he said those three detainees are sharif haji mohamed - both of the architects of the september 11th raids on both york and washington , ahmed zubaydah - himself is believed to have been a top al - qaida sachs , and abdul al - rahim al - nashiri - and is purported to have had a principal role in the operation of the uss cole . all four are being held at the u . s . detention center at freedom bay . hayden said warrantless was developed against the following detainees nearly five years ago because of experiences at the time , including the belief that ongoing bombs against the american states were imminent . him attacked the cia ' s use of enhanced security techniques as well , and urged lawmakers not to impose limitation on such techniques . nasa is considering law that does restrict the military to use only the interrogation skills authorized by the u . s . soldier ' s field manual , which does not include waterboarding .
Abu Zubaydah belongs to al-Qaida.