Salon: Rumsfeld 'personally involved' in interrogation of Qaeda detainee that turned 'harsh'

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Published: Friday April 14, 2006

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was "personally involved" in the interrogation of an al-Qaeda detainee that turned "harsh," according to an explosive report at Salon.com based on an Army inspector general's report released through an FOIA request.

Excerpts from the article, "Rumsfeld knew," by Michael Scherer and Mark Benjamin:

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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was personally involved in the late 2002 interrogation of a high-value al-Qaida detainee known in intelligence circles as "the 20th hijacker." He also communicated weekly with the man in charge of the interrogation, Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the controversial commander of the Guantánamo Bay detention center.