Title: Mcgowanjm Wire 2012 Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Feb 26, 2012 Author:Various Post Date:2012-02-26 09:15:13 by A K A Stone Keywords:None Views:1401740 Comments:2390
Getting ill - don't do it in Iraq. The Iraqi physicians that once were welcomed all over the world for their knowledge and skills are no longer available. Either they left the country and did not return, or they have retired. And they are badly missed: healthcare in today's Iraq is a disaster.
Electricity in Iraq is a disaster.
Letter from John Yoo to Alberto Gonzales DATE: August 1, 2002 SUBJECT: N/A AUTHOR: John Yoo, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel John Yoo writes to White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales warning of potential threats of international prosecution regarding the administration’s interrogation policies. Yoo notes that "Interrogations of al Qaeda members … cannot constitute a war crime" because of the Presidential determination that Geneva’s protections do not apply.
Memo from Jay Bybee to the CIA DATE: August 1, 2002 SUBJECT: Memorandum for [REDACTED] Interrogation of [REDACTED] AUTHOR: Jay Bybee, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel Written by the Office of Legal Counsel’s Jay Bybee and sent to the Central Intelligence Agency, this heavily redacted document was released to the ACLU in 2008. It details "advising the CIA regarding interrogation methods it may use against al Qaeda members," and in one un-redacted portion, argues that "to violate the statute, an individual must have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering. Based on the information you have provided us, we believe those carrying out these procedures would not have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering."
