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Newly declassified documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from the Department of Defense (DoD) expose the role played by psychologists in the illegal interrogation of prisoners at CIA and Pentagon detention facilities in Iraq, Afghanistan and GuantÃ;¡namo Bay, Cuba.

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    tehranchik3 months, 3 weeks ago

    From another source--ACLU:

    In November 2003, a detainee at Abu Ghraib in Iraq died with "compromised respiration." The Church Report states that "medical personnel may have acted to misrepresent circumstances." See: action.acl...

    In November, 2003, a detainee at Forward Operating Base Tiger in Iraq died of asphyxia during an interrogation. The Church Report states that "circumstances should have led" medical personnel "to consider detainee abuse." See: action.acl...

    In June 2003, a detainee in Al Nasiriyah, Iraq died of strangulation. His ribs and neck bone were also broken. According to the Church Report, the "investigation suggests he was beaten and then dragged by the neck by a guard." See: action.acl...

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