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CIA to DETENTION SITE COBALT inCountry | on November 2002, where he was held for H days before being transferred to DETENTION SITE GREEN on November 2002.*^^^ At DETENTION SITE GREEN, al-Nashiri was interrogated using the CIA's enhanced

interrogation techniques, including being subjected to the waterboard at least three times.In December 2002, when DETENTION SITE GREEN was closed, al-Nashiri and Abu Zubaydah were rendered to DETENTION SITE BLUE.^^^

(T8^^H|||||mi||||||/^NF) In total, al-Nashiri was subjected to the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques during at least four separate periods, with each period typically ending

with an assessment from on-site interrogators that al-Nashiri was compliant and cooperative.^^^

Officers atCIAHeadquai^ disagreed with these assessments, with the deputy chief ofALEC Station, commenting that DETENTION SITE BLUE interrogators should not make "sweeping statements" in cable traffic regarding al-Nashiri's compliance.Officers at CIA Headquarters sought to reinstate the use of the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques based on their belief that al-Nashiri had not yet provided actionable intelligence on imminent attacks.

Shortly after al-Nashiri arrived at DETENTION SITE BLUE, CIA interrogators at the detention site judged al-Nashiri's cooperation and compliance by his engagement and willingness to answer questions, while CIA Headquarters personnel judged his compliance based on the specific actionable intelligence he had provided (or the lack thereof). For example, in December 2002, interrogators informed CIA Headquarters that al-Nashiri was "cooperative and truthful," and that the "consensus" at the detention site was that al-Nashiri was

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Al-Nashiri's time at DETENTION SITE COBALT is not well documented in CIA records. As described

elsewhere, standard operating procedure at COBALT at the time included total light deprivation, loud continuous music, isolation, and dietary manipulation. Based on CIA records, the other four "enhanced interrogation" periods of al-Nashiri took place at DETENTION SITE BLUE on December5-8, 2002; December 27, 2002 - January 1,

2003; January 9-10, 2003; and January 15-27, 2003. See•••l^O

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2002.

See, for example, ALEC]||H(072315Z DEC 02); ALEC

(130352Z DEC 02); ALEC Jjj^l

(180247Z DEC 02); ALEC HBI(191729Z JAN 03); CIA Office of Inspector General, Report of Investigation: Unauthorized Interrogation Tecliniques at [DETENTION SITE BLUE], (2003-7123-IG), October 29, 2003. See also CIA Office of InspectorGeneral report, Counterterrorism Detention And Interrogation Activities (September

2001 - October 2003) (2003-7123-IG), released on May 7, 2004. 1(11

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