A 2003 decision by the Board of Veterans Affairs found that SERE mock torture techniques had caused PTSD in a serviceman. This directly contradicts the Bush-era OLC claims that there were no reports of “prolonged mental harm” from exposure to the SERE program. SERE techniques were reverse-engineered for torture purposes by both the CIA and the Department of Defense.
Despite Yoo/Bybee Denials, PTSD “Service Connected” to SERE Torture Techniques |
| By: Jeff Kaye Monday August 23, 2010 12:47 pm |
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Bar Complaints Filed against Yoo, Bybee, Addington, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Mukasey, 6 Others |
| By: GrievanceProject Tuesday May 19, 2009 12:39 pm |
State bar complaints have been filed against twelve Bush administration lawyers involved in the authorization and sanctioning of torture by the United States of America, including two attorneys, Alberto Gonzales and John Yoo, whose disbarments I have long been advocating. [A complete list of the grieved attorneys - with links to the complaints - is included at the end of this post].
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