Bruce Jessen
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John Bruce Jessen is a psychologist and Air Force retiree who, with James Elmer Mitchell
, established the so called U.S. Enhanced interrogation techniques
Program.
The Enhanced interrogation techniques
have been seen by many experts as a euphemism for torture.
A United States Air Force
retiree, Jessen was hired in 2002 by the Central Intelligence Agency
with Mitchell to design the Enhanced interrogation techniques
.
Jessen’s role in the program was documented in a detailed report by the US Senate Armed Services Committee, in December 2008.
In 2011, additional information of his role on developing the so called techniques of the program and the purposes of the program itself as an experiment, was revealed by former SERE Jessen's Air Force colleague, retired Air Force Capt. Michael S. Kearns
.
On March 22, 2011, in an interview, Capt. Michael S. Kearns
also talked about his unsuccessful attempts in providing the Committee on Armed Services United States Senate with information about Jessen's torture research.
formed a company called Mitchell Jessen and Associates, with offices in Spokane
, Virginia
.
Also in 2011, hand written notes by James Jessen obtained and published by Truthout revealed that the objectives of the torture program was not just about obtaining intelligence but rather, torture was used as a way to break down detainees, in order to get them to produce compliance and submission to authority. .
James Elmer Mitchell
James Elmer Mitchell is a psychologist who was the architect of the U.S. torture program after 9/11. A United States Air Force retiree, Mitchell was hired in 2002 by the Central Intelligence Agency with Bruce Jessen to design their enhanced interrogation techniques...
, established the so called U.S. Enhanced interrogation techniques
Enhanced interrogation techniques
Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures are terms adopted by the George W. Bush administration in the United States to describe certain severe interrogation methods, often described as torture...
Program.
The Enhanced interrogation techniques
Enhanced interrogation techniques
Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures are terms adopted by the George W. Bush administration in the United States to describe certain severe interrogation methods, often described as torture...
have been seen by many experts as a euphemism for torture.
A United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
retiree, Jessen was hired in 2002 by the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
with Mitchell to design the Enhanced interrogation techniques
Enhanced interrogation techniques
Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures are terms adopted by the George W. Bush administration in the United States to describe certain severe interrogation methods, often described as torture...
.
Jessen’s role in the program was documented in a detailed report by the US Senate Armed Services Committee, in December 2008.
In 2011, additional information of his role on developing the so called techniques of the program and the purposes of the program itself as an experiment, was revealed by former SERE Jessen's Air Force colleague, retired Air Force Capt. Michael S. Kearns
Michael S. Kearns
Michael S. Kearns was a 2010 candidate for Colorado's 6th congressional district, running on a "Grassroots Leadership" platform, which promotes a Direct Democracy Self-governance Consortium for advancing fully transparent Internet Socio-political consensus decision-making functionality for...
.
On March 22, 2011, in an interview, Capt. Michael S. Kearns
Michael S. Kearns
Michael S. Kearns was a 2010 candidate for Colorado's 6th congressional district, running on a "Grassroots Leadership" platform, which promotes a Direct Democracy Self-governance Consortium for advancing fully transparent Internet Socio-political consensus decision-making functionality for...
also talked about his unsuccessful attempts in providing the Committee on Armed Services United States Senate with information about Jessen's torture research.
Timeline
In 2005, Jessen and James MitchellJames Mitchell
-Arts, entertainment, and sports :*James Mitchell , American actor who played Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children*James Mitchell , American athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics...
formed a company called Mitchell Jessen and Associates, with offices in Spokane
Spokane
Spokane is a city in the U.S. state of Washington.Spokane may also refer to:*Spokane *Spokane River*Spokane, Missouri*Spokane Valley, Washington*Spokane County, Washington*Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Paloos War*Spokane * USS Spokane...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Also in 2011, hand written notes by James Jessen obtained and published by Truthout revealed that the objectives of the torture program was not just about obtaining intelligence but rather, torture was used as a way to break down detainees, in order to get them to produce compliance and submission to authority. .
See also
- Enhanced interrogation techniquesEnhanced interrogation techniquesEnhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures are terms adopted by the George W. Bush administration in the United States to describe certain severe interrogation methods, often described as torture...
- James MitchellJames Mitchell-Arts, entertainment, and sports :*James Mitchell , American actor who played Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children*James Mitchell , American athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics...
- Nuremberg CodeNuremberg CodeThe Nuremberg Code is a set of research ethics principles for human experimentation set as a result of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials at the end of the Second World War.-Background:...
- Larry C. JamesLarry C. JamesLarry C. James is an American psychologist, author and former officer in the United States Army.James is notable for serving as Joint Task Force Guantanamo's chief psychologist in 2003, and as Abu Ghraib's chief psychologist in 2004.-Military career:...
- John LesoJohn LesoMajor John Francis Leso is an American psychologist and officer in the United States Armed Services, who is reported to have aided JTF-GTMO interrogators in their interrogations. Dr. Leso is notable for his consultation on the interrogation of Mohammed al-Qahtani, the alleged 20th 9/11 hijacker...
- Michael S. KearnsMichael S. KearnsMichael S. Kearns was a 2010 candidate for Colorado's 6th congressional district, running on a "Grassroots Leadership" platform, which promotes a Direct Democracy Self-governance Consortium for advancing fully transparent Internet Socio-political consensus decision-making functionality for...
External links
- CIA Psychologist's Notes Reveal True Purpose Behind Bush's Torture ProgramTruthout Jason LeopoldJason LeopoldJason Leopold is an American investigative reporter. Leopold is known for his work at Truthout as a senior editor and reporter, a position he left after three years on February 19, 2008 to co-found the web-based political magazine, The Public Record, according to an email sent to his readers....
Jeffrey Kaye March 22, 2011 - The Dark Desires of Bruce Jessen, the Architect of Bush’s Torture Program, As Revealed by His Former Friend and Colleague Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
March 28, 2011 - Jessen.html American Torture Michael OttermanMichael OttermanMichael Otterman is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker based in New York City and Sydney. He graduated from Boston University, with a BSc in Journalism, and from the University of Sydney with a MLitt where he is a visiting scholar at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies -Book:In...
- Torture Memos Link Lawyers and Psychologists Vanity FairVanity Fair (magazine)Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
Katherine Eban April 19, 2009 - The Story of Mitchell Jessen & Associates: How a Team of Psychologists in Spokane, WA, Helped Develop the CIA’s Torture Techniques DemocracyNow April 21, 2009