Doctors Charge CIA Torture Memos Misuse Sleep Deprivation Data

by Karen Hatter | April 23, 2009 at 04:54 am

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Scientists whose work has been revealed to be cited in the recently released Bush administration torture memos, object to the use of their work, citing, for example, that periods of sleep deprivation used during the 'interrogation' of prisoners by the CIA exceeded time frames discussed in their work. In this article, Dr. S. Hakki Onen is quoted as saying:

"I'm disappointed, upset, consternated and even hurt at seeing this," said Dr. S. Hakki Onen, a sleep specialist and geriatrician with the HÔpital GÉriatrique A. Charial, part of the Hospices Civils de Lyon in France. "To see [the research] used in this manner is upsetting because [the CIA's] goals run counter to the therapeutic intent of our effort ... In publishing clinical findings like this, you're aware you lose control of them, because they can be read and even abused by people who may have other objectives in mind."

Source: news.yahoo.com

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