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[REDACTED] on [Abu Zubaydah] as of 1900 hours (local time) on June 25, 2002 (June 2002)

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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - [REDACTED] [ABU ZUBAYDAH] AS OF 1900 HOURS (LOCAL TIME) 25 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 SEVENTH 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 20-MINUTE MEDICAL CARE SESSION. LAST EVENING AT APPROXIMATELY 2010, SUBJECT PICKED UP HIS NEW BLACK PEN AND STARTED WRITING ON ONE OF HIS SHEETS OF PAPER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY FIVE DAYS THAT HE HAS USED PEN AND PAPER. HE APPEARED THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATE AS HE WROTE. AT ABOUT 2030, SUBJECT APPEARED FRUSTRATED, STOPPED WRITING, CRUMPLED THE SHEET INTO A BALL, AND TOSSED THE CRUMPLED PAPER TO THE SIDE OF HIS SLEEPING PAD. HE CONTINUED TO SIT ON HIS PAD WITH HIS BACK LEANING AGAINST THE CELL WALL. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE SUBJECT RETRIEVED THE CRUMPLED PAPER, UNCRUMPLED IT, SMOOTHED OUT THE WRINKLES, AND RESUMED WRITING ON THE SAME SHEET. HE WROTE FOR A MINUTE OR TWO, THEN ONCE AGAIN CRUMPLED THE PAPER IN HIS FIST AND TOSSED IT TO THE SIDE OF HIS PAD. THE BALL OF CRUMPLED PAPER ROLLED BETWEEN THE CELL BARS AND SETTLED ABOUT A FOOT OUTSIDE THE CELL. LATER IN THEIATELY [SIC] PIECED TOGETHER AND SCANNED. THE SCANNED TEXT WAS THEN FORWARDED VIA LOTUS NOTE TO HQS (CTC) PER PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED INSTRUCTIONS. DURING THE NIGHT, THE SUBJECT'S ACTIVITY INCLUDED EATING FROM HIS BOWL OF BEANS AND RICE (AUGMENTED WITH VITAMINS), DRINKING WATER, WALKING ABOUT HIS CELL, SINGING, AND SLEEPING. DURING THE SUBJECT'S WALKS, HE CONSISTENTLY WADDLES ALONG THE WALLS IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE [DIR]ECTION. HE PERDIODICALLY SEEMS TO PAUSE AND ATTEND TO VARIOUS [DEF]ECTS OF THE CELL WALLS AND CEILING. HE WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY STUDY THE CURTAIN THAT SEPARATED THE CELL FROM THE ANTE-ROOM. WHEN AWAKE AND RECLINING ON THE PAD, HE LEANED HIS BACK AGAINST THE WALL OR SAT UP AND BUSIED HIMSELF WITH HIS USUAL PERIODIC FIDGETING WITH HIS NOSE, FINGERS, TOES, AND OTHER APPENDAGES. OVERALL, THE SUBJECT APPEARED BORED. HE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. 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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