If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the use of infor…

- John Yoo

In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the la…

- 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

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

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

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

We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a thea…

- 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

First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully.

- John Yoo