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American Psychological Association Rejects Blanket Ban on Participation in Interrogation of U.S. Detainees

American Psychological Association Rejects Blanket Ban on Participation in Interrogation of U.S. Detainees

The American Psychological Association (APA) has voted to overwhelmingly reject a measure that would have banned its members from participating in interrogations at Guantanamo Bay and other US detention centers. While not banning psychologists from participating in interrogations, the council approved a resolution prohibiting involvement in interrogations that use at least 14 specified methods, including sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation and mock executions. Democracy Now! was in San Francisco this weekend covering the APA convention. We begin with Salon.com correspondent Mark Benjamin. [includes rush transcript]

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