Comments on: John Yoo opposes a U.S. War

By: Eugene Costa

Eugene Costa — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:21:49 +0000

Would any of the detainees tortured have a civil case against John Yoo? Using–ca va sans dire–John Yoo’s imagination?

By: Eugene Costa

Eugene Costa — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:17:01 +0000

Yoo is hired to justify decisions already made with a veneer of “constitutional” argument.

He looks at the Constitution cursorily and finds passages X and Y that appear to be open to the argument required.

He gives his opinion.

The opinion is used to establish that a legal consultation was made and that the administration is acting in good faith Constitutionally.

Question: how, using exactly the same tactics, might one come up with legal charges with which to prosecute John Yoo?

In short, if this is going to be the game, how would a John Yoo prosecute a John Yoo criminally and/or civilly?

By: Mace Price: The Despised Redneck of Barstow

Mace Price: The Despised Redneck of Barstow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:45:25 +0000

…Like the original Unitary Executive, French King Louis XIV of “I am the State” notoriety; Yoo’s approach to the Law is that through the subjective applications of intelligently worded rationales and unilateral, unconstitutional judgements: He, is the Law.

By: Tim R.

Tim R. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:09:13 +0000

Hankest writes:

Saddam was no threat, did nothing to any American, yet Yoo thinks starting a war with him was a great idea.

I’m not saying that going to war with him was a great idea. However,I don’t know if you are totally accurate. Saddam did, indeed, send money to the families of suicide bombers in Israel. Many of those who were killed by suicide bombers have been American citizens. He was also the leader of the only country in the entire world that told America that we got what we deserved on 9/11/01. (and no, I’m NOT saying he personally had anything to do with 9/11) He also violated and made a mockery of the peace treaty he signed, ending the first gulf war. And last but not least, he plotted to assassinate a former President of the United States, George H.W. Bush.

By: R. Nelson

R. Nelson — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:45:19 +0000

There once was a man named Yoo
Whose statements were mostly poo.
His warmongering pap
Was always on tap,
In the form of rolls in the loo.

By: light

light — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:40:33 +0000

A word on the Jackson victory More than 2,000 British had been killed or wounded and several hundred more were captured. The American loss was eight killed and 13 wounded. He was ole Hickory and he got rid of the first FED.

By: light

light — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:27:45 +0000

Murdock’s got neo-con’s doing op-ed’s surprise.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:53:55 +0000

It is indeed terrible (in a funny kind of way) for the US to have received such morons although I must confess here in Latin America we are more than relieved to have gotten rid of lumpen like Albero Gonzales and that other Yoyo. Since you’ve made them your own, keep them. Maybe that’s also a way for the US to start paying for its callousness and crimes abroad.

By: Alfred Koppel

Alfred Koppel — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:03:20 +0000

This John Yoo is no better educated, intelligent or any more pragmatic than Alberto Gonzales. As I see it the congresspersons have been sticking their noses up these Third Country assholes for so long they now think like a bunch of monkeys! They make excuses to break the law, then they want to argue about it, and come up with insanities their own people, or ours, would not tolerate!

Their own people can’t stand these subhumans we don’t want them, as they are completely useless! Their countries are prospering and progressing and the U.S. congresspersons are more than willing to turn this United States into a Goddaumned “Pigsty!” just to make them feel that they finally found home, so that the U.S. politicians can show these mickey-mouse thinking buttholes how nice these cretin who are still sheltered under our American roofs, really are! Then it’s all a waste of our U.S. tax dollars which they don’t have the means to earn! -Al Koppel.

By: hankest

hankest — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:54:04 +0000

Could you imagine if Saddam were stopping US cargo ship, kidnapping American citizen crew members and then forcing them into slaverly in the Iraqi navy? If he were doing that, i’d have been all for the war.

And that’s pretty much what the Brits were doing to American citizens prior to the War of 1812, and yet Yoo thinks there was no reason for THAT war.

Saddam was no threat, did nothing to any American, yet Yoo thinks starting a war with him was a great idea.

What a dumb f%8K

By: Mace Price: The Despised Redneck of Barstow

Mace Price: The Despised Redneck of Barstow — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:23:47 +0000

…I for one believe that John Yoo is a Liar, a Political Prostitute and a Scoundrel that embodies at once all that is Subjective, Corrupt, and Sadistic in his Authorized Perversions of The Law. Yet one more Soft Assed Sycophant and Coward who not only holds self evident facts to be a threat to National Security; but one presently whining, equivocating, and to wit: Subtly attempting to revise his malefactions, and the ignominy they threaten to impose upon a nominally free people. This simply because he, along with others of his bent, have found themselves trapped in the wrong latitudes of History…I cannot suffer, and I will not suffer such people in silence. Moreover, if he doesn’t like it? He is welcome to put his pen to mine…All the sonsofbitches are.

By: MetaCynic

MetaCynic — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:28:52 +0000

The last war in which Americans did not die in vain was the War of Independence.