This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The C.I.A. contractor who interrogated Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, testified on Monday that he threatened to kill one of Mr. Mohammed’s sons if there was another attack on America. James E. Mitchell, a psychologist who helped develop the C.I.A.’s interrogation program, said he made the threat after he had waterboarded Mr. Mohammed for the 183rd time. So, before telling Mr. Mohammed, “I will cut your son’s throat,” Dr. Mitchell said, he added a series of caveats.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2020 17:44 UTC