John Leso
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Major 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.[1] Leso is notable because he has been criticized as an example of a medical professional who has violated his profression's ethical standards through his cooperation with interrogators.[2]
[edit] Academic career
Leso attended Johns Hopkins University, where he was enrolled in the ROTC.[3] Upon complettion of his undergraduate degree Leso was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Leso received his PhD in Psychology from SUNY, in Albany New York, in 1995.
[edit] Professional career
| behavioral science consultation team JTF-GTMO |
Leso commanded the behavioral science consultation team responsible for assisting the Mohamed al-Kahtani.[1][3] |
| Staff Psychologist at Walter Reed |
In 2003 Leso was a staff Psychologist at the Walter Reed Medical Center, in Maryland, one of the US military's largest medical facilities.[4] |
| Austrian Embassy |
On August 24, 2005 a newsletter from the Albany University Psychology Department stated: "...and John Leso left Walter Reed and is now working in the U.S. Embassy in Austria."[5] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Steven H. Miles. "Medical Oaths Betrayed", Washington Post, Sunday, July 9, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
- ^ Steven Miles 2007.. Medical Ethics and the Interrogation of Guantanamo 063. The American Journal of Bioethics. Retrieved on May 29, 2007.
- ^ a b Trudy Bond. "How Psychologists Became the Pentagon's Bitches: Shrinks, Lies and Torture", CounterPunch, April 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
- ^ Medical Service Corps Mentoring Survey Analysis. Retrieved on May 29, 2007.
- ^ mlf, ddt (August 24, 2005). Doctoral Program NOTES and NEWS. SUNY. Retrieved on May 29, 2007.
