Articles by Roy Eidelson and Trudy Bond

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The Complicity of Psychologists in CIA Torture
Roy Eidelson and Trudy Bond – TRANSCEND Media Service, 15 Dec 2014

What the American Psychological Association Knew – Other evidence suggests that the abhorrent actions of two highly paid CIA contractors were by no means the only instances in which the profession’s do-no-harm principles were tragically abandoned. So while this week’s grim Senate report provides important answers to crucial questions, for the psychology profession there is much more yet to be illuminated.

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New Evidence Links CIA to the American Psychological Association’s “War on Terror” Ethics
Roy Eidelson and Trudy Bond – TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Oct 2014

Based on revelations in James Risen’s new book, ‘Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War.’ The only matter of dispute is the extent to which the APA collaborated with and worked to support the program of torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.

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Psychology Association’s Torture Link Fails “Do-No-Harm” Ethics
Roy Eidelson and Trudy Bond – TRANSCEND Media Service, 10 Mar 2014

As we look to the future, we wonder whether the profound tragedy of Guantanamo might have been diminished if psychologists there had held fast to our profession’s do-no-harm principles and refused to countenance human rights abuses, and if psychology’s leadership had done the same.

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