War on terrorism and American psychology: psychologists who oppose ‘psychological torture’

Psychology and U.S. psychologists in torture and war in the Middle East.

The involvement of U.S. psychologists and their influence on torture in Cuba, Afghanistan and Iraq provides previously unrevealed evidence of U.S. torture and military tactical policy, and points to probable military goals the U.S. Administration has denied. What is revealed is that current torture has been designed and used, not so much for interrogation as the Administration and the media ins...

[Gender differences in victims of war torture: types of torture and psychological consequences].

BACKGROUND/AIM Torture for political reasons is an extreme violence in interpersonal relations resulting in not only acute psychiatric disorders but also very often in very severe and far reaching negative consequences for the overall psychosocial functioning of a victim. The aim of this study was to investigate gender differences in types of torture and psychological consequences in subjects w...

Cumulative Deterrence and the War on Terrorism

I n early 2003 an Israeli agent in the Gaza Strip telephoned Mustafa, a wealthy Palestinian merchant in Gaza, to inform him that over the previous three months his son Ahmad had been preparing for a suicide bombing mission in Israel. Mustafa was told that if his son followed through with his plans, he and his family would suffer severe consequences: their home would be demolished, and Israel wo...

Re-thinking Terrorism in Light of a War on Terrorism

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Psychological Sequelae of Torture