"If the Court were to extend its reach……" — John Yoo
"If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the use of information."
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25 Quotes by John Yoo
John Yoo has 25 quotes on this site.
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It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of…
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First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully.
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American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is…
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President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.
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Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for…
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Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested…
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Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy…
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Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision…
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It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.
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Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has…
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Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive…
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Punishing abuse in Iraq should not return the U.S. to Sept. 10, 2001, in the way it fights al Qaeda,…
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More Base Quotes
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Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the…
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Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.
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The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in…
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The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round…
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I love my fan base because they never high-five me; they always get really shifty and hide. Adam Sandler's fan…
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All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.
— Max Beerbohm
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Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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If you're going to pick a book and you want to base a system of government around it, why not…
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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
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'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.
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Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven…
— Johannes Brahms
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It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority,…
— Giordano Bruno
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