http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/16/american-and-california-psychological-associations-move-to-gut-bill-on-interrogations/ Thoughts by Stephen Soldz on war, peace, politics, psychoanalysis, and research methods Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/16/american-and-california-psychological-associations-move-to-gut-bill-on-interrogations/#comment-163492 California legislative resolution targets health providers aiding torture - Psyche, Science, and Society Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:07:35 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/16/american-and-california-psychological-associations-move-to-gut-bill-on-interrogations/#comment-163492 [...] Senate Joint Resolution 19 is scheduled to come to a vote any day. [See my earlier coverage here, here, and here.] The Sacramento Bee recently covered the issue. [Note: the vote has been delayed several [...] [...] Senate Joint Resolution 19 is scheduled to come to a vote any day. [See my earlier coverage here, here, and here.] The Sacramento Bee recently covered the issue. [Note: the vote has been delayed several [...]

]]> http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/16/american-and-california-psychological-associations-move-to-gut-bill-on-interrogations/#comment-144188 Ruth Fallenbaum Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:48:57 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/16/american-and-california-psychological-associations-move-to-gut-bill-on-interrogations/#comment-144188 I'm struck by the addition of "working on behalf of the U.S. Government," as if doing so conveys a certain sanctity to whatever these mysterious, not military, psychologists do. The addition reveals the close affiliation Behnke feels with the US government. I’m struck by the addition of “working on behalf of the U.S. Government,” as if doing so conveys a certain sanctity to whatever these mysterious, not military, psychologists do. The addition reveals the close affiliation Behnke feels with the US government.

]]> http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/16/american-and-california-psychological-associations-move-to-gut-bill-on-interrogations/#comment-143491 Jean Maria Arrigo Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:30:46 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/16/american-and-california-psychological-associations-move-to-gut-bill-on-interrogations/#comment-143491 As one who listened to the APA testimony at the January 14, 2008, CA State Senate hearing for the Ridley-Thomas Resolution, I am sorry to report that the amendments submitted to the Resolution were very little mentioned in the testimony. The emphasis was on the APA's opposition to torture, not on the APA's efforts to retain the rights of psychologists to participate in interrogations, with no attention to institutional and career pressures on those psychologists. As one who listened to the APA testimony at the January 14, 2008, CA State Senate hearing for the Ridley-Thomas Resolution, I am sorry to report that the amendments submitted to the Resolution were very little mentioned in the testimony. The emphasis was on the APA’s opposition to torture, not on the APA’s efforts to retain the rights of psychologists to participate in interrogations, with no attention to institutional and career pressures on those psychologists.

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