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John Yoo

"This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law."

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"A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages."

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"This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law."

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"Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating."

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"In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war."

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"President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied."

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"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."

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"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."

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"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."

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"Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks."

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"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."

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