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UNCLASSIFIED unresponsive, with bubbles rising through his open, full mouth." According to CIA records, Abu Zubaydah remained unresponsive until medical intervention, when he regained consciousness and expelled "copious amounts of liquid." This experience with the waterboard was referenced in emails, but was not documented or otherwise noted in CIA cables. When two CIA Headquarters officers later compared the Abu Zubaydah interrogation videotapes to the cable record, neither commented on this session. A review of the catalog of videotapes, however, found that recordings of a 21-hour period, which included two waterboarding sessions, were missing.

(TS////NF) CIA personnel at DETENTION SITE GREEN reported being disturbed by the use of the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques against Abu Zubaydah. CIA records include the following reactions and comments by CIA personnel:


 * August 5, 2002: "want to caution [medical officer] that this is almost certainly not a place he's ever been before in his medical career…It is visually and psychologically very uncomfortable."


 * August 8, 2002: "Today's first session…had a profound effect on all staff members present…it seems the collective opinion that we should not go much further…everyone seems strong for now but if the group has to continue…we cannot guarantee how much longer."

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 * August 8, 2002: "Several on the team profoundly affected…some to the point of tears and choking up." Page 44 of 499