HuskyCaucasian Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...ml?hpid=topnews The Justice Department sent a legal memorandum to the Pentagon in 2003 asserting that federal laws prohibiting assault, maiming and other crimes did not apply to military interrogators who questioned al-Qaeda captives because the president's ultimate authority as commander in chief overrode such statutes. The 81-page memo, which was declassified and released publicly yesterday, argues that poking, slapping or shoving detainees would not give rise to criminal liability. The document also appears to defend the use of mind-altering drugs that do not produce "an extreme effect" calculated to "cause a profound disruption of the senses or personality." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 If I believed in Hell I'd be certain John Yoo already has a spot set aside there for him. I cannot believe that Berkeley Law School gave this war criminal a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 OK, who is ready to see the Vanity Fair piece? Also, there is a second memo by Yoo I guess, they found in footnotes of the first. They are now trying to declassify that. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 03:08 PM) If I believed in Hell I'd be certain John Yoo already has a spot set aside there for him. I cannot believe that Berkeley Law School gave this war criminal a job. or Feith at Georgetown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Good men thought they needed to do this to protect America. I find it sad that we believe we need to abandon our freedoms, our ideals, and basic decency to stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 09:34 PM) Good men thought they needed to do this to protect America. I find it sad that we believe we need to abandon our freedoms, our ideals, and basic decency to stay safe. I disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 11:17 AM) I disagree. That is certainly fair. Would you call them evil? For the most part they led decent, law abiding lives until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 12:17 PM) I disagree. Absolutely. Throw Addington onto that Hell Express as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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