December 22

Lead interrogator gave detainee rules for the evening. Rules included “drink water or wear it” as a method of enforcing control and preventing the detainee from dehydrating. Detainee told lead he was on strike and interrogator berated detainee for the statement. Lead questioned detainee about his passport and detainee claimed he had lost it. Lead pointed out in Manchester Document where Al Qaida were instructed not to allow their passport to be captured.

Detainee taken to bathroom and exercised 15 minutes.

Lead began the “attention to detail” theme with the fitness model photos. Detainee refused to look at photos claiming it was against his religion. Lead poured a 24 oz bottle of water over detainee’s head. Detainee then began to look at photos. Lead questioned again about passport and detainee stated he was in a cab when an Afghani stopped them and took his briefcase, leaving him with only $800. Lead pointed out that this was a cover story and detainee responded that these things happen in war.

Corpsman took detainee’s vitals – O.K. Detainee taken to bathroom and exercised.

Lead questioned the detainee on his passport story again and the detainee provided a detailed story about how he lost his passport. Lead noticed there were several changes to the story verses what the detainee has told in the past. This indicates the cover story is indeed false.

Lead offered detainee water and told him “drink water or wear it”. Detainee drank water. Detainee taken to bathroom and given one hour nap.

Lead questioned detainee about his business in Saudi Arabia. Detainee stated that he had a contracting company (possibly referring to the construction company he mentioned in the past) for two years with a PK partner, T , and that their office was on Manfooha street in Ryhadh. Detainee stated he was just starting to see good money when all his trouble started.

Detainee offered water which he drank, was taken to bathroom, and moved to his cell in X-Ray for four hours sleep.

Detainee awakened, taken to the bathroom, and returned to the interrogation booth. Lead tells detainee that they will just talk. Lead shows detainee a card trick where the lead finds the card the detainee picked. Detainee appears confused about how the lead does this. Lead tells detainee that he can read minds and it is easy to read his. Lead started “condemnation” theme. Detainee unresponsive.

Detainee offered food and water – refused. Condemnation theme continues with discussion on how Bin Laden used people as mindless puppets to do his evil work. Lead tells detainee that he doesn’t look right and asked corpsman to check detainee.

Corpsman checks vitals – O.K. Lead told detainee that he had a strange feeling and that it was probably the evil trying to get out of the detainee, but it can’t because detainee is lying. Detainee appeared uncomfortable. Lead told detainee that it looked as if his left shoulder was sagging (a verse in the Koran states that good angels sit on the right shoulder and bad angels sit on the left shoulder).

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes. Lead initiated peace process with detainee and told him not to interpret it as weakness. Lead turned down air conditioner, gave detainee a blanket, and told him that is was his duty to respond in kind to the interrogator. Detainee became teary-eyed and interrogator asked him who sent him to Orlando. Detainee appeared to struggle inwardly about answering the question but finally decided not to talk. The interrogator removed the blanket and turned the air conditioner back up.

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 mintues. Lead reminded detainee not to misinterpret the kindness shown him as weakness. Detainee was searched and told to sit down and not talk until he could tell the truth.

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes. Detainee offered water.

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes. Lead continued to make comments about the detainee’s left shoulder sagging, which appeared to make the detainee uncomfortable.

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes.

Lead began interrogation with Taliban theme. Theme had no effect on detainee and he said that all Muslims are the same, including American Muslims. Detainee gave the names of three religious scholars that he admired; Saleh ((Heledan)), Abdullah ((Al Sheikh)), Abdullah ((Saleh)). Questioned the detainee about his father and why did he turn out the way he did (meaning the current situation). He stated that his father was no different than any other. He went to work at 0600 and returned around 1400, and sometimes would go to the mechanic shop he rented out. He gave the address only as Industrial Denom area, Denom being the city and the name as Qahtan warehouse for mechanic and general fixing, phone number as 0 .

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes. The “Muslims in America” theme was run. Detainee stated that democracy was good and that all Muslims are good no matter where they are from. Detainee said Muslims in America have it good because they can speak their minds, unlike in Saudi Arabia. The detainee refused to speak about the Saudi royal family.

Doctor checked detainee and said he was O.K. Doctor told detainee he needed to drink water. The Afghanistan theme was run but the detainee did not respond to it. He stated the Afghans have their own problems that only they can solve. When asked again about Al Qaida, he said he never knew anything about them until he arrived here, but during questioning about his time in Khost, he said that he heard that Al Qaida where in Jalalabad, AF. When confronted about this he said that was not what he meant. The detainee stated that the reason high ranking Al Qaida where talking was because they have information and he does not.

Detainee was offered food and water – ate one MRE and drank a bottle of water. Detainee was taken to the bathroom and walked 10 minutes.

Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes.