"In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal,……" — 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 laws of war."
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John Yoo
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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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If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods,…
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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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