John Yoo

Our enemy now is a stateless network of religious extremists. They do not obey the laws of war, they hide among peaceful…

— John Yoo

It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained…

— John Yoo

The United States of course wants to follow the highest standards of conduct with regard to enemy combatants who follow the rules…

— John Yoo

An American leader would be derelict of duty if he did not seek to understand all his options in such unprecedented circumstances.…

— John Yoo

Personally, I do not think that torture is necessary. But it may be the case that interrogation methods that go beyond questioning,…

— John Yoo

It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem…

— John Yoo

Declarations of war have never been a constitutional requirement for military action abroad. The United States has used force abroad more than…

— John Yoo

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

— John Yoo

It is easy now for critics to claim that the work was poor; they haven't produced their own analyses or confronted any…

— John Yoo

Unlike previous wars, our enemy now is a stateless network of religious extremists. They do not obey the laws of war, they…

— John Yoo

The United States is at war with the al Qaeda terrorist group. Al Qaeda is not a nation-state and it has not…

— John Yoo

Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny…

— John Yoo

There are pros and cons about the policy decision whether to follow the Geneva Conventions in a war where they do not…

— John Yoo

Declarations of war have never been a constitutional requirement for military action abroad.

— John Yoo

Human rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to…

— John Yoo

Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated…

— John Yoo

I think it can be very important for the president to seek congressional approval for war , even though not constitutionally required…

— John Yoo

Al Qaeda is not a nation-state and it has not signed the Geneva Conventions. It shows no desire to obey the laws…

— John Yoo

“Suppose a surgeon and an anesthesiologist could not communicate with each other except through a hospital administrator about a patient on an…

— John Yoo

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

— John Yoo