“How not to torture” Memo Lawyers Cleared of “professional misconduct”

Flopping Aces ^ | 02-26-10 | Wordsmith

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In reviewing Yoo's new book, Mike wrote:

In a day when we confront an enemy that has no state, wears no uniform and can not be appeased or negotiated with using diplomatic or economic means a new challenge was met by President George W. Bush with renewed reliance on the historic and evolving use of executive power. We all remember the battles Bush had with Congress over the use of Executive authority to combat terrorism after September 11th. John Yoo was at the epicenter of those battles. From 2001-2003, he served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he worked on issues involving foreign affairs, national security, and the separation of powers.

In 2002, on the heels of 9/11, the Office of Legal Counsel determined that the interrogation practices of the CIA were lawful. This gave the CIA legal confidence on where the line was drawn so that they could carry out their duty of protecting the country without fear of criminal and professional prosecution down the road.

For the last 5 years, the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility has been conducting an investigation into the rulings held by Yoo and Bybee.

Last Friday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers released their report:

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