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January 25, 2016

Pentagon Asks Psychological Assoc. to Reconsider Ban on Interrogations
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The Pentagon has asked the American Psychological Association to reverse
its ban on involving psychologists in national security interrogations,
including those at Guantánamo Bay and other prisons. In August, the APA
approved the new rules barring its psychologists from participating in
interrogations after an independent investigation showed how the APA
leadership actively colluded with the Pentagon and the CIA torture
programs. In a letter and memo, the Pentagon asked the APA, which is the
nation's largest professional organization for psychologists, to
reconsider its decision. To hear our full broadcast from the APA vote in
August, go to democracynow.org.


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