<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380290/Guantanamo-Bay-Wikileaks-re leases-chilling-interrogation-files-terror-suspects.html#ixzz1L73Q8yKA> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380290/Guantanamo-Bay-Wikileaks-rel eases-chilling-interrogation-files-terror-suspects.html#ixzz1L73Q8yKA Revealed: How Al Qaeda high command watched 9/11 unfold on TV (while one was in hospital having his tonsils out) By Daily Mail Reporter <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Repo rter> Last updated at 8:05 PM on 25th April 2011 220 detainees assessed as dangerous international terrorists - but at least 150 were innocent, files disclose * Senior Al Qaeda member claimed terrorists had nuclear bomb in Europe which would detonate if bin Laden were captured * Investigators fear the terror group already has uranium * Pakistan intelligence service ranked alongside terror groups * Terrorists trying to recruit ground staff at Heathrow to cause mayhem at world's busiest airport * U.S. terror targets were chosen first for 'economic impact' - and then those 'which would awaken people politically' Senior Al Qaeda commanders were gathered in Pakistani to watch the 9/11 terror attacks on television in a Karachi safehouse, leaked documents today disclose. Khalid Sheik Mohammed - the self-described mastermind behind 9/11 - was with other key members of the terrorist organisation watching the scenes from New York and Washington as they occurred on television. Nearby, Riduan Isamuddin, the alleged organiser of the 2002 bombing of a nightclub packed with tourists in Bali, Indonesia, was out shopping for laboratory equipment for a biological weapons programme. Khalid Sheik Mohammed - the self-described mastermind behind 9/11 - was with other key members of the terrorist organisation watching the scenes from New York and Washington as they occurred on television Riduan Isamuddin, the alleged organiser of the 2002 bombing of a nightclub packed with tourists in Bali, Indonesia, was out shopping for laboratory equipment for a biological weapons programme Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the man accused of co-ordinating the bombing of the USS Cole, was recovering from a tonsillectomy in a Karachi hospital Ringleaders: From right, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Riduan Isamuddin and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. The three al Qaeda commanders were all in Karachi, Pakistan, at the time of the 9/11 terror attacks Atrocity: The World Trade Center south tower bursts into flames after being struck by hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 on 9/11 Atrocity: The World Trade Center south tower bursts into flames after being struck by hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 on 9/11 And in the city's hospital Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the man accused of co-ordinating the bombing of the USS Cole, was recovering from a tonsillectomy. Within a day, most of the men were travelling back to Afghanistan, with plans for a long war. The revelations come from classified U.S. military documents released by whistle blowing organisation WikiLeaks. They show more than 200 dangerous international terrorists were detained at the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention camp - but around 150 more were innocent.. Mastermind: Osama bin Laden praised the 9/11 attacks in this video Mastermind: Osama bin Laden praised the 9/11 attacks in this video Some of the most senior al Qaeda commanders were among those rounded up and taken to the Cuban centre. They told interrogators that al Qaeda terrorists threatened to unleash a 'nuclear hellstorm' if Osama Bin Laden were caught or killed - and that there were plots to attack Britain. But the documents also show that farmers, charity workers and drivers were among those seized on suspicion of terrorist activity. Some of the innocent were taken purely because they wore a 1980s model of Casio watch, which was used as a bomb timer by terrorists, the files show. Thousands of pages of sensitive documents were unveiled by the Washington Post, Daily Telegraph, the New York Times and The Guardian, relating to a decade of interviews in which extremists also admit to plotting attacks against America and across the world. The top-secret files detailing the interrogations of more than 700 terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp were obtained by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks. The documents detail the background to the capture of each of the 780 people who have passed through the Cuban facility, along with their medical condition and the information they have provided during interrogations. Around 220 of those detained are assessed to be dangerous international terrorists, while around 380 are judged to be lower-level foot-soldiers. At least a further 150 people, including innocent Afghans and Pakistanis, were held and assessed at the U.S. camp, but later