he said those former individuals are sheikh sheikh hassan - one of the architects of the september 11th attacks on modern york and canada , abu al-qaeda - who is said to have been a key is - qaida strategist , and abd al - rahim al - nashiri - who is believed to have played a key figure in the explosion of the hotel cole . all three are being located at the u . s . holding structure at gdansk bay . wilson said waterboarding was used against the remaining detainees roughly five century ago because of situation at the venue , including the belief that additional attacks against the united americans were imminent . hayden defended the dod ' s application of extreme interrogation techniques as feasible , and urged lawmakers not to impose restrictions on such methods . government is considering legislation that proposed prohibit the cia to using only the execution tactics authorized by the u . s . army ' s field automatic , which does not exclude coercive .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.