Due to bannings of interrogation methods in the United States, it is learned that the CIA is holding top al-Qaeda suspects in a secret jail in Jordan.
At least 11 men are being held in the jail, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, who is believed to have been the mastermind of the attacks of September
11, 2001 in Washington and New York.
reuters.com
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is holding top al Qaeda suspects in a secret Jordanian jail where they are subjected to
interrogation methods banned in the United States, an Israeli newspaper said Wednesday.
Haaretz daily said at least 11 men held incommunicado in Jordan include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the hijacked airliner
attacks on New York and Washington, and Hambali, accused of being al Qaeda's ally in southeast Asia.
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Haaretz daily, an Israeli Newspaper, claims that they are trying to prevent leaks, and because of certain bans on US interrogation methods, they must
interrogate the suspects out of the country. Human rights groups are claiming that the US is moving suspects to states where they are more lenient on
their interrogatio laws, while US officials claim they are operating within US law.
Washington Times correspondent Rowan Scarborough states that the threatening of suspects to move them to Jordan if they don't cooperate is known.
Using physical means to get detainees to confess and give information is known in Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries.
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[edit on 13-10-2004 by deeprivergal]