released due to lack of evidence, according to the files. However, the files show it is difficult for detainees to show innocence, as any reason to have travelled to Afghanistan after 9/11 will not be believed, as it is 'likely a total fabrication with the true intentions being to support Usama bin Laden through direct hostilities against the U.S. forces', according to The Guardian. The camp - which President Obama pledged to close, and then failed to - has long been controversial because of the use of waterboarding, or simulated drowning, and sleep deprivation on inmates. The documents seen by the Washington Post and Daily Telegraph confirm that the Americans have seized more than 100 Al Qaeda terrorists - the most senior being Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the operational commander of Al Qaeda accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks. Disturbing claims: The files obtained from interrogations of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, above, reveal top terrorist commanders' boasts about impending attacks Disturbing claims: The files obtained from interrogations of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, above, reveal top terrorist commanders' boasts about impending attacks His file is said to reveal he was plotting attacks in Asia, Africa, America and Britain. It concludes: 'Detainee had numerous plots and plans for operations targeting the US, its allies, and its interests worldwide. 'Detainees plan was to make U.S. citizens suffer, especially economically, which would put pressure on the U.S. government to change its policies. 'Targeting priorities were determined by initially assessing those that would have the greatest economic impact, and secondly which would awaken people politically.' The files are also said to disclose that a senior terrorist commander claimed that a nuclear bomb is hidden in Europe and will be detonated if Bin Laden is caught or killed. Sheikh Mohammed told interrogators that the extremist group would unleash a 'nuclear hellstorm'. They fear the terror group already has uranium. Intelligence gains: Military Police at Guantanamo Bay bring a detainee, who arrived at the camp injured, to an interrogation room Intelligence gains: Military Police at Guantanamo Bay bring a detainee, who arrived at the camp injured, to an interrogation room The 20th 9/11 hijacker also told interrogators that Al Qaeda was seeking to recruit ground-staff at Heathrow to assist them in targeting the world's busiest airport. Held: Taliban and al-Qaeda detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area, watched by military police, at Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay Held: Taliban and al-Qaeda detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area, watched by military police, at Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay A plot to put cyanide in the air-conditioning units of public buildings across America was also exposed. The Guardian documents also reveal the U.S. authorities rated Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI, alongside al Qaeda and Hezbollah, despite Pakistan being a key ally in the region. Links to the organisations are taken as an indication of terrorist activity. Guantanamo Bay was opened by the American Government in January 2002 and about 180 people are still held there. Around 600 have been released, either into custody elsewhere or without charge. The facility was subject to international controversy after torture-style techniques including water-boarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation were approved to be used on prisoners during the Bush administration. The interrogation techniques used on Maad al-Qahtani, from Saudi Arabia, and Mohammed Ould Salahi, from Mauritius, who cannot be prosecuted because of the harsh interrogation they received, were described as torture by the top official for George Bush's military tribunals. Retired judge Susan Crawford told the Washington Post in 2009 of Qahtani: 'His treatment met the legal definition of torture. And that's why I did not refer the case.' She said for around five months his only contact was with the interrogators, with day-upon-day of 18-to-20-hour interrogations. In addition, according to a military report, he was threatened with a military working dog named Zeus, led around on a dog lead, humiliated by wearing a woman's bra and had a thong put on his head, and made to perform dog tricks. Ms Crawford said he was made to stand naked in front of a female agent, subjected to strip searches, while his mother and sister were insulted. He was subsequently hospitalised at Guantanamo with a heart condition. 