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[REDACTED] on Abu Zubaydah as of 1900 hours (local time) on July 18, 2002 (July 2002)

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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - [REDACTED] ON ABU ZUBAYDAH AS OF 1900 HOURS (LOCAL TIME) 18 JULY 2002

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1. ACTION REQUIRED: PLEASE ENSURE THAT SUBSTANTIVE PORTIONS OF INFORMATION BELOW ARE SHARED WITH FBI HQS MARKED ATTENTION: [REDACTED] THE SMALLER CONFINEMENT BOX [REDACTED] WILL BE USED AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE LARGER BOX. IC SERE PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE BEGUN PRE-CONSTRUCTION (DRILLING AND CUTTING) ON "WALLING" WALL SO IT CAN BE QUICKLY PIECED TOGETHER AND PLACED INSIDE SUBJECT'S CELL. TEAM CONTINUED TO PREPARE FOR UPCOMING INTERROGATION PHASE WHILE AWAITING NECESSARY HQS APPROVALS TO PROCEED.

3. ATMOSPHERICS/BEHAVIORAL COMMENTS: SUBJECT IS CURRENTLY IN DAY 30 OF THE ISOLATION PHASE. DURING NIGHT AND DAY, THE GENERAL ROUTINE INCLUDED EATING BEANS AND RICE (AUGMENTED BY VITAMINS), DRINKING WATER AND ENSURE, WALKING ABOUT HIS CELL (187 LAPS THROUGHOUGHT THE DAY), STRETCHING HIS BACK, SINGING, PRAYING, AND SLEEPING. OVERALL, SUBJECT CONTINUES TO APPEAR QUITE BORED AND HIS SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED. HE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. SUBJECT DID NOR WRITE ON THE NOTE PAPER IN HIS CELL OR ON THE LARGE RESPONSE SHEET LEFT FOR HIM TO USE TO IDENTIFY DETAILS RELATED TO CURRENT OR FUTURE THREATS. NOTE: SECURITY STAFF RETRIEVED ONE CRUMPLED SHEET OF WET TOILET PAPER THAT HAD [REDACTED]

4. THREAT UPDATE: NO NEW THREAT INFORMATION TO REPORT AS OF [TH]IS WRITING.

5. MEDICAL UPDATE: CONDITION STABLE. [WOUND] DRESSING CHANGE TOOK PLACE AT 1730 HOURS. SMALL INFERIOR ASPECT OF LOWER WOUND MENTIONED YESTERDAY REMAINS UNCHANGED. OVERALL LESS SEROSANGUINEOUS DRAINAGE. DRAINAGE REMAINS NON-ODOROUS. WOUND HEALING WELL. IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN INDICATION OF SUBJECT'S INCREASING STRENGTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME HE DISMOUNTED FROM THE STRETCHER WITHOUT ASSIST IN THE DISMOUNT.

6. MINIMIZE CONDITONS CONSIDERED.

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