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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Guantanamo torture doc now in the hot seat

05 Apr 2011 The practices of a New York-licensed psychologist will be reviewed by a state Supreme Court judge today, after he was accused of creating U.S. interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay that some decry as torture. This landmark hearing will be the first time a U.S. court will consider whether a psychologist’s involvement in alleged torture violates medical ethics or the Hippocratic oath: First, do no harm. Dr. John Francis Leso was in charge of the "Behavioral Science Consultation Team" at Guantanamo Bay, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union.
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