Daniel DeFraia

Daniel DeFraia is a reporter and a Ph.D. candidate in American studies at Boston University, where he’s writing a narrative history of the modern independent reporter. You can read his work at daniel-defraia.squarespace.com.

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In this pool photo of a Pentagon-approved sketch by court artist Janet Hamlin, defendant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, left, speaks with lead defense lawyer David Nevin during a pretrial hearing at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, Monday, April 14, 2014. A lawyer for one of five defendants in the Sept. 11 war crimes tribunal said Monday that FBI agents questioned a member of his defense team, apparently in an investigation related to the handling of evidence, a revelation that brought an abrupt halt to proceedings. (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin, Pool)

Harrowing Cables Detail How the CIA Tortured Accused 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Jeopardizing the Case Against Him

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- Sep. 11, 2019

Thirteen recently declassified cables reveal interrogators’ attempts to turn detainees into collaborators in the war against Al Qaeda.

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Harrowing Cables Detail How the CIA Tortured Accused 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Jeopardizing the Case Against Him