Tag: Hoffman Report
āPentagon Wants Psychologists to End Ban on Interrogation Roleā
Only months after the American Psychological Association voted to ban psychologists from āadvanced interrogationā facilities like GuantĆ”namoĀ Bay prison the Pentagon is asking them to...
āAttacks on Hoffman Report From Military Psychologists Obfuscate Detainee Abuseā
Steven Reisner and Stephen Soldz, writing for Counter Punch, take on those who have criticized the Hoffman Report, which found that the APA had actively colluded in the US Torture program. āThey have not credibly refuted these core findings of Hoffmanās seven-month investigation, nor have they even attempted to do so.ā
When Psychologists Deny Guantanamo Torture
Psychologist Roy Eidelson comments on the Society for Military Psychologyās criticism of the Hoffman report, which exposed the collusion between the APA and the CIAās torture program. He writes, āthe leaders of APAās military psychology division have offered a very dark vision for the profession of psychology ā a vision that we must reject, both individually and institutionally.ā
āMaking a Choice: APA Reform or Business as Usual?ā
Former president of Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR), Roy Eidelson discusses efforts to undermine the Hoffman report which revealed the American Psychologica Associationās collusion in torture. "First, from a familiar playbook, we have the obligatory attack on the patriotism of Hoffman and those who have criticized psychologistsā participation in abusive detention and interrogation operations,ā he writes. āThe most outrageous example comes from two retired military officers, David Bolgiano and John Taylor. In a recent piece they described the Hoffman Report as a āclassic attack of cowardsā and also stated, āBy the publication and release of this report, the APA becomes a willing co-conspirator to the likes of al Qaeda and ISIS.āā
Psychologists for Social Responsibility Oppose APA CEO Search
Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR), one of the groups that led the push for changes to the American Psychological Associationās (APA) collusion in the CIA torture program (as detailed in the Hoffman report), is again calling on the APA for a change in policies.