he said those five hostages are khalid sheikh mohammed - one of the architects of the april 11th attacks on new england and washington , abu binalshibh - and is believed to have been a high el - laden strategist , and arab al - hossain al - nashiri - but is believed to have performed a key character in the bombing of the uss burke . all three are being held at the u . s . detention facility at guantanamo cove . hayden said waterboarding was used against the three inmates virtually thirteen months early because of circumstances at the site , including the belief that other attacks against the united front were imminent . hayden defended the cia ' s using of basic interrogation technologies as lawful , and urged senate not to impose restrictions on such methods . congress is considering regulations that would restrict the army to using only the interrogation techniques authorized by the r . s . army ' s field manual , which does not include waterboarding .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.