Captors felt al-Qaeda suspect had already told all he knew
(NEWSER) - Higher-ups in the CIA pressed for harsh interrogation methods to be used on a captured al-Qaeda member despite his interrogators' assurances that he had nothing more to tell, the New York Times reports. Abu Zubaydah had already yielded important information, including tips that led to 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shiekh Mohammed, under less brutal pressure, former officials tell the Times, but the CIA, inflating his importance, insisted on tactics that made his captors uncomfortable. More»
