[REDACTED] [Abu Zubaydah] as of 1900 hours (local time) on June 27, 2002 (June 2002)
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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - [REDACTED] [ABU ZUBAYDAH] AS OF 1900 HOURS (LOCAL TIME) 27 JUNE 2002
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1. ACTION REQUIRED: ACTION REQUIRED -- PLEASE ENSURE THAT SUBSTANTIVE PORTIONS OF INFORMATION BELOW ARE SHARED WITH FBI HQS
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2. OVERALL STATE OF PLAY: SUBJECT IS CURRENTLY IN THE NINTH DAY OF THE ISOLATION PHASE. AS REPORTED PREVIOUSLY, [ABU ZUBAYDAH] (SUBJECT) BEGAN THE ISOLATION PHASE OF THE [REDACTED] CYCLE ON 18 JUNE 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS. THE ISOLATION WILL CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS UNTIL THE [REDACTED] RESUME CIRCA 11 JULY 2002. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY BE NECESSARY UNDER EXCEPTIONAL/EXCEPTIONAL AND URGENT CRISIS CIRCUMSTANCES TO INTERRUPT THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED ISOLATION AN[D] RISK LOSING ITS INTENDED EFFECTS. WE ARE PREPARED TO COVER THIS CONTINGENCY. JUST TO REVIEW, THE GOAL OF ISOLATION IS TO INDUCE DOUBT AND UNCERTAINTY ON THE PART OF THE SUBJECT ABOUT HIS DISPOSITION. DISRUPTING THE ROUTINE TO WHICH SUBJECT HAS BECOME ACCUSTOMED AND LIMITING HIS CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WILL INCREASE PSYCHOLOGICAL PRESSURE. ISOLATION WILL LIKELY BE HIGHLY DISCONCERTING TO THE SUBJECT GIVEN THE EXTENT OF HIS PRE-CAPTURE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY AND AFFINITY FOR INTERACTION WITH OTHERS AND HIS GENERALLY INTENSIVE POST-CAPTURE RATE OF INTERACTION [WIT]H TEAM MEMBERS. IN THE OPINION OF TEAM PSYCHOLOGISTS, INTERRUPTING ISOLATION FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN EXCEPTIONAL/EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY UNDERMINE THE PROCESS IN A WAY FROM WHICH IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECOVER. HOWEVER, IF AN EXCEPTIONAL/EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE OCCURS [REDACTED] A PREPARED PACKET WITH SPECIFIC WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO SUBJECT FOR HIS FEEDBACK WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE ISOLATION PHASE. SUCH CONTACT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED [IN] A WAY THAT MINIMIZES THE DISRUPTIVE EFFECT. THE RESULTS [ASS]OCIATED WITH THE SUBJECT'S RESPONSE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED TO ALEC/HQS. [REDACTED] TEAM MEMBERS IC SERE PSYCHOLOGIST, OPERATIONAL/SERE PSYCHOLOGIST, [REDACTED] OFFICER ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE ANY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH MAY ARISE. INTERROGATORS WILL RETURN ON SHORT NOTICE, AS REQUIRED.
3. ATMOSPHERICS/BEHAVIORAL COMMENTS: SUBJECT SPENT THE TIME BETWEEN THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD AND THIS ONE COMPLETELY ISOLATED EXCEPT FOR A SINGLE ROUTINE 20-MINUTE MEDICAL CARE SESSION (1700-1720). DURING THE NIGHT AND DAY, THE SUBJECT'S ACTIVITY INCLUDED EATING FROM HIS BOWL OF BEANS AND RICE (AUGMENTED BY VITAMINS), DRINKING WATER AND ENSURE, WALKING ABOUT HIS CELL, SINGING, PRAYING, AND SLEEPING. WHEN WALKING, THE SUBJECT CONTINUES TO SHUFFLE AS HE WALKS ALONGSIDE THE WALLS IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. BETWEEN 0400 AND 0430, SUBJECT WALKED APPROXIMATELY 20 LAPS AROUND HIS CELL. AS USUAL, HE PERIODICALLY PAUSED AND LOOKED ABOUT THE ROOM. AS NOTED BEFORE, HE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FOCUSING ON ANY PARTICULAR AREA, INCLUDING WHERE THE CAMERAS ARE HIDDEN. SUBJECT ALSO PLACED HIS FEET ABOUT SHOULDER LENGTH APART AND GRASPED THE BARS WITH HIS HANDS TO DO A SERIES OF STANDING PUSH-UPS. HIS ROUTINE INCLUDED BACK, SHOULDER, AND NECK STRETCHING EXERCISES. SUBJECT ACTIVITY INCLUDED SEVERAL SESSIONS OF PRAYER AND SINGING. WHEN SITTING ON HIS PAD, HE CONTINUES TO OCCASIONALLY FINGER HIS NOSE, TOES, AND OTHER APPENDAGES. SUBJECT ALSO CONTINUES TO DEVOTE CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION TO MANIPULATING AND DABBING AT HIS PENIS FOLLOWING URINATION. SUBJECT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. THE SUBJECT'S NOTE PAPER WAS BLANK. IN ADDITION, THE SUBJECT DID NOT WRITE ON THE LARGE RESPONSE SHEET LEFT FOR HIM TO USE TO IDENTIFY DETAILS RELATED TO CURRENT OR FUTURE THREATS.
4. ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS AND PLANS: NONE.
5. THREAT UPDATE: NO NEW THREAT INFORMATION TO REPORT AS OF THIS WRITING.
6. MEDICAL UPDATE: MEDICAL STATUS UNCHANGED.
7. ADMIN NOTE: NONE.
8. MINIMIZE CONDITIONS CONSIDERED.
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