Pendragon_6
06-13-2005, 12:56 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. , June 13, 2005
In response to recent media interest and the disclosure of a classified interrogation log from Guantanamo, the following information is provided.
The compromised classified interrogation log is in reference to a single individual, Mohamed al Kahtani, a detainee believed to be the intended 20th Hijacker in the 9/11 attack that killed more than 3,000 innocent people and injured countless others. He was captured on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after fleeing the fighting in Tora Bora. In February 2002, due to his affiliation with al-Qaida, he was transported to Guantanamo for detention.
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Kahtani's interrogation during this period was guided by a very detailed plan and conducted by trained professionals motivated by a desire to gain actionable intelligence, to include information that might prevent additional attacks on America.
To understand Kahtani's interrogation, it is important to remember the post-9/11 environment during this period.
There had just been anthrax attacks in the U.S. in December of 2001.
Richard Reid tried to blow up a U.S. airliner with a shoe bomb.
Over the spring and summer, there were deadly attacks in Tunisia and Pakistan.
In October 2002 al-Qaida leader Ayman Zawahiri released a tape recording stating "God willing, we will continue targeting the keys of the American economy."
In September and October, the FBI broke up the Lackawana Six cell in New York.
On October 6, 2002, al-Qaida attacked a French oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, an attack that harkened back to the killing of 17 service members on the USS Cole.
On October 8, 2002, al-Qaida gunmen shot and killed a US Marine in Kuwait.
On October 12, 2002, al-Qaida affiliate Jemaah Islamiya bombed a nightclub in Bali, Indonesia, killing more than 200 and injuring about 300.
On November 28, 2002, al-Qaida fired two anti aircraft missiles at a Boeing 757 aircraft flying from Mombassa, Kenya to Israel; suicide bombers also attacked the Paradise Hotel in Mombassa, Kenya killing 15 and injuring 40.
On December 30, 2002, three U.S. citizens were killed in Yemen during an attack on Baptist Missionary Hospital.
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In response to recent media interest and the disclosure of a classified interrogation log from Guantanamo, the following information is provided.
The compromised classified interrogation log is in reference to a single individual, Mohamed al Kahtani, a detainee believed to be the intended 20th Hijacker in the 9/11 attack that killed more than 3,000 innocent people and injured countless others. He was captured on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after fleeing the fighting in Tora Bora. In February 2002, due to his affiliation with al-Qaida, he was transported to Guantanamo for detention.
-snip-
Kahtani's interrogation during this period was guided by a very detailed plan and conducted by trained professionals motivated by a desire to gain actionable intelligence, to include information that might prevent additional attacks on America.
To understand Kahtani's interrogation, it is important to remember the post-9/11 environment during this period.
There had just been anthrax attacks in the U.S. in December of 2001.
Richard Reid tried to blow up a U.S. airliner with a shoe bomb.
Over the spring and summer, there were deadly attacks in Tunisia and Pakistan.
In October 2002 al-Qaida leader Ayman Zawahiri released a tape recording stating "God willing, we will continue targeting the keys of the American economy."
In September and October, the FBI broke up the Lackawana Six cell in New York.
On October 6, 2002, al-Qaida attacked a French oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, an attack that harkened back to the killing of 17 service members on the USS Cole.
On October 8, 2002, al-Qaida gunmen shot and killed a US Marine in Kuwait.
On October 12, 2002, al-Qaida affiliate Jemaah Islamiya bombed a nightclub in Bali, Indonesia, killing more than 200 and injuring about 300.
On November 28, 2002, al-Qaida fired two anti aircraft missiles at a Boeing 757 aircraft flying from Mombassa, Kenya to Israel; suicide bombers also attacked the Paradise Hotel in Mombassa, Kenya killing 15 and injuring 40.
On December 30, 2002, three U.S. citizens were killed in Yemen during an attack on Baptist Missionary Hospital.
Continued at
Black Anthem (http://www.blackanthem.com/Home/index.html)