National Lawyers Guild Calls on Boalt Hall to Dismiss Law Professor John Yoo,

[FourScore]

Source: National Lawyers Guild Press Release

In a memorandum written the same month George W. Bush invaded Iraq, Boalt Hall law professor John Yoo said the Department of Justice would construe US criminal laws not to apply to the President's detention and interrogation of enemy combatants. According to Yoo, the federal statutes against torture, assault, maiming and stalking do not apply to the military in the conduct of the war.


The federal maiming statute, for example, makes it a crime for someone "with the intent to torture, maim, or disfigure" to "cut, bite, or slit the nose, ear or lip, or cut out or disable the tongue, or put out or destroy an eye, or cut off or disable a limb or any member of another person." It further prohibits individuals from "throwing or pouring upon another person any scalding water, corrosive acid, or caustic substance" with like intent.

Yoo also narrowed the definition of torture so the interrogator must kill the person or cause organ failure or permanent loss of significant body functions in order to constitute torture; Yoo's definition contravenes the definition in the Convention Against Torture, a treaty the US has ratified which is thus part of the US law under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause. Yoo said self-defense or necessity could be used as a defense to war crimes prosecutions for torture, notwithstanding the Torture Convention's absolute prohibition against torture in all circumstances, even in wartime. This memo and another Yoo wrote with Jay Bybee in August 2002 provided the basis for the Administration's torture of prisoners.

"John Yoo's complicity in establishing the policy that led to the torture of prisoners constitutes a war crime under the US War Crimes Act," said National Lawyers Guild President Marjorie Cohn.



Read more: http://nlg.org/news/index.php?entry=entry080409-083133

[EFerrari]

1. It's about time. n/t

[Misskittycat]

9. Sure is. A war criminal should not be teaching law in the U.S. n/t

[EFerrari]

14. The Provost is making a big mistake.

When the Torture memos first came out, I remember demonstrations on campus. But, they were merely revolting without actually being as criminal as this last disclosure.

[Acadia Blue]

35. I second that

[Supersedeas]

2. when will the ABA confront the filth of the Yoo Memos that has touched all lawyers

[whistle]

30. ---see #26

[HereSince1628]

3. But do they have any leverage to make it happen?

I suspect not.


The only thing that makes sense is for Yoo to be rendered to the Hague.

[Quantess]

7. The National Lawyer's Guild likely does ...

...have the clout to get Yoo booted from teaching law at UC Berkeley.
But that's just a guess.

[wryter2000]

12. That's absolutely the best solution

He needs to be arrested and imprisoned for war crimes. Then, no one will have to worry about academic freedom and tenure. He can his academic freedom in a jail cell.

[Winterblues]

21. Just curious, what "war crimes" did he commit?

Just writing about war crimes does not make one guilty of committing war crimes. He wrote his legal opinion but I don't believe he ever actually participated in torture...Bush* now on the other hand is ultimately responsible for acting on Yoo's opinion and putting it into practice..

[wryter2000]

24. He authorized torture

If he wrote an academic book on the subject, that would be one thing. He wrote memos that authorized it, thereby allowing it to continue.

On edit: another thread in this section included the recommendation from the lawyers' organization that he be tried for war crimes. I imagine they know what a war crime is.

[Winterblues]

40. He was in no position to authorize anything

He gave a legal opinion and the Administration "authorized" it..By your belief any lawyer is as guilty as the person they represent..

[wryter2000]

43. Explain that to this lady

John Yoo's complicity in establishing the policy that led to the torture of prisoners constitutes a war crime under the US War Crimes Act," said National Lawyers Guild President Marjorie Cohn.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3261242

[Hissyspit]

36. Nazi judges were held accountable at Nuremberg.

Do some research. He is guilty of complicity in the war crime of torture or inhumane treatment.

From Wikipedia:

War crimes include such acts as mistreatment of prisoners of war or civilians. War crimes are sometimes part of instances of mass murder and genocide though these crimes are more broadly covered under international humanitarian law described as crimes against humanity.

War crimes are significant in international humanitarian law because it is an area where international tribunals such as the Nuremberg Trials and Tokyo trials have been convened. Recent examples are the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which were established by the UN Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

Under the Nuremberg Principles, the supreme international crime is that of commencing a war of aggression, because it is the crime from which all war crimes follow. The definition of such a crime is planning, preparing, initiating, or waging a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements, or assurances. Also, participating in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any such act constitutes such a crime.

International Criminal Court
On July 1, 2002, the International Criminal Court, a treaty-based court located in The Hague, came into being for the prosecution of war crimes committed on or after that date. However, several nations, most notably the United States, China, and Israel, have criticized the court and refuse to participate in it or to permit the court to have jurisdiction over their citizens. Note, however, that a citizen of one of the 'objector nations' could still find himself before the Court if he were accused of committing war crimes in a country that was a state party, regardless of the fact that their country of origin was not a signatory.

War crimes are defined in the statute that established the International Criminal Court, which includes:

- Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, such as:
- Willful killing, or causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health
- Torture or inhumane treatment

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[Winterblues]

41. He was not a judge nor did he plan or carry out anything

He issued a Legal "Opinion". By your reasoning any lawyer would be guilty as well as their client if their client were to be found so. Bush* on the other hand is quite guilty of authorizing torture and we really have no idea how important Yoo's opinion was in Bush* making his decision. Don't get me wrong, I find Yoo's opinion despicable and at odds with existing international and US Law and he should not be teaching Law anywhere but guilty of a war crime, I don't think so.....

[Binka]

4. Yoo Is A Traitor!

And A MAJOR Asshole.

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/profiles/facultyPhoto.php?cn=John+Choon+Yoo

[wryter2000]

13. Here's another one

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/profiles/facultyProfile.php?facID=57

Christian Dominionist and Creationist.

