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by Thoreau

04/11/09

[I]n the case of torture, I can see two reasons why ‘good faith’ should not apply, no matter how many memos John Yoo issued: 1) We’re talking about extreme acts. It’s hard to see a gray area here. If you registered a business vehicle under category XYZ instead of category 123, because it was mostly used for business trips rather than hauling merchandise, even though business vehicles capable of hauling merchandise need to be placed in category 123 and inspected for blah blah blah when operated across state lines, I can see the gray area. But if you want to start talking about crushing a kid’s testicles (yes, Yoo actually talked about this), um, well, I’m sorry, but that should look like a red flag, not a gray area. 2) Their actions indicate that they knew they were committing crimes. They tried to keep it secret, they tried to deny it, and when possible they tried to blame ‘a few bad apples.’ That doesn’t sound like something you do when you’re sure that you’re on the side of the angels...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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