`` We have conducted more than a dozen investigations and reviews of our detention operations , including specifically the interrogation of al-Qahtani , the alleged 20th hijacker . The judge refuses to refer case to prosecutors because of torture assessment . Susan Crawford describes techniques as ` ` overly aggressive and too persistent '' Military prosecutors accuse Abu al - Qahtani of helping plan 9/11 attacks . White House , Defense Department respond to Washington Post story .
The judge refuses to refer case to prosecutors because of torture assessment . Susan Crawford describes techniques as ` ` overly aggressive and too persistent '' Military prosecutors accuse Abu al - Qahtani of helping plan 9/11 attacks . White House , Defense Department respond to Washington Post story .