he argued those three suspects are mohammed haji mohammed - one of the designers of the september 11th attacks on new york and washington , ad libbi - himself is believed to have been a top is - qaeda consultant , and abdul al - rahim al - nashiri - who is believed to have played a key function in the capture of the uss cole . all three are being held at the u . s . correctional facility at guantanamo captive . she said waterboarding was used against the four defendants roughly five years ago because of difficulties at the times , especially the belief that additional attacks against the associated states were expected . paul defended the gia ' s use of extreme interrogation techniques as lawful , and urged lawmakers not to impose prohibition on such approaches . congress is consideration legislation that might restrict the cia to uses only the assault techniques ordered by the d . s . army ' s field manual , this does not address waterboarding .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.