8/9/2019 John Choon Yoo advocacy of torture Bar Complaint
Addendum: Disbar Torture Lawyers
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Disciplinary Board of the Su1st Floor
Two Lemoyne Drive
Lemoyne, PA 17043-1226
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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violations of the rules of ethi
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s by his advocacy of torture, which is defined
violation of law, a felony and a war crime. Aftieces of
supporting information have been discl
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8/9/2019 John Choon Yoo advocacy of torture Bar Complaint
Addendum: Disbar Torture Lawyers
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The actions of the above attorney were essential to the use of
torture on detainees. All
dissenting voices in the military, intelligence and justice
agencies were pushed aside infavor of using a flawed statement of
the law to provide political cover for torture.
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap0spQ2dkNw
[2] What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in
the Bush
Administration -- Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on
AdministrativeOversight and the Courts; DATE: May 13, 2009; TIME:
10:00 AM; ROOM: Dirksen-
226
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3842
http://judiciary.senate.gov/webcast/judiciary05132009-1000.ram
[3] Ari Shapiro, Did White House OK Earliest Detainee Abuse?,
All Things
Considered, May 20, 2009.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104350361
