Comments on: Torturing the Law II http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/torturing_the_law_ii/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:18:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Hal http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/torturing_the_law_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18772 Hal Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=6482#comment-18772 I think <a href="http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2004/06/clever_but_only.html">Von</a> has a rather good takedown of this meme<blockquote>In each case, contrary to Yousefzadeh, the memorandum is arguing -- sometimes tacitly, sometimes overtly -- that the client may take a particular action within the law. In each case, the memorandum indicates that the client has at least expressed an interest in taking. It is for these reasons that Yoo's and the other "torture" memorandum are so troubling.</blockquote> --- I think Von has a rather good takedown of this meme
In each case, contrary to Yousefzadeh, the memorandum is arguing -- sometimes tacitly, sometimes overtly -- that the client may take a particular action within the law. In each case, the memorandum indicates that the client has at least expressed an interest in taking. It is for these reasons that Yoo's and the other "torture" memorandum are so troubling.

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