[REDACTED] on Abu Zubaydah as of 2000 hours (local time) on August 18, 2002 (August 2002)

AUG 02

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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - [REDACTED] on Abu Zubaydah as of 2000 hours (local time) on August 18, 2002.

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1. ACTION REQUIRED: PLS SEE SEPARATE CABLE RE FULL DETAILS OF RESULTS OF 18 AUGUST CYCLE OF INTERROGATION SESSIONS.

2. OVERALL STATE OF PLAY: DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, ((ABU ZUBAYDAH)) (SUBJECT) HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THAT HE KNOWS OF NO THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES OR AGAINST UNITED STATES INTERESTS BEYOND WHAT HE HAS ALREADY PROVIDED. ON 18 AUGUST 02 -- DAY 15 OF THE AGGRESSIVE INTERROGATION PHASE HELD A STRATEGY MEETING TO DECIDE ON THE TOPICS AND MODALITIES OF TODAY'S INTERROGATION SESSIONS FACTORING IN HQS GUIDANCE/REQUIREMENTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, TWO INTERROGATION SESSIONS WERE HELD WITH SUBJECT DURING WHICH SUBJECT WAS WALLED AT THE EARLY PORTION OF THE FIRST SESSION. INTERROGATION SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED BY [REDACTED] AND IC SERE PSYCHOLOGISTS. SUBJECT WAS REPEATEDLY AND AGGRESSIVELY PRESSED ON ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONCERNING THREATS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES AND WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT "IDEAS" HE HAD PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED TO IDENTIFY OTHER RELATED IDEAS HE MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED. SUBJECT DID NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT DETAILS ON THIS TOPIC BEYOND WHAT HE ALREADY PROVIDED [REDACTED] FULL DETAILS OF THE INTERROGATION SESSIONS WILL BE PROVIDED SEPARATELY. THUS FAR, HOWEVER, SUBJECT HAS NOT PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT ACTIONABLE INFO BEYOND PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED DETAILS.

3. ATMOSPHERIC/BEHAVIORAL COMMENTS: SUBJECT'S COMPORTMENT AND DEMEANOR ARE UNCHANGED FROM YESTERDAY. REMAINED COMPLIANT AND TOTALLY SUBMISSIVE. HE READILY ENGAGED IN DIALOGUE REGARDING QUESTIONS AND STAYED ON TOPIC. THE SUBJECT REQUESTED PERMISSION, [REDACTED] WHEN IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHIFT OFF TOPIC BRIEFLY TO PROVIDE THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND HIS ANSWER. HE CONTINUES TO BE FEARFUL OF THE INTERROGATORS AND DISPLAYED ACUTE STRESS WHEN THE SUBJECT OF THE WATER BOARD WAS ADDRESSED.

4. THREAT UPDATE: NO NEW THREAT INFORMATION.

5. MEDICAL UPDATE: SUBJECT IS MEDICALLY STABLE. IMPROVED NUTRITION AND A DECREASE IN INADVERTENT STRESSES DIRECTLY TO THE WOUND HAVE SOMEWHAT MITIGATED THE WOUND BREAKDOWN. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO EVIDENCE OF SECONDARY INFECTION.

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