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ID: | 438 |
Date: | 2009-06-16 |
Headline: | CIA Mistaken on 'High-Value' Detainee, Document Shows | ||
Reporter's name: | Peter Finn and Julie Tate |
Delay/denial: | No |
Lawsuit: | No |
Fees: | No |
Media outlet: | Washington Post |
City: | Washington, DC |
Summary: | According to transcripts of Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRT) re-released by the Department of Defense with different redactions, the detainee known as "Abu Zubaida," who was once dubbed "al-Qaeda's chief of operations" by President George W. Bush, told a military tribunal that his interrogators admitted to him that they realized he was neither a mastermind nor a member of Al Qaeda. Zubaida was subjected to waterboarding 83 times. | ||
Notes: | The CSRT transcripts for six "high-value detainees," including Abu Zubaida, were released in response to a FOIA request and lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union; the Pentagon had previously released partially-redacted transcripts in 2007. The transcript for the tribunal of another detainee, Majid Khan, shows how DOD's redactions changed over time on his CSRT transcript. | ||
Keywords: | Guantanamo, detainee, Abu Zubaida, Al Qaeda, transcript, Combatant Status Review Tribunal, CSRT, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, redactions, Pentagon, waterboarding | ||
URL: | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/15/AR2009061503045.html | ||
Agencies: CIA |
States: US Terr./Other |
Categories: detainees, Guantanamo |
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