Thread by @royeidelson

Again, my thanks to @democracynow for inviting me to discuss my new book “DOING HARM: How the World's Largest Psychological Association Lost Its Way in the War on Terror"
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Even greater thanks to @democracynow for so tirelessly covering the scandal and the tragedy of health professionals’ involvement in war-on-terror #TORTURE over so many years! Below, beginning with the most recent, the dozens of DN! episodes on this crucial topic...
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We Won’t Torture Anymore: APA Tells U.S. to Withdraw Psychologists from Nat. Sec. Interrogations
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No More Torture: World’s Largest Group of Psychologists Bans Role in National Security Interrogations
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Lead the Way Out of the Interrogation Room: Will American Psychological Assoc. End Role in Torture?
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James Risen: In Sharp Break from Past, APA Set to Vote on Barring Psychologists from Interrogations
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Gitmo is a “Rights-Free Zone”: Dissident Psychologists Speak Out on APA Role in CIA-Pentagon Torture
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APA Votes to Bar Psychologists from Nat’l Security Interrogations After Torture Scandal
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Psychologists Collaborated with CIA & Pentagon on Post-9/11 Torture Program, May Face Ethics Charges
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9democracynow.org/2015/7/13/psyc…

Robert Jay Lifton, Author of “The Nazi Doctors”: Psychologists Who Aided Torture Should Be Charged
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10democracynow.org/2015/5/7/rober…

Emails Show American Psychological Association Secretly Worked with Bush Admin to Enable Torture
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Weaponizing Health Workers: How Medical Professionals Were a Top Instrument in U.S. Torture Program
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12democracynow.org/2014/12/23/wea…

After Duo Created CIA Torture Methods, Did World’s Largest Group of Psychologists Enable Abuses?
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New York Court to Hear Case Against Psychologist Accused of Torture in Guantánamo Interrogations
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14democracynow.org/2011/4/6/new_y…

Military Psychologists Face Complaints with Licensing Boards over Roles at Guantánamo
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15democracynow.org/2010/7/8/milit…

Physicians for Human Rights: Doctors’ Role in CIAWaterboarding “May Amount to Human Experimentation”
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The Story of Mitchell Jessen & Associates: How a Psychologists Helped Develop CIA Torture Techniques
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APA Approves Measure Banning Psychologists from Interrogations
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Referendum on Torture: Debate Over Role of Psychologists in Military Interrogations Comes to a Head at APA Annual Convention
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As Senate Confirms Psychologists Helped Devise Military Interrogation Techniques, APA Presidential Candidate Steven Reisner Condemns Role of Psychologists in Torture
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More Healthcare Professionals Involved in Design, Structuring of Torture Than in Providing Care for Survivors
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21democracynow.org/2007/9/28/more…

Psychologist, Author Mary Pipher Returns APA Award over Interrogation Policy
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22democracynow.org/2007/8/29/psyc…

American Psychological Association Rejects Blanket Ban on Participation in Interrogation of U.S. Detainees
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APA Interrogation Task Force Member Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo Exposes Group’s Ties to Military
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Dissident Voices: Ex-Task Force Member Dr. Michael Wessells Speaks Out on Psychologists and Torture
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APA Members Hold Fiery Town Hall Meeting on Interrogation, Torture
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Dissident Members Challenge American Psychological Association on Role in CIA Interrogation, Torture
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Rorschach and Awe: As Opposition Grows over the APA’s Policy Allowing Psychologists to Take Part in Military Interrogations, Vanity Fair Exposes How Two Psychologists Shaped the CIA’s Torture Methods
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The CIA’s Torture Teachers: Psychologists Helped the CIA Exploit a Secret Military Program to Develop Brutal Interrogation Tactics
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29democracynow.org/2007/6/25/the_…

“The Task Force Report Should Be Annulled”–Member of 2005 APA Task Force on Psychologist Participation in Military Interrogations Speaks Out
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Calls Grow Within American Psychological Association for Ban on Participation in Military Interrogations: A Debate
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Dr. Robert Jay Lifton: American Psychological Association Should “Prohibit Any Involvement” of Psychologists in Interrogations
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Psychological Warfare? A Debate on the Role of Mental Health Professionals in Military Interrogations at Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib and Beyond
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