Abu ghraib Quote by 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 battlefield,…

— John Yoo

That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that…

— John Yoo

A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages.

— John Yoo

This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.

— 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…

— John Yoo

Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on…

— John Yoo

I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights…

— John Yoo

There was nothing wrong - and everything right - with analyzing a law that establishes boundaries on interrogation in the war on terrorism.

— John Yoo

President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.

— John Yoo

Congress has created and funded a huge peacetime military that has substantial abilities to wage offensive operations, and it has not placed restrictions on…

— John Yoo

It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.

— John Yoo

The Justices are currently considering a case, argued last month, which seeks to extend the writ of habeas corpus to al Qaeda and Taliban…

— John Yoo