And so, for his role as the summoner of all our fears, abu zubaydah is our person of the week. This is made clear by abu zubaydahs habeas corpus litigation where no such allegation appears. 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. Controversies who removed terrorism suspect abu zubaydah. During his capture in pakistan in march 2002, zubaydah was s. A federal bureau of investigation source stated the detainee. The allegations against the man were serious indeed. Controversies who removed terrorism suspect abu zubaydahs. As the chairman of the committee since 2009,1 write to offer some additional. May 10, 2017 guantanamo detainee to testify on unspeakable torture by cia agents.
The central intelligence agency informed assistant attorney general jay bybee that he served as usama bin ladens senior. People are counting on us to keep fighting for immigrant families, access to abortion, voting rights and more. Central command how a jihadist was made abu zubaydah was a man born without a country. Investigating lithuanias complicity in the usas cia rendition. 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.
Reprieve that a specific individual, abu zubaydah, had been one of. Detainee returned to lahore in late march or early april 2001, and stayed at dr. But we must also ask why charges have never been brought against abu zubaida and what is really known about. Amanda jacobsen, a lawyer for abu zubaydah, has this oped in the washington post complaining that her clientand the government officials responsible for his detention and interrogationhave never faced charges. Jun 30, 2018 in the years after 911, abu zubaydah was the only cia prisoner who went through all 12 of the agencys enhanced interrogation techniques, including being beaten, deprived of sleep and. Held 14 years without charge, cia torture guinea pig abu. The cias destruction of the abu zubaydah tapes and the law of. Guantanamo detainee to testify on unspeakable torture by. Documents related to the former detention and interrogation.
In my book, this means that, regardless of the validity of the olcs opinions, those who authorized the torture of abu zubaydah between march 28. What zubaydah was trying to illustrate is sometimes unclear. The 31yearold, born in saudi arabia to palestinian parents, was the. A rare glimpse of abu zubaydah 14 years after first cia. In addition, requests for submission of information in writing were addressed to.
Democracy wins as biggest gerrymandering case in a generation moves forward. Joseph margulies, mark denbeaux and helen duffy, who also represent abu zubaydah, have contributed to this article. Abu zubaydah is thought to have been alqaedas chief recruiter in the 1990s, and later became a key organiser, linking osama bin laden to other alqaeda cells. Zubaydah is regarded as mentally ill by a number of people, miles said. The following elements were copied from the original. To this day he says he doesnt know why the americans removed it. Zubaydah was waterboarded at least 83 times in total and 24 times a daywith multiple iterations of the watering cycle during each application. Ali soufan testified about abu zubaydah s interrogation before the u. Poland landmark european court decision sends clear message on ending impunity for european complicity in cia torture. The secret diary of abu zubaydah al jazeera america.
Abu zubaydah poses a real threat to al qaeda dig within. Jul 04, 2017 the convenient terrorist by john kiriakou and joseph hickman. In this document, amnesty international and the international commission of jurists make submissions on a knowledge imputable to the contracting parties. Former cia officer john kiriakou and former us marine joseph hickman discuss their new definitive book on abu zubaydah called the convenient terrorist. The information allegedly obtained from his torture played a large part in the creation. 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.
Field manual intelligence interrogation 38 a cia directorate of. Jason leopold, of truthout now of vice news, wrote about this issue soon after the photo of abu zubaydah with an. Abu zubaydah abu zubaydah is a citizen of the palestinian territories. Few photographs of him were in existence, he has used at least 37 aliases and is considered a master of disguise. May 31, 2011 nearly 10 years ago, detainee abu zubaydah lost his left eye while in the custody of the cia at a secret location.
He was responsible for the capture in pakistan in 2002 of abu zubaydah, then believed to be the thirdranking official in al qaeda. According to the senate torture report, he was completely unresponsive, with bubbles rising through his open. Kevin drum posts two conflicting accounts of the cia interrogation of abu zubaydah, who was captured in the weeks after 911. 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. According to ron suskinds sources, zubaydah was a schizophrenic low. His lawyers, who are bound by government secrecy laws, said they could not discuss anything he told them about what he intended. In the years after 911, abu zubaydah was the only cia prisoner who went through all 12 of the agencys enhanced interrogation techniques, including being beaten, deprived of sleep and. Saudi arabia zayn alabidin muhammed husayn abu zubaydah is a palestinian long believed to be one of osama bin ladens top lieutenants. Dates between curly braces were added by al jazeera america. Documents in pdf format require the adobe acrobat reader. The former pages talk page can be accessed at talk. Abu zubaydah looked at one of them and said, thats mukhtar. The money was passed to senior al qaeda leadership, according to the odnis biography, and may have even been repurposed for the 911 plot. 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.
