Archives for December 2007
American Psychological Association’s Tortured Defense of Torture Aid
Last Friday American Psychological Association President, and Indiana University professor Sharon Brehm discussed the APA's policies supporting psychologist participation in national security interrogations with faculty and students at her university. The Indiana Daily Student has an account of the meeting. While the entire article is well worth reading, a few of … [Read more...] about American Psychological Association’s Tortured Defense of Torture Aid
READERS’ CORNER: YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT NOT TO KNOW ANYMORE!/知らないなんて言わせない
submitted by Brkic SULEJMANOriginal here:http://www.ngy.1st.ne.jp/%7Eieg/07/01/bs-j.htmENGLISH BELOW ブルキッチ・スレイマン 「知らないのは悪いこと。知りたいと思わないのはもっと悪いこと」 ―アフリカの格言 社会問題、国際問題そして自国が首を突っ込んだ嘆かわしい情勢について、「知らない」とか「知らなかった」と人が言うのを僕はうんざりするくらい耳にする。僕は日本に住んでいてかれこれ15年 になる。この国はアメリカと並んで、世界でもっとも(自覚的に)無知な国の一つである。日本がいつもアメリカと共にあるように。そしていつも同じ戯言の繰 … [Read more...] about READERS’ CORNER: YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT NOT TO KNOW ANYMORE!/知らないなんて言わせない
READERS’ CORNER: Iran And “The International Community “
submitted by Tokyoite Brkić Sulejman and originally appearing at INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE 02/26/06 "ICH" Here we go again! Now it’s Iran. Bush, again mumbling something about Iran’s being a threat to the world, the same crap as about Iraq. But this time, the west European countries (the ”traditional” allies) are at it, too. … [Read more...] about READERS’ CORNER: Iran And “The International Community “