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Torture in the Dark: Torture, and the Strategic Helplessness of the American Psychological Association

By Stephen Soldz, Brad Olson, Steven Reisner, Jean Maria Arrigo, Bryant Welch  Posted by Stephen Soldz (about the submitter)       (Page 3 of 3 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page.   2 comments
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I have not had contact with SERE since that meeting. I have had no professional contact with Jessen and Mitchell since then and I have had no contact with any of the other relevant agencies since then.

I have never worked under government contract (or any other contract) on any aspect of torture, nor would I be willing to do work on torture.

I am grieved and horrified that good science, which has helped so many people overcome depression, may have been used for such bad purposes.

Most importantly, I strongly disapprove of torture and have never and would never provide assistance in its process.

Martin Seligman

 

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Stephen Soldz is psychoanalyst, psychologist, public health researcher, and faculty member at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. He is co-founder of the Coalition for an Ethical Psychology and is President of Psychologists for Social Responsibility. He was a psychological consultant on two of (more...)
 
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