Fuck Yoo!

[kpete]

Yoo is confused

by digby

So John Yoo is widely considered to be a brilliant legal mind?

John Yoo, a former deputy assistant attorney general and author of the 2002 memos advising the CIA’s use of enhanced interrogation techniques, said the Pulitzer committee’s decision did not vindicate Snowden.

“I’m not surprised the Pulitzer committee gave The Washington Post a prize for pursuing a sensationalist story, even when the story is a disaster for its own country,” he said. “I don’t think we need automatically read the prize as a vindication for Snowden’s crimes. Awarding a prize to a newspaper that covered a hurricane does not somehow vindicate the hurricane, (and) awarding a Pulitzer for a photo of a murder does not somehow vindicate the crime.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/pulitzer-prize-edward-snowden-105682.html?hp=t1

Huh? The stories for which these journalists won the Pulitzer weren't about Edward Snowden or his alleged crimes. They were about the NSA's secret activities. It's the NSA that is the hurricane or the murderer in his scenario. If the award vindicates Snowden (not its intent, but rather its effect) it's because without him there would be no story not because the stories were about him. What the hell is he going on about?

I guess it makes sense that this fellow would be hostile to the NSA story. After all, if someone hadn't leaked the Bybee memo, we might never have known about the torture regime. And it's obviously a good thing he was disgraced by the exposure of his sadistic view of American power to keep him off the bench. I feel kind of sorry for his students though.



http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/yoo-is-confused.html

[Orrex]

1. Fuck Yoo

[kpete]

2. stealing that

peace, kp

[JNelson6563]

3. DUzy & today's internet winner!

Well played sir, well played.

Julie

[Orrex]

7. Sometimes they write themselves!

[JNelson6563]

9. Low hanging fruit can be the sweetest sometimes. ;)

[Dragonfli]

15. Have to agree - DUzy

[hootinholler]

4. He's going on about the same thing that happens here...

Distracting from the NSA issues by attacking Snowden. Make the story about Snowden and there's no bandwidth left to discuss the illegal activities of the NSA.

[djean111]

8. [phone]. Absolutely.

[Jefferson23]

5. So he's worried too..good. You piece of shit, you are no better than any mobster's strong man.

The only difference is that you are credentialed. K&R

[Jesus Malverde]

6. That Yoo and Rice find refuge from their war crimes at some of americas top

academic institutions is proof positive that the administration of President Obama failed us on a major issue.

Even latin american countries have truth and reconciliation commissions that can look at the past without worry of disturbing their narrative of exceptionalism.

[Lars39]

10. And Gonzales found employment with Belmont University.

Simply infuriating that he and the others aren't in prison.

[Jesus Malverde]

11. No Justice for the wicked.

Be they bankers or war monger/torturers.

[Jefferson23]

12. April 6, 2014 John Yoo defends ‘torture memos’ at Drexel

Years after his controversial defense of waterboarding, John Yoo stood by his decision recently, claiming the Constitution was still on his side — and spying on Americans is OK too.

Yoo, a Philadelphia native and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, spoke at Drexel University last weekend to discuss his hand in what has become known as the “torture memos” — the legal documentation used to defend former president George W. Bush’s use of waterboarding and other controversial enhanced interrogation techniques, which have since been criticized as forms of torture.

Yoo said he was still firmly in support of the precedents that the justice department he was apart of set — and said he would do it again.
- See more at: http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/04/06/john-yoo-defends-torture-memos-drexel/#sthash.ngMYuA4V.dpuf

[Gothmog]

13. Yoo is not well respected in the legal community

Yoo is a hack and does not have the respect of the legal community

[Dragonfli]

14. Perhaps it is because small minds think alike, but many here use the same rationalization as Yoo

Awarding a prize to a newspaper that covered a hurricane does not somehow vindicate the hurricane, (and) awarding a Pulitzer for a photo of a murder does not somehow vindicate the crime.”

Imagine that, am I the only one that has read that same drivel worded slightly differently here posted by our local authoritarian figures?