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- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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$2.2 Million Spent on Half-Finished Facility
$2.2 Million Spent on Half-Finished Facility Today, SIGAR published a letter to the Department of Defense concerning a contract for approximately $5 million to construct a command and control facility at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Exclusive: woman allegedly raped in Manus detention centre accuses Transfield of cover-up
Exclusive: woman allegedly raped in Manus detention centre accuses Transfield of cover-up Papua New Guinean woman found naked and disoriented in Australian-run facility after apparently being drugged tells her story publicly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Man Who Voted Against Banning Psychologists From National Security Interrogations
The Man Who Voted Against Banning Psychologists From National Security Interrogations By Lauren Walker 8/11/15 at 3:02 PM Retired Colonel Larry James, a former chief psychologist at Guantanamo Bay and Abu… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Terror, torture and psychology
Terror, torture and psychology How America’s psychologists ended up endorsing torture Jul 28th 2015, 15:32 by E.W. | WASHINGTON, DC WHEN James Risen, a New York Times reporter, published a book last… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Righting Governance Gone Rogue in the American Psychological Association: The Torture Scandal
Righting Governance Gone Rogue in the American Psychological Association: The Torture Scandal By Judy Freiwirth | August 14, 2015 By a nearly unanimous vote and standing ovation, the American Psychological Association’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Heroism Defeats Torture at the American Psychological Association
Heroism Defeats Torture at the American Psychological Association Posted: 08/18/2015 11:18 am EDT Updated: 08/18/2015 11:59 am EDT It was the stuff of heroes. It was “All the King’s Men”, “The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Refugees tortured on Nauru: former worker
Refugees tortured on Nauru: former worker. Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts By Jake Sturmer 20 August 2015 A former Nauru detention centre worker has told a Senate committee that refugees have been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Transfield’s detention centre risks has shareholder Allan Gray wary
Transfield’s detention centre risks has shareholder Allan Gray wary Date: August 21, 2015 Sally Rose Reporter Transfield Services operates detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island (pictured). The largest shareholder in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Why Ethical Psychologists Play an Important Role in Interrogations
THE BLOG Anne Speckhard Become a fanAuthor of Talking to Terrorists Why Ethical Psychologists Play an Important Role in Interrogations Posted: 08/21/2015 7:23 pm EDT Updated: 26 minutes ago On Aug.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Guards and Immigration Detainees Describe Widespread Abuse at Krome Processing Center
Guards and Immigration Detainees Describe Widespread Abuse at Krome Processing Center By Trevor Bach Tuesday, August 18, 2015 | 2 days ago On October 1, 2013, more than 60 men in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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