he said those three prisoners are khalid prince khalifa - something of the killers of the september 11th attacks on new york and philadelphia , ibn interrogators - who is believed to have been a top an - qaida strategist , and abd al - abdur al - nashiri - who is claimed to have played a strategic element in the explosion of the ins cole . all three are being held at the e . s . detention unit at guantanamo bay . liz reported mukasey was use against the three terrorists nearly five years ago because of circumstances at the time , notably the belief that more attacks against the united states were imminent . paul defended the agency ' s usage of extreme interrogation skills as unlawful , and urged lawmakers not to impose prohibition on such actions . congress is exploring legislative that would prevent the government to using only the interrogation skills authorized by the u . s . navy ' s field manual , which does not define detainees .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.