On September 6, 2006, President Bush discussed the high-value detainees transferred to Guantanamo in an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric. When Bush mentioned that the CIA was no longer interrogating the detainees, “Couric asked Mr. Bush if this is a tacit acknowledgement that the way these detainees were handled was wrong. ‘No. […]
9/6/2006
“In a major speech about the war on terror [on September 6, 2006], the president [Bush], for the first time, acknowledged the existence of secret CIA prisons around the world. He said 14 terror suspects held in them have been moved to Guantanamo Bay–and he’s asking Congress to change the law so they can be […]
9/6/2006
Former President George W. Bush wrote: on September 6, 2006, “I announced that we would transfer [9/11 mastermind] Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and thirteen other high-ranking al Qaeda detainees from CIA custody overseas to Guantanamo, where they would face trial under the new tribunals Congress would create.” – George W. Bush, Decision Points, Pages 178-179 […]
9/6/2006
In a speech from the White House on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: " '…I'm announcing today that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and 11 other terrorists in CIA custody have been transferred to the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. They are being held in the custody of the […]
9/6/2006
President Bush mentioned the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques in a White House speech on September 6, 2006. " 'This [enhanced interrogation] program has been subject to multiple legal reviews by the Department of Justice and CIA lawyers. They've determined it complied with our laws. This program has received strict oversight by the CIA's […]
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President Bush mentioned the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques in a White House speech on September 6, 2006. " 'Information from the terrorists in this [enhanced interrogation] program has helped us to identify individuals that al Qaeda deemed suitable for Western operations, many of whom we had never heard about before. They include terrorists […]
9/6/2006
President Bush discussed the interrogation of al Qaeda’s chief of operations Abu Zubaydah in a speech at the White House on September 6, 2006: ” ‘As his questioning proceeded, it became clear that he had received training on how to resist interrogation. And so, the CIA used an alternative set of procedures. These procedures were […]
9/6/2006
In a speech at the White House on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘In addition to the terrorists held at Guantanamo, a small number of suspected terrorist leaders and operatives captured during the war have been held and questioned outside the United States, in a separate program operated by the Central Intelligence Agency. […]
9/6/2006
In a speech at the White House on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘In some cases, we determined that individuals we have captured pose a significant threat or may have intelligence that we and our allies need to have to prevent new attacks. Many are Al Qaeda operatives or Taliban fighters trying to […]
9/6/2006
“Al-Qaeda, he [President Bush] explained in [September 6, 2006], had failed to strike the United States a second time ‘because our government has changed its policies–and given our military, intelligence, and law enforcement personnel the tools they need to fight this enemy and protect our people.’ “ – Peter Bergen, The Longest War, Page 245 […]