"It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court……" — John Yoo
"It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming the government of its principal weapon to stop future terrorist attacks."
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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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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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More Attacks Quotes
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one of 606 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep…
— Julian Assange
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We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization,…
— Julian Assange
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We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against…
— Julian Assange
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When you are running for the presidency of the United States, you have to expect that you are going to…
— Michele Bachmann
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Patriarchy is a bully notion, which if you will notice never attacks a nation that can defend itself. Zionism is…
— Roseanne Barr
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Judaism is one of the last of the world's matrilineal philosophies. Matriarchies are always the cultures that patriarchy attacks and…
— Roseanne Barr
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Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln.
— Bruce Barton
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The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is…
— Samuel Adams
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No one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. And…
— Joe Biden
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Al-Qa'ida does not follow a traditional command structure, wear uniforms, carry its arms openly, or mass its troops at the…
— John O. Brennan
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As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots…
— John O. Brennan
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As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated…
— John O. Brennan
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