A complaint against Dr. James E. Mitchell is now before the Texas State Board of psychologists, claiming, develop professional codes of practice in promoting the c.i.a. injured "Advanced interrogation techniques" for use in its so-called black prison sites during the Bush administration war on terror. Together with Dr. Bruce Jessen, a fellow military psychologist, Dr. Mitchell was 11 c.i.a. interrogation methods, a primary developer of post Sept. currently under a criminal torture investigation by the Ministry of justice.
Dr. Mitchell, who has not responded to repeated requests for comment for this article, closed with company its experience in training soldiers as prisoners of war to a lucrative consulting with the CIA ÜberlebenEr orchestrated - and, according to the complaint involved - the harsh interrogation of terror suspect technique called waterboarding with sexual humiliation and the drowning.
Joseph Margulies, a Northwestern University law professor and Dicky Grigg, an Austin lawyer, worked with a Texas psychologists, Jim L. H. Cox, the complaint which documents in lurid detail Dr. Mitchell's role in the interrogation of prisoners to bring.
The complaint that launched in June, claims that the doctor put his qualifications, the CIA, "His own career and financial expectations about the safety of others" when designing a "Torture regime" misrepresented, with a "complete lack of scientific basis."
Mr. Margulies he pursued the possibility of a similar action against Dr. Jessen, who is licensed in Idaho said.
Mr. Margulies, said Dr. Mitchell never psychology in Texas had practiced although over the years he had maintained its license and it renewed.
The seriousness of the allegations led the American Psychological Association, the rare step of filing public comment in the Texas Licensing Board.The Group's letter said Dr. Mitchell were Member of professional association - he is not - and if the allegations were true, he would be expelled.
Of the Association ethics guidelines prohibit inhuman or abusive treatment of anyone, and it "no circumstances that are not so," including war or threat of terrorism Rhea Farberman, a spokeswoman said.
A spokeswoman for the Texas Board, said not could express, in the complaint and to say that the Board had disciplinary action against Dr. Mitchell, yet only one process to take, which takes about six months.
Mr. Margulies stressed the members of the Management Board importance in the process, called the "only gatekeeper" of the profession.
"" Are either up to the challenge or does is your responsibility,"he said.""It is a psychologist out there, which gives this Dinge.Es no credible question whether passiert.Es is again and again Bestätigt.Und so the question is whether it matters."
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