It's a classic work in the social psychology field. In that experiment the
Stanford Psych department mocked up a floor to look like a typical prison.
The students were randomly divided into 2 groups prisoners and guards. Very
rapidly the "guards" operated like the reported MP's in that Iraqi prison.

larry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 1:41 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: POW Abuses in IRaq..
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angel Stewart"
>
> > These acts had absolutely nothing to do with interrogation.
> >
> > -Gel
>
> From an interview on CNN:
>
> (CNN) -- A former Army interrogator who now owns Team Delta,
> a company whose most popular course is Prisoner of War
> Interrogation/Resistance Training, says the photos showing
> abuse of Iraqi prisoners indicate a "classic prison guard
> syndrome." http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/05/03/ritz.cnna/
>
> It's particularly interesting that he references the Stanford
> prison psychology experiment.
>
> -Kevin
>
>
>
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