Well, they are critics of the Bush administration generally on the human rights record of the administration, and in particular, they are very, very critical of this use of science. Jane Mayer administrationbushcritic Change image and share on social
I mean, The New York Times actually had an interesting case recently where they described a detainee who was afraid of the dark, and so he was purposely kept very much in the dark. Jane Mayer afraidcasedark Change image and share on social
So, it, of course, makes one wonder how many other people there might be who are completely innocent, who have been sent by the U.S. to countries where they've been interrogated, and in some instances it seems tortured. Jane Mayer completelycountryhave share on social
And the program was developed in large part by behavioral scientists who were working with the military, who do everything they possibly can to measure a soldier's stress levels to see how they're doing physically and emotionally, as they go through this program. Jane Mayer behavioraldevelopemotionally share on social
It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were taken captive. So, what was fascinating to me was that somehow it appears the techniques that we have feared most in the world would be used on our people, we are using on people in our custody. Jane Mayer appearbadbefall share on social
But there have been many news reports that water-boarding has been used on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is one of the major al Qaeda figures that we have in U.S. custody. Jane Mayer boardcustodyfigure Change image and share on social
And to me, it was interesting, some of the people I had interviewed who knew the insides to this program said that they also, to create anxiety and upset in the soldiers, they take Bibles and they trash them. Jane Mayer anxietybiblecreate share on social
Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true for the Bush administration and for any other administration. Jane Mayer abroadadministrationbush Change image and share on social
Ethically, I think pretty much every code of ethics for doctors suggests that they should not be in an interrogation room, particularly if there's anything coercive or abusive going on. Jane Mayer abusivecodecoercive Change image and share on social
Now that he has disavowed as outright lies many of the stories he told himself, it's hard to know what to make of those who still insist that David Brock had it right the first time. Jane Mayer brockdaviddisavow Change image and share on social
