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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:00 AM

Psychological warfare

Angered that their professional organization has adopted a policy condoning psychologists' participation in "war on terror" interrogations, many psychologists are vowing to stage a battle royal at the APA's annual meeting.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Wednesday, July 26, 2006 03:36 AM

    Drafted into the long war

    Alas, this only hints of the depth of professional entanglement with the aims of the current government. Academic psychologists live and die on their grant support. Recent changes in regulations and funding levels have badly squeezed their traditional sources -- the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). For serious grant money, they must now increasingly turn to, of all places, the Department of Homeland Security. Expect interesting results.

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