December 21

New interrogation shift enters the booth and begins “attention to detail” approach. Detainee looks at photos of fitness models and answers questions about the photos. Drops of water were sprinkled on detainee’s head when he did not answer in previous sessions, but detainee is now viewing the photos and answering. Detainee rebuked interrogator under his breath several times.

Detainee offered water – refused. Interrogators begin poking holes in detainee’s cover story by covering work history, school history, and father’s work history. Detainee states father has two wives and 10 children, all boys.

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes. Detainee is offered water – refused.

Control continues asking questions about detainee’s father. Detainee states “I’ll only answer questions about me.” Interrogator berated detainee harshly. Detainee was asked about fathers occupation: corrections officer for Medina Al Harij, rank: Nakeeb (4 stripes). When asked how the detainee’s father could afford two wives, detainee stated “He just can”. Detainee was asked what other source of income his father had and replied that he sold cars, then retracted the statement. Detainee denied that his father owned any property. When confronted about the statement he made days ago about the Saudi government giving land to him and his father for a garage, he stated “That was another interrogation”. Detainee was berated and called a liar.

Detainee was taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes. Detainee was offered food and water – refused. Interrogators played cards in front of detainee and berated him. Detainee appeared sleepy so he was given a cup of coffee.

Detainee offered water – refused. Interrogators questioned detainee about his plane arrival in Orlando and his seat location.

Detainee taken to bathroom, walked 10 minutes, and corpsman checked vitals – O.K. Detainee was questioned about his brothers and gave the following
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Detainee stated that and younger were in school. Interrogators point out the age of and detainee first states Abdul was not in college, then states that he is in college. When asked why he changed his story, he replies that he did not change his story. When asked why he previously stated he only had two brothers, he stated the other interrogators only asked for older brothers. Detainee stated that lives on his own, but his father supports him. Detainee denied studying English at a school even though he understands English.

Detainee taken to bathroom and put in his cell at X-Ray for sleep time. Phase II begins by introducing SGT A as a detainee in a sleep cell near Mohammed’s cell.

Detainee awakened, taken to the bathroom and walked 10 minutes. Detainee offered water – refused.

Corpsman checked vitals – O.K. B.P 101/58, pulse 93, weight 119. Interrogation team entered the booth. Detainee appeared very stoic at first and claimed he was just tired, which is unusual for this shift. It is possible the detainee did not sleep much due to the introduction of the confederate detainee. Interrogator engaged detainee in light conversation and asked the detainee to name the topic. The detainee asked to know about recent news events and the interrogator stated that he did not want to talk about that. Detainee began to ask questions about Cuba such as; is there a mosque in Cuba, is Cuba part of the U.S., is Cuba in America, Europe, or Africa? The interrogator replied that Cuba was its own place and had an interesting history. Interrogator then shifted the conversation to things he had done before coming here, and asked the detainee if his parents knew what he was going to do when he left. The detainee replied “No”. The interrogator then asked if the detainee’s parents would have approved of him going on a jihad. The detainee replied “No.”

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes.

Detainee offered food and water – ate one MRE with beef and drank one bottle of water. Since the detainee had earlier stated that his father was with law enforcement, the interrogator told the detainee about how he was a law enforcement officer in the civilian world. When asked about the role the detainee’s father played in law enforcement, the detainee replied that his job was administrative. When asked if the detainee’s father talked much about his job, the detainee replied “No”. When asked about his dreams for getting out of this place, the detainee replied he would like to get a job but not with the Saudi government. The detainee then announced in clear English, “I would like to be a supervisor or foreman”. The interrogator complimented the detainee on his good english and the detainee proudly replied in English that he only spoke a little.

Detainee given shower, brushed teeth, and given new uniform. The detainee was very shy and asked several times to cover himself with his trousers or a towel while in the shower. He also had to be told several times to use soap, but eventually complied.

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes. Interrogator engaged detainee in conversation about his father’s law enforcement career. The detainee stated that his father had worked at a municipal police department but was now retired. The conversation shifted to Afghanistan and the law practiced by the Taliban.

Detainee given one hour nap.

Detainee awakened and corpsman checked vitals. B.P. 100/59, pulse 87. Detainee was confronted about his presence in Afghanistan and Levels of Guilt theme. Detainee reasserted innocence and interrogator ran Circumstantial evidence theme. Interrogator explained how courts will provide leniency if the guilty confesses and makes restitution, and also if the guilty helps to prevent other crimes. The detainee tried to explain away the circumstantial evidence and the interrogator said that there was more information against him. The detainee appeared deflated but moments later perked up and stated that he was innocent. Interrogator closed with the detainee’s future on earth, punishment under the law, other innocent people being killed, and his status on judgment day.

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes.

Detainee was sent to the latrine and exercised. He refused to drink water. Detainee made the statement “I sick” after stating that he was on hunger strike and was not going to eat. He made the statement in English. During the questioning of the Al Qaeda document/Manchester Document, the linguist intentionally changed the question in order to see if the detainee understood the question that was posed by the interrogator in English. The detainee answered the interrogators question that was stated in English and not the question that the linguist interpreted to the detainee in Arabic. The detainee understands English. Detainee became very emotional during the discussion of taking the right and wrong paths in life. As we discussed taking the wrong path the discussion lead into a discussion of consequences for taking the wrong path. This discussion of the consequences for taking the wrong path, lead to the discussion of torture, beating and killing according to the Manchester Document. At this point of the discussion I was forehead to forehead with the detainee and he stated that he would rather be beaten with an electrical wire than to have me constantly in his personal space. Also, he stated that he would rather die at my hands than to be subjected to my invasion of his personal space. He stated that this is unbearable to him, my being in his personal space.

Detainee was taken to the latrine and exercised. He refused to drink water. I sat the detainee on the floor and told him that he was considered to be beneath me and that he didn’t deserve to be seated in a chair like civilized human beings. I told him constantly that he was a coward and a weak minded individual who killed innocent women and children that God created. The discussion of the Saudi government followed the conversation of being beneath me. As I began to inform the detainee of the changes the Saudi government has been making in order to support the efforts of peace and terror free world I began to engage closeness with the detainee. This really evoked strong emotions within the detainee. He attempted to move away from me by all means. He was laid out on the floor so I straddled him without putting my weight on him. He would then attempt to move me off of him by bending his legs in order to lift me off but this failed because the MPs were holding his legs down with their hands. The detainee began to pray loudly but this did not stop me from finishing informing the detainee about the Al Qaeda member, Qaed Salim Sinan al Harethi aka Abu Ali, that was killed by the CIA. When the linguist mentioned this killing she informed me that the detainee told her to get out of his face. She did not move she continued to interpret as usual.

The detainee was taken to the latrine and exercised. Refused water. The Medic took the vital signs of the detainee while he was standing and later sitting. The vitals were all normal. Although the medic stated that the detainee’s vitals were normal he still needed to drink water.

The detainee ate a complete meal and drank an entire bottle of water at the order of the interrogator.