kˈæɹəl dʒˈeɪ. wˈɪljəmz, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs tˈaɪmz ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ðæt ˈɔːl fˈaɪv mˈɛn hɐdbɪn kənˈɛktᵻd baɪ ˈæbuː zjˈuːbeɪdə—wˈʌn ʌvðə θɹˈiː kˈæptɪvz ðə sˌiːˌaɪˈeɪ hɐz ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd wʌz ɪntˈɛɹəɡˌeɪɾᵻd jˈuːzɪŋ ðə kˌɑːntɹəvˈɜːʃəl tɛknˈiːk nˈoʊn æz "wˈɔːɾɚbˌoːɹdɪŋ".
Carol J. Williams, writing in the Los Angeles Times reports that all five men had been connected by Abu Zubaydah—one of the three captives the CIA has acknowledged was interrogated using the controversial technique known as "waterboarding".