Internal FBI Email re: JTF-GTMO Executive Summary Regarding ISN 63 Interrogations

Subject: FW: .J7F-GTMO Exed Summ re ISN 63 Interrogations
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attached is a"DRA:FT,o'f a memo'that'iS headed through DoD Channels.to.the:
White House in preparation 'for a decision whether the .detainee will be tried
-by the MilitarY'Tribunal.
:.'According to our attorney down in 'GTMO, this is going to be handled through_
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. the same DoD channel that-leaked the'Harrington'letter,back befOre-Christmes,
,so we should'anticipate that this miqhtleak. Our people in GTMO•are,'ata' . minimum, ,going to 'ask Gen. Hood'to make clear in' the memo :that the techniquesy
,described were done by 'DoD, NOT FBI. We are also triple Checking .that-we had- .- nio, n volvement with‘the tedhniques. ..,-
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.From: ,"Caproni, Valerie E;: (OGCFBI)" ITECAPRONI@fbinet:fbi>
To: "PISTOLE; JOHN S. (DO) (FBI)" ,
."BALD,,GARY M. (DO) (FBI)"i
"HULON, WILLIE T. (CTD) '(FBI)" ,
"HARRINGTON, T J. (cm). (FBI)"'‹TJHARRINGTON?fbi.sgOv.gov>,
KORTAN„MICHAEL" P. (OPA) (FBI)" , . '
'1121,FssauitA M. .(OPA) .(FBI)." ,
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Sent: WedneSday, -March 09, 2005 2:43 PM'
To: CapronilValerie,E. (OGC) .(FBI)-;
'Subject: JTF-GTMO,Exec.Summ re ISN 63. Interrogations,
Importance: High:
Attached' fOr review.
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Sent: Wedneadav—March 09. 2005 2:36.13M
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'- Counterterrorism Law.Unit 1
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2. TS.)-Capture Information: Snbject'detainee stated that on' 22 October 2001;:under,
'bonabirig, he and other Al-Qaida.g.hters received the order to flee 'Fr(rn
per GGA
:1"Afghanistan (AFi
mem ners )e.tsinpp lamed that his passport was lost during his detentio
turned the detainee over to U.S. Forces on 26 December 2001. The U.S..,
:transported him to GuantanarnO Bay Naval Base; Cuba, on 13 February 2002. '
3. (U) Detention Information:
.a. (U) 13 February 2002 arrived at NAVBASE Guantanamo Bay and was put into Camp
Ray.
b. *(U) 1,Jun 2002 transferred to newlybuili Camp Delta.
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C. -(8r8 August 2002 transferred to NAVBASE Bri'g-dne to hiR irientifiratirmi I-iv TNC ao a"
CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES
„DATE OF SOURCE: OS March 2005 '
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HEADQUARTERS, JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO
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JTF GTMO-CG 08 March 2005
:MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, United States Southern Cornmand, 3511 NW 941St
Avenue, Miami, F1;33172.
SUBJECT: Executive SuraMary on.Information Request Concerning DetaineeISN: US9SA-
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(FOUO) Personal Information:
• JDIMS/NDRC Reference Name: Maad Al Qahtani„
Place of Birth: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SA).
• Date of Birth: .1975
Citizenship:' Saudi Arabia
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d. (U) 23 November 2002 transferred permanently, to X-Ray. for ease of interrogation and ,.
waiting authority to use new techniues (7 — 9 Dec as a precautionary measure, was under
observation at NAVBASE Hospital I•
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e. '(U) 16 January 2003 transported back to NAVBASE Brig due to See Def rescinding use of,
special-techniques (category II and one category III) previously approved for use at - •
Guantanamo Bay in his 02 December 2002 approval of action memo dated 27 NoveMber
2002 (see enclosure 1). (16 -19 Feb 2003 was held at NAVBASE Hospital due to ,a hunger
:strike) ' '
f. (U) 24 February 2003 moved to Camp Echo a new segregatioMsolation facility.
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• g. (U) 18 March 2003 transferred back to the NAVBASE Brig. 'Reason unknown.
h. .(U) 12 September 2003 returned to damp Echo at request of FBI.'
i. (U) 27 May 2004 transferred to Camp V newest detention facility, for most high value
detainees where he has remained.
