I think psychologists still do not understand the war on terror, as many liberals don't. They view this as a traditional war and feel those captured are entitled to Geneva convention rights. But because the terrorists don't follow the Geneva convention themselves, and because they target civilians, these rights are not available to them (or shouldn't be).
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The APA feels that when they participate in interrogations, their profession is being used as a weapon. They seem to feel that interrogations of terrorists are an invalid form of self-defense. Do you think their inability to relate to the victims of terrorism, and their delusion that this isn't an ordinary war constitutes a mass psychosis which is in any way treatable?
August 1, 2015
A Psychoanalysis of the APA's decision to surrender the war on terror
By Newsmachete
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