palestinian faisalabad, pakistan 28 march 2002 2 ramzi mohammed binalshib yemeni karachi, pakistan 11 september 2002. The secret diary of abu zubaydah al jazeera america. Each time abu zubaydah denied having additional information, the interrogators would perform a facial slap or face grab. He is held under the authority of authorization for use of military force against terrorists aumf.
Support our response to covid19 your gift will fund our critical work to protect voting rights, demand that vulnerable people in prisons, jails and immigration detention centers be released, and fight to ensure reproductive health care remains open and accessible to all who need it. Declassified from abu zubaydah csrt transcript on 61209. The abu zubaydah document emptywheel 20100420 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. Oct 17, 2012 download this article pdf 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. 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.
Aug 04, 2002 this cia cable describes the phase of abu zubaydah s interrogation and states that he underwent confinement, walling and the waterboard during his initial cycle of interrogations. Since taking up abu zubaydahs case and filing a habeas corpus petition in february 2008, his lawyers have always maintained not only that their client was not a member of alqaeda, but also that khaldan, the training camp for which he was the safehouse keeper, was closed down by the taliban in 2000 after the camps leader refused to. Diaries that zubaydah kept before his capture in pakistan in 2002 have also been released, as have excerpts from a firstperson account of his brutal treatment at the hands of cia interrogators. A rare glimpse of abu zubaydah 14 years after first cia. The text incorporates parts of his description and when it is included in the text it is always bolded.
Abu zubaydah, tortured guantanamo detainee, makes case for. Note 116 during the questioning abu zubaydah denied any knowledge related to specific targets for a pending attack and advised that many of the brothers on the front lines nfi. Court calls us enhanced interrogation techniques torture. Pdf this article examines the crucial, but largely unexamined, question of. He held no position in alqaeda, senior or otherwise. How america tortures by mark denbeaux, stephanie moreno. He was shot and captured in pakistan by pakistani authorities working with the cia, in a march 2002 raid. Jun 09, 2015 abu zubaydah, an alleged al qaeda operative captured in pakistan in 2002, was suspected of being a senior member of the group and a plotter in the 911 attacks. 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.
Poland landmark european court decision sends clear message on ending impunity for european complicity in cia torture. The following elements were copied from the original. Over a twoandahalfhour period, abu zubaydah coughed, vomited, and had involuntary spasms of the torso and extremities during waterboarding. Graphic drawings allege cias borderline torture of abu. The descriptions by abu zubaydah of some of the torture techniques is attached as an appendix. Controversies who removed terrorism suspect abu zubaydah. Jun 19, 2018 this is made clear by abu zubaydahs habeas corpus litigation where no such allegation appears. The interrogation of abu zubaydah the center for the. Abu zubaydah and the banality of jihadism al jazeera. In an evergrowing litany of horrors, the bush administration tortured the wrong guy. Part 1 of the secret diaries of abu zubaydah reveals a troubled path from studying in india to battling in afghanistan. Al jazeera obtained the translated documents in pdf form, viewable here, and reproduced them online in a searchable format. Reprieve that a specific individual, abu zubaydah, had been one of those held on lithuanian territory. Dates between curly braces were added by al jazeera america.
Experts think abu zubaydah became alqaedas chief of military operations after muhammed atef was killed in a u. Like dantes hell, abu zubaydah descends from one torment to another, each worse than the last. 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. Abu zubaydah was said to be a key alqaeda travel facilitator the americans describe him as one of alqaedas senior travel facilitators and credit him with helping to smuggle the former alqaeda in iraq leader abu musab alzarqawi and some 70 fighters out of afghanistan into iran. Lithuania judgment transitory basis and limited interrogation techniques to those included in the army field manual. He was subjected to waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques. This is not the first time that art work by abu zubaydah. 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.
Abu zubaydah poses a real threat to al qaeda dig within. He had no part in september 11 or any other alqaeda operations. Investigating lithuanias complicity in the usas cia rendition. Beginning in august 2002, abu zubaydah was the first prisoner to undergo enhanced interrogation techniques. Department of justice, inspector general pdf pages 323327. Zubaydah is a saudi arabian al qaeda facilitator, who was the cias first detainee. A man wrongly tortured for 911 remains in guantanamo time. Zayn alabidin muhammad husayn, daud, malik, tareq, hamza ibrahim zuhayfa alabdi asiri, abd alaziz alnumani, takhi obed takhi alkantani, simon the palestinian place of birth. The cable also describes his general behavior in his cell as well as his medical condition. For three years, the aclu has challenged trumps abuses of power. Media in category abu zubaydah the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Guantanamo detainee to testify on unspeakable torture by. Apr 01, 2004 this cable includes the contents of abu zubaydahs april 2004 mental status exam and december 2003 psychological assesment conducted by mitchell and jessen. Written submissions on behalf of amnesty international and the international commission of jurists 17 october 20, index number.
May 31, 2011 why did us medical personnel remove highvalue detainee abu zubaydahs eye. Cia, torture, crime, terror, war on terror, document, pdf, download, free download collection opensource language english. Abu zubaydahs drawings of torture at the hands of american agents are a sickening reminder of what this country is capable of. Dec 19, 20 the abu zubaydah diaries recently made available to the public by al jazeera america might seem interesting only to security officials or 911 obsessives. The innocence of abu zubaydah by joseph margulies the. To regard them as such would be a mistake, for they contain the most detailed portrait of the interior life of a dedicated jihadi that we have ever seen, and that we might ever see. The facts recounted above to justify his torture were all false. As compelling as the verbal descriptions of the techniques are, this report publishes the first visual representation of how the torture techniques. The information allegedly obtained from his torture played a large part in the creation. Abu zubaydah csrt transcript american civil liberties union. Field manual intelligence interrogation 38 a cia directorate of.
Guantanamo bay, cuba and abu ghraib in iraq are emblematic features of this regime. Wednesday evening, hilary clinton and donald trump engaged in some electionyear potbanging about. Abu zubaydah is a saudi citizen who helped manage the khalden training camp in. Note 115 fbi records state that abu zubaydah had not seen the interviewing fbi agent since april 11, 2002, but that abu zubaydah greeted the agent by name. You will appreciate that the reiteration of false information of this type has serious implications for our client and the public appreciation of the issues at the heart of his case, which ms. However, this has been questioned by a cia official who stated that the u.
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