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. Part 1 of the secret diaries of abu zubaydah reveals a troubled path from studying in india to battling in afghanistan. 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. Investigating lithuanias complicity in the usas cia rendition. 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.
The interrogation of abu zubaydah the center for the. Media in category abu zubaydah the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Guantanamo bay, cuba and abu ghraib in iraq are emblematic features of this regime. Al jazeera obtained the translated documents in pdf form, viewable here, and reproduced them online in a searchable format. The cable also describes his general behavior in his cell as well as his medical condition. May 31, 2011 why did us medical personnel remove highvalue detainee abu zubaydahs eye. 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. Saudi arabia zayn alabidin muhammed husayn abu zubaydah is a palestinian long believed to be one of osama bin ladens top lieutenants. 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. For three years, the aclu has challenged trumps abuses of power.
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 zayn alabidin muhammed hussein abu zubaydah is a saudi citizen who helped manage the khalden training camp in afghanistan. 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. Abu zubaydahs drawings of torture at the hands of american agents are a sickening reminder of what this country is capable of. Written submissions on behalf of amnesty international and the international commission of jurists 17 october 20, index number. Experts think abu zubaydah became alqaedas chief of military operations after muhammed atef was killed in a u. The text incorporates parts of his description and when it is included in the text it is always bolded. The secret diary of abu zubaydah al jazeera america. He had no part in september 11 or any other alqaeda operations. He did not operate a network of alqaeda camps, open an alqaeda cell in jordan, or manage alqaedas external communications. 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. A rare glimpse of abu zubaydah 14 years after first cia.
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. Wednesday evening, hilary clinton and donald trump engaged in some electionyear potbanging about. Controversies who removed terrorism suspect abu zubaydah. After his capture in early 2002, zubaydah was the first detainee known to be tortured. 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.
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. Like dantes hell, abu zubaydah descends from one torment to another, each worse than the last. How america tortures by mark denbeaux, stephanie moreno. Court calls us enhanced interrogation techniques torture. The information allegedly obtained from his torture played a large part in the creation. Abu zubaydah, tortured guantanamo detainee, makes case for. The following fourteen persons are referred to in this report, in chronological order according to date of ar rest. 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. Mar 30, 2009 abu zubaydah s supposed relationship with alqaida is a complete myth. 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. In an evergrowing litany of horrors, the bush administration tortured the wrong guy. However, this has been questioned by a cia official who stated that the u. Field manual intelligence interrogation 38 a cia directorate of.
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. 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. Zubaydah is a saudi arabian al qaeda facilitator, who was the cias first detainee. 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. Abu zubaydah and the banality of jihadism al jazeera. Captured in pakistan on march 28, 2002, he has since been held by the united states as an enemy combatant. 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. Over a twoandahalfhour period, abu zubaydah coughed, vomited, and had involuntary spasms of the torso and extremities during waterboarding.
Cia, torture, crime, terror, war on terror, document, pdf, download, free download collection opensource language english. Declassified from abu zubaydah csrt transcript on 61209. He held no position in alqaeda, senior or otherwise. Dates between curly braces were added by al jazeera america. The cias destruction of the abu zubaydah tapes and.
The following elements were copied from the original. Abu zubaydah poses a real threat to al qaeda dig within. The descriptions by abu zubaydah of some of the torture techniques is attached as an appendix. Each time abu zubaydah denied having additional information, the interrogators would perform a facial slap or face grab. 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. Graphic drawings allege cias borderline torture of abu. Jun 19, 2018 this is made clear by abu zubaydahs habeas corpus litigation where no such allegation appears.
As compelling as the verbal descriptions of the techniques are, this report publishes the first visual representation of how the torture techniques. Poland landmark european court decision sends clear message on ending impunity for european complicity in cia torture. He was shot and captured in pakistan by pakistani authorities working with the cia, in a march 2002 raid. 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. Reprieve that a specific individual, abu zubaydah, had been one of those held on lithuanian territory. Beginning in august 2002, abu zubaydah was the first prisoner to undergo enhanced interrogation techniques. Department of justice, inspector general pdf pages 323327. Guantanamo detainee to testify on unspeakable torture by. People are counting on us to keep fighting for immigrant families, access to abortion, voting rights and more.
Abu zubaydah csrt transcript american civil liberties union. Pdf this article examines the crucial, but largely unexamined, question of. This is not the first time that art work by abu zubaydah. He is held under the authority of authorization for use of military force against terrorists aumf. 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.
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. Cia on guantanamo bay and abu zubaydah internet archive. The innocence of abu zubaydah by joseph margulies the. Abu zubaydah is a saudi citizen who helped manage the khalden training camp in. The facts recounted above to justify his torture were all false.
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