[REDACTED] [Abu Zubaydah] as of 1900 hours (local time) on June 29, 2002 (June 2002)

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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - [REDACTED] [ABU ZUBAYDAH] AS OF 1900 HOURS (LOCAL TIME) 29 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 ELEVENTH 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 AND 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 INSOLATION [SIC] 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 (0910-0930, 29 JUNE 2002). 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 AND WRITING ON HIS NOTE PAPER. THE SUBJECT ALSO TOOK TIME TO STRETCH HIS BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDERS. THE SUBJECT CONTINUES TO OCCASIONALLY FINGER HIS NOSE, TOES, AND OTHER APPENDAGES. FOR THE MOST PART, THE SUBJECT CONTINUED TO APPEAR QUITE BORED. HE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE, THE SUBJECT PICKED UP HIS NEW BLACK FELT-TIPPED PEN AND PAPER AT APPROXIMATELY 2100. HE WROTE STEADILY FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME STARTING AT ABOUT 2100. HIS INITIAL WRITING SESSION LASTED ABOUT 40 MINUTES AND WAS ONLY INTERRUPTED BY OCCASIONAL PERIODS WHEN HE SAT, WITH PEN IN HAND, AND SEEMED CONTEMPLATIVE. HE STOPPED WRITING AT ABOUT 2140. HE THEN SET HIS PAPER AND PEN TO THE SIDE OF HIS SLEEPING PAD AND CURLED UP FOR A NAP. HE NAPPED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. HE RESUMED HIS WRITING FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND THEN SET HIS PAPER AND PEN ASIDE FOR THE NIGHT. OVERALL, HE APPEARED THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATE AS HE WROTE. [HE] WAS ASLEEP BY 2230 AND GENERALLY SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SUBJECT WOKE UP AS MEDICAL STAFF ENTERED THE CELL FOR TODAY'S MEDICAL CARE SESSION. AFTER THE SUBJECT WAS HOODED AND THE MEDICAL CARE SESSION WAS UNDERWAY, THE TEAM PSYCHOLOGIST COLLECTED THE THREE PAGES OF NEATLY WRITTEN ARABIC SCRIPT. THE PAGES WERE PROMPTLY SCANNED AND FORWARDED TO HQS [REDACTED] PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE. 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. NO APPARENT DISTRESS OR DISCOMFORT REPORTED OR OBSERVED.

7. ADMIN NOTE: NONE.

8. MINIMIZE CONDITIONS CONSIDERED.

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