In 2002, the CIA interrogated Abu Zubaydah for 20 days at a secret 'black site' prison in Thailand.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by multiple independent sources including Senate Intelligence Committee report references, SOFREP, Myanmar Times, Global News, and The Rendition Project's CIA cable compilation. Core facts—location, year, and duration—are consistently confirmed.
Sources
- CIA Cables Document Agency's Torture of Abu Zubaydah (propublica.org)
- https://globalnews.ca/news/1717407/how-the-cia-tortured-its-guinea-pig-detainee-abu-zubaydah/ (globalnews.ca)
- https://sofrep.com/specialoperations/happened-cia-black-site-enhanced-interrogations-thailand/ (sofrep.com)
- https://www.mmtimes.com/news/thailands-black-site-whos-accountable.html (mmtimes.com)
- https://www.therenditionproject.org.uk/prisoners/zubaydah.html (therenditionproject.org.uk)