Psychological and operational techniques, second edition explores the background and history of alqaeda, covers recent developments, and explains how, why, and where the alqaeda network is expanding. A book that will change the way we think about alqaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed america. The handbook, which was seized in 2000 in the manchester, england home of anas al liby, a student at the time. The cia and enhanced interrogation techniques in the. Apr 24, 2009 al qaeda leaders voiced their objections this week to the public release of a new c. Aug 31, 2016 lawrence wrights chilling new book explores roots of terrorism. Mitchell has repeatedly argued that the interrogation techniques, including those the trainees used on mr. Olcs unclassified opinion concerning enhanced interrogation techniques also included a discussion of necessity and selfdefense as possible legal defenses for interrogators accused of torture for their use of enhanced interrogation. A book that will change the way we think about al qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed america. Mar 20, 2008 bin al shibh does not appear to have been waterboarded. Al qaeda chapter describing alleged torture techniques. Inside the secret war against al qaeda mackey, chris, miller.
How to break a terrorist is an insightful and entertaining account of the u. Soufan, who conducted interrogations of al qaeda suspects, added that the 6,000 pages of the senate inquiry, the 600page executive summary and its 38,000 footnotes, not to mention all other. The most successful interrogation of an alqaeda operative by u. In losing these techniques, interrogators have lost the ability to create the uncertainty vital to getting terrorist information. Iraq, lessons from world war ii, al qaeda torture techniques, waterboarding, president george w. This nonfiction book is a fastpaced psychological thriller. Memorandum regarding interrogation of al qaeda operative. The best books on alqaeda five books expert recommendations. May 24 2007in a raid on an alqaeda safe house in iraq, u.
However, cia director general michael hayden recently admitted to congress that around thirty detainees had been subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques. Given bin alshibhs high rank in alqaeda, it would be extremely surprising if he werent interrogated using such procedures. Al qaeda manual had its own description of torture techniques. The interrogators by chris mackey and greg miller is a first person account of army interrogators just after september 11. Getting al qaeda members to talk, he demonstrates, is rarely difficult for.
Enhanced interrogation techniques or enhanced interrogation is a euphemism for the. The official added that no one figured out what you could do without the use of enhanced techniques. The handbook, which was seized in 2000 in the manchester, england home of anas al liby. Al qaeda leaders voiced their objections this week to the public release of a new c. All it took to soften up abu jandal, who had been closer to osama bin laden than any other terrorist ever captured, was a handful of sugarfree cookies. Jun 14, 2009 the most successful interrogation of an al qaeda operative by u. The video, recorded shortly after his capture in afghanistan 2001. Sep, 2011 citing his interrogation of al qaeda facilitator abu zubaydah in 2002, he wrote, there was no actionable intelligence gained from using enhanced interrogation techniques on abu zubaydah that. Apr 26, 2009 the official added that no one figured out what you could do without the use of enhanced techniques.
Al qaeda and the road to 911 by lawrence wright, the panther by nelson demille, the black banners. The author paints a realistic picture of the role of interrogators in the war in afghanistan. America and terrorism the long, dark war books and arts. Perhaps the most telling bit of new information at least to me is the snippet where soufan tells us that most islamic terrorist training camps are in fact not affiliated to al qaeda. Inside the counterterrorism campaigns that killed bin laden and devastated alqaeda aki peritz and eric rosenbach. Oct 28, 2011 in the black banners, fbi agent ali h. In enhanced interrogation, cia contractor james mitchell tells for the first time about his role interrogating al qaeda principals, many like ksm still jailed at guantanamo bay. American officials acknowledged that such techniques were recently applied as part of the interrogation of abu zubaydah, the highestranking. Mitchells book begins during an enhanced interrogation and then jumps. Police interrogation is the process of questioning with the key objective of obtaining particular information during an investigation.
Al qaeda al qaeda training manual inside the terror. Since the abu ghraib scandal broke, the military has made public nearly every record of its internal interrogation debates, providing al qaida analysts with an encyclopedia of u. The black banners the inside story of 911 and the war against alqaeda. Intelligence agency, interrogation of alqaeda operative 917 aug. Did cia enhanced interrogation techniques work or not. The interrogators war by miller and mackey is an honest but tedious account of the american war on terror. Mar 20, 2018 he added that the interrogation techniques of khalid sheikh mohammed produced false and misleading information, including saying the courier no longer worked for alqaeda. The enhanced interrogation techniques the cia used on. After 911, he assisted in interrogating yemeni prisoners who had information about the attack, which led to identifying al qaeda and some of the hijackers. Jul 19, 2004 in the interrogators, chris hogan, the senior interrogator at bagram air base and in kandahar, where al qaeda and taliban prisoners were first detained and questioned, lifts the curtain. The book is divided into four parts and reads on a slow pace. Apr 17, 2017 in a sharp rebuttal to the charges laid out in report, dr. These standards were ordered for all detainees in 2006, alqaeda members included, following the supreme courts ruling in hamdan v. How to interrogate terrorists treating terrorists with.
Which they are claiming had a lot to do with tracking down bin laden. The pentagon has released a 10yearold video showing the interrogation of osama bin ladens driver, a yemeni named salem hamdan. Bush, vice president dick cheney, general david petraeus, cia, general hayden, khalid sheikh mohammed, japanese pows, spirit warriors, japanese culture, kamikaze pilots. Mitchell explains enhanced interrogation techniques were needed, particularly at a time when future attacks were a very real prospect. Two views of the cias enhanced interrogations the senate intelligence committee released a report tuesday on the interrogation techniques used. The book is written from army reserve sergeant mackeys perspective and through his eyes we learn about some of the training interrogators go through and then their experience in afghanistan. When i was covering al qaeda in the 10 years since 911, i never really came to terms with cia black sites, with extraordinary rendition, and in particular with enhanced interrogation techniques.
