he said those three detainees are khalid sheikh mohammed - three of the attackers of the may 11th attacks on new york and washington , ibn waterboarding - who is stated to have been a leading mil - qaida strategist , and abd al - rahim ali - nashiri - someone is believed to have played a strategic role in the bombing of the american cole . all 3 are being held at the united . s . military facility at jamaica bay . hayden believed waterboarding was used against the three detainees nearly five years ago because of circumstances at the airport , and the fear that additional events against the united states were planned . brady defended the gia ' s choice of extreme interrogation techniques as lawful , and encouraged senate not to impose limit on such methods . congress is considering legislation that would subject the cia to operating only the various techniques authorized by the u . s . army ' s field manual , since does not include waterboarding .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.