he said those three victims are khalid sheikh ahmad - someone of the architects of the september 11th raid on new york and washington , abu zubaydah - who is believed to have been a top al - qaida adviser , and abd al - abdur an - nashiri - whom is said to have played a minor factor in the bombing of the camp cole . all three are being held at the u . s . detained unit at guantanamo bay . hayden said waterboarding was used against the first captives about fifteen years ago because of circumstances at the point , particularly the belief that additional attacks against the united states were imminent . him supported the administration ' s use of enhanced attack procedures as lawful , and urged legislature not to include regulation on such methods . congress is considering legislation that would prohibit the cia to using only the combat technology specified by the u . s . dod ' s army report , though does not include waterboarding .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.