American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure.
Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for coopera… - John Yoo
Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for coopera…
- John Yoo
There are pros and cons about the policy decision whether to follow the Geneva Conventions in a war where they do not legally apply. Among the pros m… - John Yoo
There are pros and cons about the policy decision whether to follow the Geneva Conventions in a war where they do not legally apply. Among the pros m…
It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib is gover… - John Yoo
It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib is gover…
First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully. - John Yoo
First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully.
Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to de… - John Yoo
Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to de…
I do not think that torture is necessary. But it may be the case that interrogation methods that go beyond questioning, but do not arise to the level… - John Yoo
I do not think that torture is necessary. But it may be the case that interrogation methods that go beyond questioning, but do not arise to the level…
American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battl… - John Yoo
American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battl…
Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks… - John Yoo
Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks…
While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for… - John Yoo
While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for…
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