Hi I am no expert by any means on this issue, but do have a few questions.
1. With respect to the AMA ban Surely there must be many MDs working in these facilities? Has the AMA actually taken steps to remove the license of anyone or are such bans primarily symbolic? I read somewhere, perhaps incorrectly, that the AMA ban did not identify use of drugs as a means of torture. Is this correct? Does it considerably weaken the AMA ban? 2. With respect to Psychology Do psychologists perhaps work in other settings that might be impacted by a ban? For example, do some prisons use isolation as a means of punishment or even to protect inmates from abuse? Would the resolution apply to such settings? If not, why not? 3. Military psychologists Psychologists must work in many capacities that ultimately have a negative impact on people. Are there not psychologists involved in the development of weapons systems, the training of soldiers to kill, and so on? Do their actions violate the "do no harm" ethic? If not, why not? And what about psychologists involvement when the state is arguably the aggressor in a conflict? 4. War or non-war? A fundamental question for me is whether acts of terrorism are equivalent to "declarations of war" by a state. But then it is not clear whether acts are held to a higher standard in times of war or non-war? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
