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Hotel Guests

By Armen

In 2004, just after I got my acceptance letter from Boalt, Prof. Yoo published an op/ed in the LA Times where he claimed that we shouldn't treat terror suspects captured on the battlefield as hotel guests. I wrote a letter to the editor (published) with a zinger: "The Hanoi Hilton wasn't exactly a 5-star hotel."

That op/ed takes on a new meaning today. Prof. Lederman (at Balkinization) has posted copies of the 2003 Torture memo here and here. The 2002 memos, previously released, related to the CIA's use of interrogation techniques. This one deals with the military. Off the top of my head I couldn't see any differences in the rationales, but Lederman thinks this one is far worse. Stay tuned.

I wonder what's more American, using Super Delegates during a party convention or beating the crap out of a prisoner?

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on April 01, 2008 (boomark / email).