Stories by Jeffrey S. Kaye

Jeffrey Kaye is a psychologist active in the anti-torture movement. He works clinically with torture victims at Survivors International in San Francisco, CA. His blog is Invictus; as "Valtin," he also regularly blogs at Daily Kos, Docudharma, American Torture, Progressive Historians, and elsewhere.

Women Are Setting Themselves On Fire In Afghanistan

Posted on: Jan 19, 2010, Source: TruthOut.org

According to a new report, "self-immolation is being used by increasing numbers of Afghan women to escape their dire circumstances."

Murder at Guantanamo? The Mysterious, Unsolved Death of Mohammad Saleh al Hanashi

Posted on: Nov 25, 2009, Source: TruthOut.org

Mohammad Saleh al Hanashi was found dead inside a psych ward at Guantanamo. It was ruled a suicide. But disturbing evidence suggest the truth may be far uglier.

The Torture Memos Are Not Just Sick, They're Full of Lies: A Closer Look at the Bybee Memo

Posted on: Apr 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The memo's gross distortion of psychological research makes it hard to imagine they were used in "good faith" as the Obama administration says.

How the Press, the Pentagon, and Even Human Rights Groups Sold Us an Army Field Manual that (Still) Sanctions Torture

Posted on: Jan 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet

With the Army Field Manual likely to become the new standard for interrogation, the truth behind it is more crucial than ever.

How the U.S. Army's Field Manual Codified Torture -- and Still Does

Posted on: Jan 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Buried in Appendix M of the Army Field Manual, the Guantanamo virus is spreading, and eradicating it will require all of us to spread the word.

Could Today's Senate Hearings on Torture Lead to Charges Against the Bush Administration?

Posted on: Sep 25, 2008, Source: Invictus

They could, if the right questions were asked.

The Torture Election: Fighting for the Soul of the American Psychological Association

Posted on: Apr 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet

In the race for the presidency of the APA, an anti-torture candidate is beating the odds.

Closing in on Bush's Torture Cabal: Who Will Take the Fall?

Posted on: Apr 14, 2008, Source: AlterNet

It remains to be seen whether there will be any fallout from the news that the country's top officials signed off on torture. Don't rely on the press.

The Anti-Torture Veto: Behind Bush's Defense of "Enhanced" Interrogations

Posted on: Mar 11, 2008, Source: Invictus

Bush's anti-torture veto -- and his subsequent radio address -- follow a long tradition of obfuscation and doublespeak.

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