And the cias harsh tactics with zubaydah were unnecessary because the fbi extracted much of the same information. Aug 24, 2016 abu zubaydah had previously helped zarqawi and dozens of others escape from afghanistan into iran in late 2001. Experts think abu zubaydah became alqaedas chief of military operations after muhammed atef was killed in a u. May 30, 2018 what zubaydah was trying to illustrate is sometimes unclear. The shameful ordeal of abu zubaydah by rebecca gordon. 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. Abu zubaydah will take the stand, unafraid of the truth that will emerge, confident that the world will come to know. May 24, 2002 and so, for his role as the summoner of all our fears, abu zubaydah is our person of the week. Officials say he is believed to have recently changed his hairstyle and gained weight to avoid identification. The man who captured abu zubaydah says its time to end his ordeal and send him home. Captured in pakistan on march 28, 2002, he has since been held by the united states as an enemy combatant. Conservative writer says trump is getting worse but one thing may shock republicans into action.
C the duty to investigate and other procedural obligations. Abu zubaydah had previously helped zarqawi and dozens of others escape from afghanistan into iran in late 2001. Mi6 put questions to prisoner waterboarded 83 times by cia. Beginning in august 2002, abu zubaydah was the first prisoner to undergo enhanced interrogation techniques. Over a twoandahalfhour period, abu zubaydah coughed, vomited, and had involuntary spasms of the torso and extremities during waterboarding.
We must ask why no charges have been brought against u. At this point in the tribunal id like to address some other requests for evidence that you had made previously. 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. The interrogation of abu zubaydah the center for the study. Lithuania and romania complicit for hosting cia black sites. The convenient terrorist by john kiriakou and joseph hickman. On or about march 28, 2002, zayn alabidin muhammad husayn, aka abu zubaydah, a suspected member of alqaeda, was taken into custody by u. Central command how a jihadist was made abu zubaydah was a. On or about march 31, 2002, zubaydah was transferred to a secret ciaadministered detention facility in thailand. Beginning with the cias first detainee, abu zubaydah, and continuing with numerous. What politics and the media still get wrong about abu zubaydah. After his capture in early 2002, zubaydah was the first detainee known to be tortured. For three years, the aclu has challenged trumps abuses of power. Abu zubaydah csrt transcript american civil liberties union.
Nowadays, perhaps more than ever, the public seems to want to forget abu zubaydah and repress any recollection of what the united states government has done to him and the trauma he continues to suffer as a result. The case of abu zubaydah and the companion case of al nashiri, involving. Jun 09, 2015 i am not the first person to raise the question of how abu zubaydah lost his eye. Abu zubaydah was considered by the us to be involved in the planning of the 911 terror attacks. James mitchells chilling torture story at guantanamo. Each time abu zubaydah denied having additional information, the interrogators would perform a facial slap or face grab. Al jazeera obtained the translated documents in pdf form, viewable here, and reproduced them online in a searchable format. Abu zubaydahs drawings of torture at the hands of american agents are a sickening reminder of what this country is capable of. I am not the first person to raise the question of how abu zubaydah lost his eye. 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. There is nothing in the crude drawings by abu zubaydah, a prisoner captured in 2002 and still held by the united states in the guantanamo bay detention camp, that hasnt been described before. Part 1 of the secret diaries of abu zubaydah reveals a troubled path from studying in india to battling in afghanistan.
Donald rumsfeld said he was if not the number two, very close to the number two person in alqaeda. Abu zubaydah is a saudi arabian citizen currently held by the u. Best known as abu zubaydah and the first of the high value detainees captured by the united states, he was taken into custody in faisalabad, pakistan on 28 march 2002 of palestinian nationality but raised in saudi arabia, his true name is believed to be zayn alabidin abu zubadayah. Atef aka abu hafs almasri to discuss the possibility of conducting an attack in israel.
The man who captured abu zubaydah says its time to end. Written submissions on behalf of amnesty international and the international commission of jurists 7 may 20, index number. Apr 26, 2009 in my book, this means that, regardless of the validity of the olcs opinions, those who authorized the torture of abu zubaydah between march 28 and july 31, 2002 are not protected by the olc. The fbi had been trying to determine the identity of a mysterious mukhtar, whom bin laden kept. Text andor other creative content from abu zubaydah was copied or moved into interrogation of abu zubaydah with this edit. Nearly 10 years ago, detainee abu zubaydah lost his left eye while in the custody of the cia at a secret location. In may 2001, said alkurdi advised detainee that he could obtain belgian passports. In 2005, cia director goss requested in writing that the inspector general. In 2005, cia director goss requested in writing that the inspector general not. The interrogation of abu zubaydah the center for the.
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