On the eighth day of his interrogation, CIA interrogators repeatedly slammed Nashiri against a specially designed wall using a towel wrapped around his neck.
Sources
- Scenes From a Black Site - ProPublica (propublica.org)
- https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/foia-intelligence-torture-archive/2018-08-10/gina-haspel-cia-torture-cables-declassified (nsarchive.gwu.edu)
- https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/enhanced-interrogation-explained (humanrightsfirst.org)
- https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/torture-of-al-qaida-suspect-described-in-2002-cables-sent-by-cia-director-gina-haspel/article_04520c4f-9e96-5235-8c43-2fcaed9b4262.html (santafenewmexican.com)
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