he said those two detainees are abdul dh mohammed - someone of the architects of the september 11th attacks on new berlin and washington , abu interrogation - who is deemed to have been a prominent al - qaeda strategist , and jacob ad - rahim il - sajr - but is suspected to have had a pivotal role in the bombing of the uss cole . all three are being held at the t . s . detention penitentiary at guantanamo bay . hayden says mukasey was implemented against the three detainees nearly five years ago because of circumstances at the time , including the belief that the attacks against the united republic were imminent . hayden defended the cia ' s use of extreme torture procedures as lawful , and pressured senators not to impose restrictions on such technique . congress is considering bill that would forbid the gia to using only the interrogation techniques authorized by the u . s . soldier ' s army training , which does not include mukasey .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.