Detainee taken to bathroom and walked 10 minutes. Lead entered the booth and asked the detainee what had been transpiring. Detainee told lead that control had been telling him the rules. Lead decided to engage in conversation and recommended the circumstantial evidence theme. Detainee stated that he did not like that topic. Lead asked the linguist what to talk about and the linguist suggested Al Qaida. Detainee stated that he did not like that topic either. The detainee finally stated that he would like to know about agriculture in the U.S. Lead started telling about crops grown in the U.S. and transitioned into the circumstantial evidence theme. The detainee was reminded that the people he was captured with were Al Qaida, and that even though some of the people he was captured with were talking about him, we would not divulge their names. Detainee was reminded that when he talked, his name would be protected as well. Detainee’s actions were compared to the Manchester Document.
