It has never demonstrated any desire to... | John Yoo

Intentions Americans Desire

It has never demonstrated any desire to provide humane treatment to captured Americans. If anything, the murders of Nicholas Berg and Daniel Pearl declare al Qaeda's intentions to kill even innocent civilian prisoners.

- John Yoo

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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.

- Jack Nicholson

Other quotes by John Yoo

Legal

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war.

- John Yoo

American

American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure.

- John Yoo

Worth Sense War

It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.

- John Yoo

The Justices are currently considering a case, argued last month, which seeks to extend the writ of habeas corpus to al Qaeda and Taliban detainees at Guantanamo.

- John Yoo

Benefits Name

Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating.

- John Yoo

War Being

In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war.

- John Yoo

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Americans Right

Liberty is not the unique right of Americans or even Westerners, but is mankind's right.

- Virginia Foxx

Americans

While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.

- Randy Neugebauer

Americans May

For every five well-adjusted and smoothly functioning Americans, there are two who never had the chance to discover themselves. It may well be because they have never been alone with themselves.

- Marya Mannes

Violence Americans

There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and violence is increasing.

- Lawrence Korb

Americans Years

Well, he can't be dumb, I mean, because he's been president for four years and he's president again, so you're going to get caught out if you're really bad, aren't you? Unless millions and millions of Americans are dumb.

- John Newcombe

Americans

Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.

- Lamar Alexander