Reuters reporter Allstair Bell interviewed Mark who called for an independent counsel, with subpoena power to fully investigate the role of psychologists collaborating to justify torture.
Author Archives: Mark Fallon
Expert Reveals Why Torture Doesn’t Work
The Daily Echo reported that Mark would be talking about significant counterterrorism investigations and the impact of the 9/11 attacks on US policies and practices, including the origins of the CIA Rendition, Detention and Interrogation program.
Interrogation Expert Gives Torture Lecture
The University of Portsmouth announced that Mark would be giving a public lecture at the Univesity, hosted by the Department of Psychology’s International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology.
Former Bush Official With Ties to CIA Torture Program Now Advised Obama Interrogators
Huffington Post reporter Ali Watkins interview Mark for an article on the High Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG) and information released in a report titled “All The President’s Psychologists.”
Closing Guantanamo: American Ideals and Interesets
Mark participated in a Human Rights First public service announcement video about the strategic consequences of keeping the Guantanamo Bay prison open. Mark said you need a place to hold enemy combatants and to exploit a detainee for their intelligence value, but that is not what had occurred at Guantanamo Bay.
National Security Experts Speak Out on Anti-Torture Legislation
Mark was among the twenty retired military leaders and national security professionals that came to Washington D.C. and met with senators from both sides of the aisle to advocate for support for the legislation solidifying the ban on torture. Mark praised the amendment advocated for data-proven approaches and to take torture off the table, as it is illegal and something we should never consider again.
A Bipartisan Group of US Senators Would Like to Re-Ban Torture Again
Mark was interviewed by Vice News journalist Jason Leopold on how the passage of the McCain-Feinstein anti-torture amendment was long overdue and how a universal standard across all agencies is required. Mark had met with members of Congress advocating for passage of the amendment and the review of the Army Field Manual; promoting the use science and evidence-based research for more effective interrogations.
Beyond Torture: The New Science Of Interrogating Terrorists
Newsweek journalist Rupert Stone interviewed Mark in his article on the use of science to inform the practice of interrogation and how the Army Field Manual special appendix that allows for cruel treatment, such as prolonged solitary confinement and sleep and sensory deprivation, should be reviewed and updated.
Conflicting Interrogation Techniques
Witness to Guantanamo release a video of an interview of Mark discussing how the manner in which military interrogations were being conducted were in direct conflict with the techniques used by the FBI, CITF and other federal law enforcement and counterintelligence agencies.
An Opportunity Lost
Witness to Guantanamo released a video tape of an interview of Mark regarding treatment of GTMO detainees and how it worked against our national security goals and created the very adversaries we feared.