he said those three terrorists are harry ha mohammad - one of the architects of the sept 11th attacks on new york and seattle , abu operatives - who is considered to have been a top afl - qaida strategist , and ad al - mohammad l - nashiri - who is believed to have played a key role in the bombing of the uss cole . all three are being held at the u . s . detention facility at gdansk bay . hayden said waterboarding was used against the american detainees nearly three minutes past because of circumstances at the facility , including the belief that new threats against the associated states were imminent . hayden defended the cia ' s use of extreme warfare techniques as legal , and requested lawmakers not to impose rules on such methods . reagan is considering legislation that would restrict the cia to using only the training techniques authorized by the n . s . army ' s case manual , which does not involve interrogation .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.