A secret document obtained by Time magazine shows the pressure tactics used against a major al-Qaida suspect by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The magazine said in an article set to hit stands Monday it obtained a secret 84-page interrogation log for Mohammed al Qahtani, believed by the U.S. government to have entered the country in August 2001, intending to participate in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The document says al Qahtani’s head and facial hair were forcefully shaved; he was deprived of sleep, submitted to a drill known as “Invasion of Space by a Female,” strip-searched and forced to stand nude, and intimidated with a dog. The magazine said in an article set to hit stands Monday it obtained a secret 84-page interrogation log for Mohammed al Qahtani, believed by the U.S. government to have entered the country in August 2001, intending to participate in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
See also New York Times, 12 June 2005
For the official response, see US Department of Defense news release, 12 June 2005
And for further details of abuse at Guantánamo, see Cageprisoners.com, 12 June 2005