'Non combatants': The U.S. prison in Cuba is notorious for the orange jumpsuits its suspected terrorist inmates wear 'Non combatants': The U.S. prison in Cuba is notorious for the orange jumpsuits its suspected terrorist inmates wear However, while the U.S. files show that they still value the information gleaned from interrogations, those released show a high rate of returning to violence - although the figures are disputed. In Saudi Arabia, which has a rehab scheme for those leaving Guantanamo, figures last year show that 25 out of 120 have been involved in further extremism. The rates were more than twice that of militants who had not been detained, according to the country's experts. But the independent New America Foundation say only six per cent of former detainees regress - whereas the rate from American prisons is around 60 per cent. In 2009, 'torture' memos revealed how waterboarding was used 266 times on two key Al Qaeda suspects. The U.S. Justice Department said that CIA interrogators used the technique 183 times on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 83 times on another Al Qaeda prisoner, Abu Zubaydah. Earlier this month, it was revealed that professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four alleged co-conspirators will be tried at Guantanamo Bay instead of a U.S. civilian court. The decision by the Obama administration was an about-face from earlier plans to have the five go on trial in civilian federal court in New York, just blocks away from where the World Trade Centre used to stand. The announcement created intense political opposition among Republicans and even some Democrats, particularly in New York, as well as the relatives of the 2,976 people who perished in the 9/11 terror attacks. It was just last month that President Obama lifted the ban on military trials he imposed two years ago. GUANTANAMO BAY: THE INMATES Among the inmates were senile elderly men and teenage boys, an Al Jazeera cameraman - while some of those the U.S. assessed as guilty were released, and the innocent held for years. Held: Shafiq Rasul, of Tipton, West Midland Held: Shafiq Rasul, of Tipton, West Midland :: Briton Jamal al-Harith was taken because he had been in a Taliban jail near Kandahar. Advised by the Red Cross to stay in the prison where he was well fed after the Taliban left, he was initially relieved when the Americans arrived. He was taken to Guantanamo, and then sleep deprived, shackled and interrogated - he says - some 80 times, according to the files in the Guardian, because 'he was expected to have knowledge of Taliban treatment of prisoners and interrogation tactics'. He was released in 2004. :: Briton Shafiq Rasul was not Taliban, according to the file of August 2003. However, by the October, it was deemed 'highly probably' he would return to extremism. The following year he was returned to Britain, where he started work as a heating engineer. :: Algerian Ahmed Belbacha, who worked as a waiter in Bournemouth, remains in Cuba. He was sent primarily, the Guardian says, to give information on the leaders of the notorious Finsbury Park mosque in north London. :: Binyam Mohamed, who was sent back to Britain in February 2009, was assessed as high risk, having 'unique information of intelligence value' and being part of a dirty bomb conspiracy to 'inflict mass casualties with the U.S.'. However, he says his July 2004 confession was false, and had been extracted after sleep deprivation, being kept manacled in darkness and with ear-splitting rock music played 24 hours a day. He had also been viciously tortured, he says, in Morocco. :: One of the most high value inmates is said to be Muhammad al-Nashiri, who was so devoted to jihad that his file claims he even had injections 'to promote impotence'. :: Afghan Mohammed Sadiq, who was 89 when he was assessed in 2002, was Gitmo's oldest prisoner. His file revealed he had depression, osteoarthritis and senile dementia. Within six weeks they decided he was not a member of al Qaeda and released four months later. :: Aged 70 in 2002, Faiz Mohammed was also found to have dementia. He was taken to the base in 2002 following a raid by the Americans in Afghanistan but there was 'no reason on the record' for him being transferred to Cuba. :: The Americans believe Shaker Aamer, whom Britain says it will accept into the country, is an important lieutenant in the terror organisation, close to Osama bin Laden and associated with 9/11 via abu Qatada in London. They say he even lived with 9/11 terrorist, Zaccarias Moussaoui, in the capital. :: 14-year-old Naqib Ullah spent a year at the base after being held in 2003. He had been made to fight for the Taliban, and found by the U.S.. Described as a 'kidnap victim' in his files, he was flown home. :: Al Jazeera cameraman, Sami al-Hajj from Sudan, was thought to be a courier funding a Chechnyan charity. He was flown to Guantanamo from Pakistan. His file states he was taken there to give information on the network's 'training programme, telecommunications equipment and newsgathering operations in Chechnya, Kosovo and Afghanistan', according to the Guardian, including information on a video and interview with Bin Laden. He was released in 2008. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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