We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war. John Yoo Read Quote
President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied. John Yoo Read Quote
Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested in holding captured POWs. John Yoo Read Quote
Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to detect and prevent terrorist attacks while we are still in the middle of a fight to the death with al Qaeda. John Yoo Read Quote
Congress’s definition of torture in those laws – the infliction of severe mental or physical pain – leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation. John Yoo Read Quote
A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages. John Yoo Read Quote
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. John Yoo Read Quote
The Justices are currently considering a case, argued last month, which seeks to extend the writ of habeas corpus to al Qaeda and Taliban detainees at Guantanamo. John Yoo Read Quote
This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law. John Yoo Read Quote
American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure. John Yoo Read Quote
