Probably the key point is this (from the Wessells interview linked below):-
AMY GOODMAN: Do you think this weekend that the APA should have passed a
moratorium on psychologist involvement in these [inaudible]
interrogations?
DR. MICHAEL WESSELLS: I do. I think the resolution was a step in the right
direction, because it banned the use of some specifically damaging
psychological methods, but it didn't go far enough. Now, at present, it is
still legal and ethical for a psychologist to participate in sites such as
Guantanamo or in the CIA black sites. Those operate outside the Geneva
Conventions. It is an abrogation of human rights to detain people
indefinitely and illegally, but this resolution makes it possible for
psychologists to continue. So that means that psychologists are going to
continue violating international human rights standards.
> DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST
> August 20, 2007
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
>
> * American Psychological Association Rejects Blanket Ban on Participation
> in
> Interrogation of U.S. Detainees *
>
> The American Psychological Association (APA) has voted to overwhelmingly
> reject a measure that would have banned its members from participating in
> interrogations at Guantanamo Bay and other US detention centers. While not
> banning psychologists from participating in interrogations, the council
> approved a resolution prohibiting involvement in interrogations that use
> at
> least 14 specified methods, including sleep deprivation, sexual
> humiliation
> and mock executions. Democracy Now! was in San Francisco this weekend
> covering the APA convention. We begin with Salon.com correspondent Mark
> Benjamin.
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1628230
>
>
> * APA Interrogation Task Force Member Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo Exposes
> Groupıs
> Ties to Military *
>
> Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo was one of three civilian members of an APA task
> force
> that concluded psychologists were playing a ³valuable and ethical role² in
> assisting the military. It was later revealed that that six of nine voting
> members were from the military and intelligence agencies with direct
> connections to interrogations at Guantanamo and elsewhere. At this
> weekendıs
> annual convention Dr. Arrigo exposed the inner workings of the group in an
> extraordinary speech.
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1628234
>
>
> * Dissident Voices: Ex-Task Force Member Dr. Michael Wessells Speaks Out
> on
> Psychologists and Torture *
>
> Dr. Michael Wessells is a former member of the PENS Task Force. He is a
> professor of Clinical Population and Family Health at Columbia University
> and a professor of psychology at Randolph-Macon College. He also advises
> widely within the UN system on issues of child protection and protection
> from human rights violations.
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1628239
>
>
> * APA Members Hold Fiery Town Hall Meeting on Interrogation, Torture *
>
> After the vote by the APA Council of Representatives to reject the
> proposal
> that would have prohibited psychologists from participating in
> interrogations at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, several hundred APA
> members
> gathered for a town hall meeting on the issue. One by one dissident
> members
> took to the stage to voice their outrage.
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1628253
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________________
> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user
> panel and lay it on us.
> http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
>
>
> ___________________________________
> COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK.
> To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/COMMUNITYPSYCHUK.HTML
> For any problems or queries, contact the list moderator Rebekah Pratt on
> [log in to unmask] or Grant Jeffrey on [log in to unmask]
>
> DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST
> August 20, 2007
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> * Fall Internships *
>
> Democracy Now! is looking for interns for this fall in New York City.
> Please
> email [log in to unmask] for information on the positions and how to
> apply.
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> * DN! is hiring *
>
> Full-Time Senior TV Producer/Editor
> http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml
>
> Full-Time Broadcast Engineer
> http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
>
> * American Psychological Association Rejects Blanket Ban on Participation
> in
> Interrogation of U.S. Detainees *
>
> The American Psychological Association (APA) has voted to overwhelmingly
> reject a measure that would have banned its members from participating in
> interrogations at Guantanamo Bay and other US detention centers. While not
> banning psychologists from participating in interrogations, the council
> approved a resolution prohibiting involvement in interrogations that use
> at
> least 14 specified methods, including sleep deprivation, sexual
> humiliation
> and mock executions. Democracy Now! was in San Francisco this weekend
> covering the APA convention. We begin with Salon.com correspondent Mark
> Benjamin.
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1628230
>
>
> * APA Interrogation Task Force Member Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo Exposes
> Groupıs
> Ties to Military *
>
> Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo was one of three civilian members of an APA task
> force
> that concluded psychologists were playing a ³valuable and ethical role² in
> assisting the military. It was later revealed that that six of nine voting
> members were from the military and intelligence agencies with direct
> connections to interrogations at Guantanamo and elsewhere. At this
> weekendıs
> annual convention Dr. Arrigo exposed the inner workings of the group in an
> extraordinary speech.
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1628234
>
>
> * Dissident Voices: Ex-Task Force Member Dr. Michael Wessells Speaks Out
> on
> Psychologists and Torture *
>
> Dr. Michael Wessells is a former member of the PENS Task Force. He is a
> professor of Clinical Population and Family Health at Columbia University
> and a professor of psychology at Randolph-Macon College. He also advises
> widely within the UN system on issues of child protection and protection
> from human rights violations.
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1628239
>
>
> * APA Members Hold Fiery Town Hall Meeting on Interrogation, Torture *
>
> After the vote by the APA Council of Representatives to reject the
> proposal
> that would have prohibited psychologists from participating in
> interrogations at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, several hundred APA
> members
> gathered for a town hall meeting on the issue. One by one dissident
> members
> took to the stage to voice their outrage.