When i was covering alqaeda in the 10 years since 911, i never really came to terms with cia black sites, with extraordinary rendition, and in particular with enhanced interrogation techniques. Matthew alexander led the interrogation team that tracked down alqaida leader abu musab alzarqawi in 2006. The document, which has since been described by the fbi as the. Dec 10, 2014 al qaeda chapter describing alleged torture techniques. Abu zubaydah acts al qaeda alien apply armed forces article 16 attacks authority captured central intelligence agency cias commander in chief conduct congress constitutional context criminal cruel custody customary international law degrading treatment detainee detainees detention and interrogation educing information effect eighth. But these newly released drawings depict specific c. In the black banners, ali soufan takes readers inside the. He reports that once they used harsh techniques, detainees stopped. In response to al qaedas terrorist attacks in the united states on 11. Dec 14, 2014 two views of the cias enhanced interrogations the senate intelligence committee released a report tuesday on the interrogation techniques used by the cia after 911.
The author examines the current state of the terrorist network and describes what groups in the network are doing to recruit. He writes about how his team hunted down two key alqaida. Lawrence wrights chilling new book explores roots of terrorism. Since the abu ghraib scandal broke, the military has made public nearly every record of its internal interrogation debates, providing alqaida. In addition to being exciting to read, the book makes a political statement on torture and. Enhanced interrogation techniques project gutenberg self. In the interrogators, chris hogan, the senior interrogator at bagram air base and in kandahar, where al qaeda and taliban prisoners were first detained and questioned, lifts the curtain. Enhanced interrogation, the report on rendition, detention. Fbi agents opt out of harsh interrogations washington times. During his cia interrogation, abu zubaydah began to offer many names of supposed terrorist and allegations of various al qaeda plots. The worst of all was to be faced with the interrogation technique of thirty seconds. An interrogation program worked out on the fly the new york.
Given bin al shibhs high rank in al qaeda, it would be extremely surprising if he werent interrogated using such procedures. Mar 09, 2003 american officials acknowledged that such techniques were recently applied as part of the interrogation of abu zubaydah, the highestranking qaeda operative in custody until the capture of mr. Mitchell wrote this book with the as sistance of former cia. Perhaps the most telling bit of new information at least to me is the snippet where soufan tells us that most islamic terrorist training camps are in fact not affiliated to alqaeda.
In the interrogators, chris hogan, the senior interrogator at bagram air base and in kandahar, where alqaeda and taliban prisoners were first detained and questioned, lifts the curtain. The interrogation of khalid sheik mohammed, a senior al qaeda operative, has become one of. Soufan gives a firstperson account of the success of interrogation without enhanced techniques. All it took to soften up abu jandal, who had been closer to osama bin laden than any other terrorist. Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures refers to the while there has never been an accurate tally of the number of detainees subjected to these methods, the cia has admitted to waterboarding individuals implicated in the september 11 attacks, notably abu zubaydah, khalid shaikh mohammed, and mohammed al qahtani. This is an incomplete list of books about al qaeda. James elmer mitchell born 1952 is an american psychologist and former member of the united states air force. Dec 12, 2014 8 books to help you understand the cia torture report. In the days leading up to the attack, al qaedas amir, ayman alzawahiri, focused his annual 911 message on the drone war, eulogized allibi and called on libyan brothers to avenge the loss. Alqaeda and the road to 911 by lawrence wright, the panther by nelson demille, the black banners.
Bin alshibh does not appear to have been waterboarded. He added that the interrogation techniques of khalid sheikh mohammed produced false and misleading information, including saying the courier no longer worked for al qaeda. Memorandum regarding interrogation of al qaeda operative author. May 24, 2007 may 24in a recent raid on an al qaeda safe house in iraq, u. Citing his interrogation of al qaeda facilitator abu zubaydah in 2002, he wrote, there was no actionable intelligence gained from using enhanced interrogation techniques on abu zubaydah that. Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures refers to the while there has never been an accurate tally of the number of detainees subjected to these methods, the cia has admitted to waterboarding individuals implicated in the september 11 attacks, notably abu zubaydah, khalid shaikh mohammed, and mohammed alqahtani. The black banners the inside story of 911 and the war. After the capture of one of 911 s most lethal masterminds, he went on a secret followup mission to afghanistan. Police, military and intelligence agencies are the most common interrogators. However, the washington post reported in 2009 that not a single significant plot was foiled as a result of abu zubaidas tortured confessions, according to former senior government officials who closely followed.
The waterboarding failed to elicit valuable intelligence not because he was holding back, but because he was not a member of alqaeda, and had no knowledge of any plots against the united states. Soldiers specially trained in the art of interrogation went facetoface with the enemy. By then, it was clear that cia analysts were wrong when they had identified zubaydah as the no. List of books and articles about police interrogation. Trumps new cia director played a significant part in. The interrogator would say something and you had to respond quickly, without once repeating yourself or using the personal pronoun. Mitchell explains enhanced interrogation techniques were needed, particularly at a time. One man says no to harsh interrogation techniques npr. The ultimate insiders account of the battle against terrorism, the black banners describes for the first time ali soufans nervewracking, historymaking decade as the fbis lead investigator into alqaeda, thwarting plots around the world and winning vital confessions from terrorists without laying so. The following excerpts are from a document found by the police in manchester, england, during a search of an al qaeda members home. An fbi agent assigned in 2002 to help obtain intelligence from a top al qaeda operative challenged the interrogation techniques used on the terrorism suspect by the cia, taking what a government. An fbi agent assigned in 2002 to help obtain intelligence from a top al qaeda operative challenged the interrogation techniques used on the terrorism suspect by the cia, taking what a.
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