[REDACTED] on [Abu Zubaydah] as of 1900 hours (local time) on June 22, 2002 (June 2002)

JUN 02

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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - [REDACTED] ON [ABU ZUBAYDAH] AS OF 1900 HOURS (LOCAL TIME) 22 JUNE 2002

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1. ACTION REQUIRED: ACTION REQUIRED:  --PLEASE ENSURE THAT SUBSTANTIVE PORTIONS OF INFORMATION BELOW ARE SHARED WITH FBI HQS [REDACTED]

2. OVERALL STATE OF PLAY: SUBJECT IS CURRENTLY IN THE FOURTH 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 INTERUPTING 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 PSYCHOLOGIS, [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. HE ATE, PRAYED, DRANK FLUIDS, AND SLEPT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. WHEN AWAKE, HE TYPICALLY SAT ON HIS PAD AND LEANED HIS BACK AGAINST THE WALL OR RECLINED ON THE PAD. THE SUBJECT USED HIS DUNG BUCKET FOR URINATION AND BOWEL MOVEMENT WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE SUBJECT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. HE CONTINUED TO APPEAR BORED. AT 0830, THE SECURITY DETAIL BROUGHT THE SUBJECT AN ELECTRIC RAZOR AND HE SHAVED HIMSELF WITHOUT PROTEST. THE SUBJECT WAS THEN PLACED ON THE GURNEY AND RESTRAINED ACCORDING TO NORMAL PROCEDURES. ONE OF THE SECURITY DETAIL MEMBERS THEN PROCEEDED TO CUT HIS HAIR. UPON COM[P]LETING THE HAIRCUT, THE SUBJECT WAS HOODED IN PREPARATION FOR MEDICAL CARE. THE MEDICAL CARE SESSION STARTED AT 0900 AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER BEING RELEASED IN HIS CELL SUBJECT SAT ON HIS PAD, APPEARED BORED, LOUNGED, AND NAPPED. SUBJECT PERIODICALLY ATE FROM HIS LARGE BOWL CONTAINING THE MIXTURE OF BEANS, RICE, AND VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS. THE SUBJECT DID NOT APPEAR TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPTS TO DOODLE OR WRITE ON HIS NOTE PAPER. THE SHEETS OF NOTE PAPER WERE ALL 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.

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8. MINIMIZE CONDITIONS CONSIDERED.

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