Psyche, Science, and Society

Link TV: Torture on Trial

Link TV has a show broadcasting next week: aTorture on Trial. But you can watch it here now!

“Torture on Trial” is a Link TV original production that investigates
the history of interrogations in the “War on Terrorism”, and the
growing movement calling for accountability for those who authorized
and participated in torture.

Featured guests include:

George Hunsinger
Founder of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture

Jane Mayer
Staff Writer with The New Yorker & Author of “The Dark Side”

Mark Danner
UC Berkeley Journalism Professor, Author of “Torture and Truth” & Contributor to The New York Review of Books

Elisa Massimino
Executive Director of Human Rights First

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (Ret.)
Former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell

Maj. Matthew Alexander
U.S. Air Force Interrogator

Airdates

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Monday, June 1st
02:00 am
Tuesday, June 2nd
09:30 pm
Saturday, June 6th
06:00 pm
Sunday, June 7th
09:00 pm
Wednesday, June 10th
04:30 pm
Thursday, June 11th
02:30 am

DIRECTV Channel 375 | DISH Network Channel 9410

May 22nd, 2009

Obama’s nice words, but…

On Obma’s big speech TPM captures my sentiments with this headline:

Human Rights Groups: Nice Words, But Obama Policies Mimic Bush’s

It will take more than nice words to convince us that Obama really means change. And end to indefinite detention. No trials with the rules made by the prosecution in order to assure convictions. And an end to the daily brutality of Guantanamo or wherever people are held.

And, above all, a full accounting of illegal abuses and punishment for crimes. Otherwise the abusive practices will return as soon as an administration feels its a good idea. For such a smart man, Obama’s actions are incredibly stupid.

1 comment May 22nd, 2009