In 2002, the CIA interrogated Abu Zubaydah for 20 days at a secret 'black site' prison in Thailand.
Sources
- CIA Cables Document Agency's Torture of Abu Zubaydah (propublica.org)
- https://globalnews.ca/news/1717407/how-the-cia-tortured-its-guinea-pig-detainee-abu-zubaydah/ (globalnews.ca)
- https://sofrep.com/specialoperations/happened-cia-black-site-enhanced-interrogations-thailand/ (sofrep.com)
- https://www.mmtimes.com/news/thailands-black-site-whos-accountable.html (mmtimes.com)
- https://www.therenditionproject.org.uk/prisoners/zubaydah.html (therenditionproject.org.uk)
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