Comments on: In the Guardian: The global reach of Britain’s torture policy http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/05/27/in-the-guardian-the-global-reach-of-britains-torture-policy/ Investigative journalist, author, filmmaker and Guantanamo expert Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Connie L. Nash http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/05/27/in-the-guardian-the-global-reach-of-britains-torture-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-38765 Connie L. Nash Thu, 28 May 2009 18:35:55 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=3087#comment-38765 Thanks for the reminder about Amy Goodman's work on this - has she also covered UK? I will check. JUST IN: Obama Orders Reviews of Government Secrecy: Congressional Quarterly Midday Report and http://www.oneheartforpeace.blogspot.com (or just put oneheartforpeace in google search) Thanks for the reminder about Amy Goodman’s work on this – has she also covered UK? I will check.

JUST IN: Obama Orders Reviews of Government Secrecy: Congressional Quarterly Midday Report and http://www.oneheartforpeace.blogspot.com (or just put oneheartforpeace in google search)

]]> By: Richard Paxson http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/05/27/in-the-guardian-the-global-reach-of-britains-torture-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-38763 Richard Paxson Thu, 28 May 2009 16:20:33 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=3087#comment-38763 Amy Goodman (DemocracyNow.org & the daily news show) has reported on the involvement of psychologists regularly over the past 3 or so years. Transcripts of her shows, and Amy herself, are a great place to begin researching this important topic! Amy Goodman (DemocracyNow.org & the daily news show) has reported on the involvement of psychologists regularly over the past 3 or so years. Transcripts of her shows, and Amy herself, are a great place to begin researching this important topic!

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That’s an interesting question about the use of psychologists, and it makes me realize that I haven’t looked into how psychologists, psychiatrists and other medical personnel have been used in British prisons since December 2001, when foreign nationals were first imprisoned without charge or trial, and how they have been used in recent years — after that regime was ruled illegal by the Law Lords — on those held in prison without charge or trial facing deportation, even though the incidence of mental illness brought on by arbitrary detention has been very high.

]]> By: Connie L. Nash http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/05/27/in-the-guardian-the-global-reach-of-britains-torture-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-38754 Connie L. Nash Thu, 28 May 2009 07:21:43 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=3087#comment-38754 Like a contagious disease of the worst possible kind. Andy, have your UK psychologists also been involved as our APA has? I'd like to see more in the common media about such stories like that of Mitchell Jessen & Associates: How a Team of Psychologists in Spokane, WA helped develop the CIA's torture techniques. Recently as I stood in our peace gathering, a friend who had been in prison for her stand against torture at the formerly called famous US School - SOA said that every torture method used at GTMO was taught at SOA. So I wonder how it's able to stay so completely out of the news? Like a contagious disease of the worst possible kind. Andy, have your UK psychologists also been involved as our APA has? I’d like to see more in the common media about such stories like that of Mitchell Jessen & Associates: How a Team of Psychologists in Spokane, WA helped develop the CIA’s torture techniques.

Recently as I stood in our peace gathering, a friend who had been in prison for her stand against torture at the formerly called famous US School – SOA said that every torture method used at GTMO was taught at SOA. So I wonder how it’s able to stay so completely out of the news?

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