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1628253
>
>
> * Headlines for August 20, 2007 *
>
> - Dems: Wiretap Approval Could Grant Bush Extra Powers
> - Rove Steered Agencies, Appointees for GOP Election Win
> - Provincial Governor Killed in Iraq
> - Hurricane Dean Toll at 8
> - German Aid Worker Freed in Afghanistan
> - Texas Man Faces Execution for Anotherıs Crime
> - Study: Iraq War Media Coverage on Decline
> - Immigration Activist Arrested, Deported
>
> Listen/Watch/Read
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/1627254
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish:
>
> Read Monday, August 20, 2007:
> http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/20/199229
>
> To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message
> to: [log in to unmask]
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW!
>
> Tuesday, August 21, 2007:
>
> * Four years into the war in Iraq, over four million Iraqis have been
> displaced from their homes creating the largest refugee crisis in the
> Middle East since the displacement of Palestinians in 1948. Tomorrow we
> spend the hour with freelance journalist and author Nir Rosen, who has
> been reporting on Iraq since the start of the war. We'll also hear from
> an Iraqi family now living in Damascus, Syria. Finally, we catch up with
> two teenage American students who are walking across the country on a
> march to end the war.
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> * Read Amy Goodman's latest column *
>
> "Rove's Science of Dirty Tricks"
>
> http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070814_roves_science_of_dirty_tricks/
>
> Consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the
> column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done
> so already.
>
> If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full
> page,
> to:
>
> Democracy Now!
> 100 Lafayette St
> New York, NY 10013
>
> Thank you!
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> DN! AT 10! TOUR DATES
>
> Amy and David Goodman and the DN! team are on tour. Visit
> http://tour.democracynow.org for more information.
> Forward tour dates to your friends & family!
>
> 9/05: Stanford, CA
> 9/08: San Francisco
> 9/10: New York, NY
>
> For more tour information: http://tour.democracynow.org/
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> * New stations broadcasting Democracy Now! *
>
> WMXP-LP, 95.5 FM at the African American Institute for
> Policy Studies & Planning, Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination in
> Greenville, South Carolina, is now airing Democracy Now! at Noon, M-F
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> Democracy Now! offers high-quality MPEG-4 video files for
> download through the BitTorrent protocol. To learn more, see
> http://www.democracynow.org/bittorrent_help.shtml or get started at
> http://ewheel.democracynow.org/
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> Also available as a "podcast"! Get the Democracy Now! daily show
> automatically downloaded to your computer or portable audio player. Visit
> http://www.democracynow.org/podcast_help.shtml to see how.
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> * ATTENTION EDUCATORS *
>
> Are you a professor, teacher, student, community organizer or home
> educator
> who uses the Democracy Now! (DN!) program as a teaching tool? Do you use
> the
> on line DN! search engine for content about a specific subject? Do you
> show
> individual programs in classes or meetings? Do you incorporate the daily
> show into your curriculum or issue-based campaign? Have you found other
> creative ways to use DN! as an educational resource?
>
> We are gathering information to offer DN! as a resource to educational
> institutions and programs. Note we also offer copies of the show in
> several
> formats at a 50% discount to educators. Please share your experiences with
> us by writing to (please include your contact info):
> [log in to unmask]
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> DOWNLOAD a DEMOCRACY NOW! FLYER at:
> http://images.democracynow.org/full-page-flyer.pdf
>
> Help promote DEMOCRACY NOW! by handing out fliers at events, such as film
> screenings and lectures. Don't leave home without it!
>
> For information on 'The Exception to the Rulers' and a complete schedule
> of
> tour cities, go to:
> http://democracynow.org/book/
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> Please forward this to friends and family and encourage them to subscribe.
>
> = = = = = = = = =
>
> To unsubscribe: send a blank email [log in to unmask]
> Check for detailed instructions in email below.
>
>
> = = = = = = = = =
> ABOUT DEMOCRACY NOW!
> Democracy Now! airs on over 500 radio and TV stations, including
> Pacifica, NPR, community, and college radio stations; on public
> access, PBS, satellite TV stations (DISH network: Free Speech TV
> ch. 9415 and Link TV ch. 9410; DIRECTV: Link TV ch. 375); on the World
> Radio Network's European Service and on the Community Broacasting
> Association of Australia service; as a "podcast", automatically
> downloaded to your computer or portable audio player; and streams live
> M-F at 8am EST at www.democracynow.org
> = = = = = = = = =
> Now real-time CLOSED CAPTIONED on TV!
> You can also view/listen/read all Democracy Now! shows online:
> http://www.democracynow.org
> To bring Democracy Now! to your community, go to:
> http://www.democracynow.org/bringDNtoyou.html
> = = = = = = = = =
> --~----------------------------------------------------------------
> You are subscribed as [log in to unmask]
> Unsubscribe or manage your settings at:
> http://list.democracynow.org/do/unsub/digest/107454250/0jhgb6gr68/786
> or by email to [log in to unmask]
> --~--
>
>
> ___________________________________
> COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK.
> To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/COMMUNITYPSYCHUK.HTML
> For any problems or queries, contact the list moderator Rebekah Pratt on
> [log in to unmask] or Grant Jeffrey on [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
___________________________________
COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK.
To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/COMMUNITYPSYCHUK.HTML
For any problems or queries, contact the list moderator Rebekah Pratt on [log in to unmask] or Grant Jeffrey on [log in to unmask]
|
