[In] a Thursday editorial published by the Wall Street Journal, John Yoo, the former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, explained that the Bush administration's torture programs, for which he co-authored the legal justifications, were initially designed to outwit crafty defense attorneys.[...]
In the piece, titled Obama Made a Rash Decision on Gitmo, Yoo also directly states that President Bush ordered waterboarding "three times" after 9/11. [emphasis added]
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Yoo also agreed with an analysis of executive power which posited the hypothetical situation in which Bush might order a boy's testicles "crushed" in order to affect a response from his parents.
On the legality of such an order, Yoo said, "I think it depends on why the president thinks he needs to do that."
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"The real reason John Yoo wrote this foolish, inaccurate piece is in the hopes of gathering around him some support for his illegal actions," writes RAW STORY investigative news editor Larisa Alexandrovna on her blog, at-Largely.
"You may wish to read his latest epic verbiage festival, but I would urge you not to waste your time," she writes. "The man is a liar, a coward, and now defends his illegal actions by using lies and discredited propaganda to justify the unjustifiable."
Maybe so. But we need the investigation to find out.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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