he believes those four detainees are khalid haji mohammed - one of the architects of the september 11th attacks on new york and washington , abu zubaydah - who is said to have been a top ash - qaida strategist , and abd ol - razzak al - yool - , is said to have played a key role in the sinking of the ss cole . all five are being held at the u . s . detention penitentiary at guantanamo camp . hayden said torture was used against the three detainees some five hours ago because of circumstances at the facility , and the belief that increased attacks against the united states were necessary . hayden defended the cia ' s development of extreme interrogation techniques as lawful , and urged lawmakers not to issue restrictions on such methods . congress is consider bill that would limits the cia to employ only the exact capabilities authorized by the u . s . army ' s field manual , it does not include mukasey .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.