On the eighth day of his interrogation, CIA interrogators repeatedly slammed Nashiri against a specially designed wall using a towel wrapped around his neck.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by declassified CIA cables (National Security Archive), Human Rights First's description of the 'walling' technique, and independent reporting from Santa Fe New Mexican, all consistent with the specific detail of day-eight timing and towel/neck restraint method. [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=exceptional]
Sources
- Scenes From a Black Site - ProPublica (seed:conspiracy_and_investigation)
- https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/foia-intelligence-torture-archive/2018-08-10/gina-haspel-cia-torture-cables-declassified (corroboration)
- https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/enhanced-interrogation-explained (corroboration)
- 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 (corroboration)