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State Bar of California
1149 South Hill Street
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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violations of the rules of ethiand international law as a vi
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1. On May 29, 2009, indiscussing torture of
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PO BOX 9576Washington, D.C. 20016
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mplaint against William James Haynes II
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s by hisadvocacy of torture, which is defined ulation of law, a felony and a war crime. After w
s of supporting information have been disclose
mittee should consider.
an interview with Fox News, General David Pe
etainees, said, When we have taken steps that
onventions, we rightly have been criticized, soportant to again live our values, to live the agr
nternational justice arena and to practice those.
rg/archive/2009/06/hbc-90005079 (Article and
neral Ricardo Sanchez, in an interview with M
on detainees, constituted a war crime, and th
sary to address the institutional failure of thoand accountability. http://www.huffingtonpost.
nchez-call_b_209573.html (Article and Video)
ils relating to the OLC torture memos were rele
attached three relevant emails as Exhibit A. In
re http://www.truthout.org/060809J , there are ns succumbing to politicized pressure from the
memos in order to provide cover for the use of
General James Comey told AG Gonzales that tback to haunt [him] and DOJ and urged him n
ve new information, we also bring to your attenthe American Bar Association condemning a
dorsement or authorization of such measures
officials and agents; Attached as Exhibit B
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8/9/2019 James Haynes 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. Alldissenting voices in the military, intelligence and justice agencies were pushed aside in
favor 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 BushAdministration -- Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Administrative
Oversight and the Courts; DATE: May 13, 2009; TIME: 10:00 AM; ROOM: Dirksen-
226http://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