▁job , ▁as ▁a ▁fish erman , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁te en ager . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁cl othing ▁store , ▁in ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁in ▁M omb asa , ▁as ▁a ▁water ▁por ter . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁har bor ▁pilot , ▁in ▁K ism ay u , ▁Som alia , ▁due ▁to ▁res ent ment ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁war l ord ' s ▁milit iam en . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁driver ▁for ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁Moh ammed ▁D he ere , ▁a ▁Som ali ▁war l ord . ▁ ▁D he ere ' s ▁men ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁ow ing ▁D he ere ▁money , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁be ▁sh aken ▁down , ▁they ▁handed ▁him ▁over ▁the ▁C IA . ▁ ▁C IA ▁cust ody ▁When ▁the ▁C IA ▁first ▁reported ▁his ▁app reh ension ▁they ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Y em eni , ▁named ▁" S ule iman ▁Abd alla ▁Sal im ▁Hem ed ". ▁ ▁Sal im ▁said ▁that , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Americans ▁they ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁finding ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁alter ▁his ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Post - release ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁psych olog ists ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁inter rog ations , ▁James ▁E