New York Times correspondent David Rohde, in an article titled, “In 2 Abandoned Kabul Houses, Some Hints of Al Qaeda Presence,” reports that documents seized in two Kabul houses formerly used by members of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda organization include Arabic language instructions on how to pass lie detector tests.
With the FBI making heavy use of polygraph interrogations in the PENTTBOM investigation, it is crucial that the seized Al Qaeda documentation of polygraph countermeasures be translated and independently analyzed by those whose livelihoods and professional reputations do not depend on the perpetuation of polygraphy.