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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 when it is an obviously illegal thing), and the government agents go full speed ahead, and nobody held responsible after that.


It 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


>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.


Morals, ethics, empathy, humanity, …


well, we see time and time again what's left of "Morals, ethics, empathy, humanity, …" once the threat of consequences is removed.


Yep, the "Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley." (perhaps ironically given the reputation of Berkeley).




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