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20+ years ago it was torture memo. Similar principle of responsibility laundering - some government lawyer writes a memo that it is ok do to that thing (even wh
by trhway 9mo ago
20+ years ago it was torture memo. Similar principle of responsibility laundering - some government lawyer writes a memo that it is ok do to that thing (even when it is an obviously illegal thing), and the government agents go full speed ahead, and nobody held responsible after that.
- chiengineer 9mo agoIt wasnt just some rando totally unknown gov lawyer He was south Korean and proud to sign it for bush and said so in multiple interviews he would do it all over again John yoo
- trhway 9mo ago>proud to sign it for bush and said so in multiple interviews he would do it all over again why not if you can't be held responsible.
- dc396 9mo agoYep, the "Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley." (perhaps ironically given the reputation of Berkeley).