Click Here to Read: Psychologists Approve Ban on Role in National Security Interrogations By James Risen in The New York Times on August 7, 2015.
At the risk of “Hoffman fatigue” I write my critique of Drs. Banks, Dunivin, James, and Newman’s message because I find it so distorted that I feel compelled to write down my reaction, even though I know others have done the same.
In response to the Kaufman report, Drs. Morgan Banks, Debra Dunivin, Larry C. James, and Russ Newman have written what they regard as a critique of the report. The first three are or were military psychologists who served in Guantanamo and Russ Newman is the spouse of Debra Dunivin. Dr. Dunivin was what is known as a “BSCT” or member of a Behavioral Science Consulting Team, the organization of mental health professional experts who participated in the interrogation of Guantanamo detainees. Dr. Banks, although not an APA member, was appointed to the PENS Task Force along with Dr. James, who is an APA member. The military connections of this Continue reading Response to Hoffman Report from Frank Summers
Click Here to Read: Anti-torture reforms opposed within psychology group after damning report: Tempers rise within American Psychological Association, which independent review recently found was complicit in brutal military and CIA interrogation by Spencer Ackerman in The Guardian on August 2, 2015.
Guards keep watch in a cell block at the Camp Delta detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Photograph: Todd Sumlin/Zuma Press/Corbis
Click Here to Read: U.S. Psychologists Urged to Curb Questioning Terror Suspects U.S. Psychologists Urged to Curb Questioning Terror Suspects By James Risen in The New York Times on July 30, 2015.
The C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Va. The American Psychological Association will vote on an ethics policy that would bar its members from participating in national security interrogations.CreditLarry Downing/Reuters