Interrogation Information
Facilities.. ISN 063 was interrogated:in theidetention facilities-described iii_enciosti&
2. In addition, during the time detainee was in Camp Delta, he, was interrogatedin Yellow"
and BroWn buildings. These.facilities are modular offices with standardiZed interrogation
rooms with adjacent observation rooms.
-:b. Interrogation Techniques. Techniques used were:, duration of interrogation; removal
from social support, habits of compliance, habits of conversation, stress induction, social
'segregation, and use of environment (see enclosure 3). Specific approaches used in the
application of those interrogation techniques that might be considered contentious' and Merit
discussion is below: b1 per °GA'
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-interrogation support as necessary. On that date, joint BI/CITF interrogaiici
until aboul I when FBI and CTTF clisnnntirrnpr1 IryintintAwriler lions wi
CITF and FBI
interrogated him in ISN 063 =was moved ip ECHO
at request of FBI. TC conducted the pletainee's interrogations during' I -:From
S I FBI led the interrogations; From mid June 2004 to the
'has led the joint interrogation of ISN 063 with participation from CITF and
'FBI. Since mid June 2004, the FBI has interrog&ed the detainee twice, and CITF five times.
was • vamPsmotommatintaidieltran-isrumal-Aminew.srmws.. smut on peno I , 063 was under .
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5. (U) Medical Treatment. The detainee suffered minor medical problems' from October
2002 to March 2003; corresponding with theperiod he was under intense interrogation.
These issues were in the main due to the sporadic fasting that the detainee did during this'
period,(lastin.g for 5 to 6 days at a time), sleep deprivation caused by lengthy interrogation.:
periods, and slight abrasions caused by stress positions and shackle restraints His weight . b6
during this period fluctuated I He in-processed into 'b 7 C Guantanamo Throughout the period he received frequent monitoring by ,
qualified medical personnel. 'Medical personnel were particularly watchful during the
detainee's self-iMposed fasts.
- '6. -et!) Disciplinary Actions Taken. Since being moved to Camp :V,,the detainee has- had nine''
disciplinary reports, including damage to property and pOssession.of contraband: Before his
'move to Camp V, records indicate three significant activity reports concerning the detainee:
One report describes a lengthy exchange between a guard and the ,detainee where ISN 063
Ito' go to America because of his knowledge of - -
:computers and English. ISN 063 reportedly told the guard that he trained with,the Septeml '-b7C
1 1 th highjackers but did not deploy with them, and was later caught by Saudi Arabia agent
questioned, and then detained.' Disciplinary actions taken against the detainee were the ,
:.-removal of comfort items (see enclosure 14). The guard force currently,a,ssesseSiISN 0'63,
• mon-compliant with camp rules.
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(U) AllegationS.of Abuse and Investigations. Allegations of abuse eonceming ISN 063
= have come from two sources: the detainee himself andfrom a letter Written byMr.,T.1.-
Harrington, FBI Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Center:„ Mr. T.J.'Harrington's
letter, dated July 14, 2004, refers to use of a canineduring interrogations and isolation: The
,detainee made his allegations in a recent interview with the ICRC: He reported that 10
.''',:months to a year ago he was being moved back and fortithetween X-Ray and theNayy Brig
:Tor interrogations. He complained that abuse during the interrogations included: forced
positions, cold water, Koran abuse, and denial of prayer, sexual humiliation, and threat of
homosexual intercourse. Both sets of allegations are currently under investigation by LTG
Schmidt, who was appointed by the Commander, US Southern Command. -
8. -fg) Summary. We,compiled the info'n annon in this report by searching JTF-GTMO
„databases, hard copy documents, and reviewing past reports. What we have serifiS material
S ) - that amplifies the contents of this executive Summary ; We have'
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detention facility and the period of time we
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Qaida leadership to includ
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ioused'him there in 2003 are accurate. We were
ISN 063 to theNAVBASE brig in March 2003.
Al Qaida operative with direct ties to senior Al--
and other key operatives. The intelligence we have
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