CIA psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen designed the 'enhanced interrogation' program used against Abu Zubaydah and later other detainees at CIA secret prisons worldwide.
Sources
- CIA Cables Document Agency's Torture of Abu Zubaydah (propublica.org)
- https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/torture/out-darkness (aclu.org)
- https://phr.org/news/leading-mental-health-professionals-and-organizations-file-amici-brief-in-landmark-cia-detainee-case-at-u-s-supreme-court/ (phr.org)
- https://www.aclu-wa.org/news/aclu-sues-psychologists-who-designed-and-ran-cia-torture-program/ (aclu-wa.org)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32396077 (nbcnews.com)
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/james-mitchell-bruce-jessen-cia-torture-program/ (vice.com)
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