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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- 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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Security check firm USIS accepts $30 million fraud settlement
Security check firm USIS accepts $30 million fraud settlement Published 20 August 2015 United States Investigations Services, the security firm which vetted Edward Snowden, has agreed to a fine of about… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US Torturers Lose Psychologists’ Corrupt Cooperation
US Torturers Lose Psychologists’ Corrupt Cooperation By William Boardman, Reader Supported News 14 August 15 American Psychological Association acts to heal itself merican psychologists have voted overwhelmingly against helping their government torture… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Watchdog Goes Another Round with USAID Over $335M Power Plant
Afghanistan Watchdog Goes Another Round with USAID Over $335M Power Plant By Charles S. Clark August 14, 2015 April 2, 2015 10 Comments An aerial view of the Tarakhil Power Plant.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Why ethical psychologists play an important role in interrogations
Why ethical psychologists play an important role in interrogations A participant in a 2008 Washington Region Religious Campaign Against Torture on Capitol Hill. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) By Anne Speckhard August 16… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Judge: USAID must undo suspension of largest war-zone contractor, IRD
Judge: USAID must undo suspension of largest war-zone contractor, IRD By Spencer S. Hsu August 3 A federal judge Monday ordered the U.S. Agency for International Development to undo the January… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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James Risen: APA to Vote on Barring Psychologists From Interrogations
James Risen: APA to Vote on Barring Psychologists From Interrogations By Democracy Now! 07 August 15 e speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter James Risen, who has extensively reported… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Gitmo Is a “Rights-Free Zone”: Dissident Psychologists Speak Out on APA Role in CIA-Pentagon Torture
Gitmo Is a “Rights-Free Zone”: Dissident Psychologists Speak Out on APA Role in CIA-Pentagon Torture By Democracy Now! 08 August 15 ALSO SEE: American Psychological Association Votes to Ban Members From… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Yes, America’s Psychologists Abetted Torture Interrogations
Yes, America’s Psychologists Abetted Torture Interrogations August 7, 2015 (Photo by Justin Norman / Flickr) But where’s the oversight of their contracts with the Pentagon and CIA and of their conflicts of interest?… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Torture and the Psychologists
Paula GordoProducer and Host, ‘The Paula Gordon Show’ Torture and the Psychologists Posted: 08/06/2015 3:50 am EDT Updated: 5 hours ago The American Psychological Association is meeting in Toronto this week.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PHR Urges Ban on Psychologists’ Participation in Interrogations
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 – 3:00pm Physicians for Human Rights Contact: Vesna Jaksic Lowe, deputy director of communications, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR); vjaksiclowe@phrusa.org, 646.564.3725 (o) PHR Urges Ban on Psychologists’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
