Sleep Expert "Surprised And Saddened" To Find Research Twisted In Torture Memo

[CatWoman]

A British professor whose research on sleep was cited in one of the just-released Bush administration torture memos has expressed outrage that his work was used to justify extreme sleep deprivation, including keeping subjects awake for up to 11 days.

In an interview with TPMmuckraker, James Horne, a leading authority in the field of sleep research, said he was "surprised and saddened" to see Bush officials "misrepresent" his research to argue that such sleep deprivation does not cause serious harm to its subjects.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/04/sleep_expert_surprised_and_saddened_to_find_resear.php?ref=fp1

[jimshoes]

1. Words lose their meaning when you have a group

of people who have set out to create reality out of bluster and whole cloth. bush and company craft what ever verbiage suits their purpose and whether it has any basis in reality is of no consequence so long as they get what they want. All the while exempting themselves from any responsibility legal or otherwise. Distorting someone else's research is basically the same thing. They are just creating another false reality. The fucked up thing is that they have legions of lackeys and goons who will help them push/force their crap on everyone else.

[pat_k]

2. K&R