[whistle]

29. ...and a Moonie (see #26)

[burythehatchet]

5. Its like every closet fascist saw GWB* as their spiritual leader and had a wargasm.

[whistle]

11. I think you have something there

[whistle]

6. Wow, a bold and decisive step in the right direction, but more importantly

...is John Yoo even a legitimate American citizen who should have been advising an American president on matters like these?

<link> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Yoo

<add-on by edit>

This guy walks, quacks and looks like a neo-con!

Biography

John Yoo is a professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he has taught since 1993. From 2001-03, he served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he worked on issues involving foreign affairs, national security, and the separation of powers. He served as general counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee from 1995-96, where he advised on constitutional issues and judicial nominations.

Professor Yoo received his B.A., summa cum laude, in American history from Harvard University. In law school, he was an articles editor of the Yale Law Journal. He clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia Circuit. He joined the Boalt faculty in 1993, and then clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Professor Yoo was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Law School in 2003 and at the Free University of Amsterdam in 1998. In 2006, Professor Yoo held the Distinguished Fulbright Chair in Law at the University of Trento (Italy). He has received fellowships from the Olin Foundation (for work on treaties and constitutional law) and the Rockefeller Foundation (for a book on the effects of globalization on American constitutional law). He has received the Bator Award for excellence in legal scholarship and teaching from the Federalist Society.

Professor Yoo has published articles on foreign affairs, national security, and constitutional law . He is the author of The Powers of War and Peace: Foreign Affairs and the Constitution after 9/11 (University of Chicago Press, 2005) and the forthcoming War by Other Means: An Insider's Account of the War on Terror (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006).

[notadmblnd]

8. wonder how one would go about finding out if he is a naturalized citizen

[whistle]

10. I don't really know, he could accomplish all that was done in his bio

...with simply a green card, but look at how close he became involved with the highest levels of power and the influence he was able to exercise over issues which no moral American attorney steeped in the love of the U.S. Constitution and the history of American conscience would ever have advised a president to pursue, torture of children no less. Good God!

[notadmblnd]

17. born in Seoul SK 1967 and became a law professor in 1993

at the age of 26. Does that sound right? In his early 30's when he wrote these opinions on torture. At what age does one's law career usually start? Do Attorney's get better with experience or are they their best right out of law school? Man, I'm thinking this guy is some kind of genius:sarcasm:

[whistle]

25. Or a savant without western moral values planted into the inner most

...and highest circles of U.S. power to subvert the U.S. Constitution and undermine our democratic processes with expediency, efficiency and deliberateness. He is the South Korean version of the Manchurian Candidate. I wonder if he has ties to Reverend Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church.

[entanglement]

37. Yeah, as if the "western moral values" of the other neocons did anything to lessen their criminality

Nationalists :eyes:

[notadmblnd]

39. I looked around a bit yesterday for some kind of connection

and I began wondering about the names. Are Korean names and surnames used like they are here; first, middle, last? Or do they vary and are they interchangeable like Hispanic names? Hispanics usually have a first name, a middle name, a mothers maiden surname and a fathers surname. I've know individuals that that interchange the mothers and fathers surnames and that's what got me thinking. How common is the surname Yoo or Choon? Is Yoo really a surname? Is Moon? How common is the surname Moon? Are the surnames interchangeable? I'm really ignorant When it comes to this subject, so my search for a connection was a dead end.

[saigon68]

34. He's a chicken shit scum bag

He let The CIA criminals shove plastic flashlights up little boys rectums until they screamed
See the Taguba report

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. k&r! about damn time the legal community stepped up! n/t

[ckramer]

16. He's Alberto Gonzales of Asian race?

No matter how much the academic credentials these people have, some of them always find ways to suck up to the power in betraying the principle they learned in school.

[whistle]

31. --- see #26 Yoo is part of an agenda

[pleah]

18. Good!

:applause:

[AnneD]

19. It's about time....

to hit these people where they live.

[grasswire]

20. I've got a real bad feeling about Yoo.

Never considered this before. Is it possible that his handler is Rev. Sun Myung Moon? Look at this bit from Wikipedia:

"Yoo's book The Powers of War and Peace : The Constitution and Foreign Affairs after 9/11 was praised in an Op-Ed in The Washington Times written by Nicholas J. Xenakis, an assistant editor at The National Interest.<4>"

On Google search, I find that someone over at TPM comments is asking the same question yesterday. Is Yoo a Moonie?

[whistle]

32. see #26 and you'll start to understand why

[musiclawyer]

22. I graduated Boalt Hall and hate this fucker

I was gone by the time he arrived but he tarnishes the otherwise excellent reputation of my old school

[whistle]

33. Did you get the impression that Yoo might be a Moonie?

... see #26

[depakid]

23. The State Bar needs to discipline him at the very least

The man's a disgrace to the profession.

[whistle]

28. John Yoo is a Moonie apparently

[whistle]

26. Ask the question: John Yoo ties with the Unification Church (Moonies)

...and Holy Shite, look what pops up:

<snip>
Opus Dei -Moonie-Mormon Axis Behind Pro-Torture Policy of US Government
(Scoreboard Canada contributor October 7th, 2006)


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One of the more frightening and sinister aspects of the false-flagged synthetic "war on terror" has been the change in official US governmental policy towards the use of torture. A topic that would have been considered insane and off-limits is now 'The Law of the Land'. The question then arises as to how this came to be and who is behind it. The answer is simple, two men have been ascribed credit for being the authors of the so-called Torture Memo that gave the skull and bones bush administration the legal advice 'green light' to proceed in this fashion. This is the story of who they are and what is truly behind them.
PREMISE OF ARTICLE

A suspected Yale Skull and Bones 'Moonie' or member of the Sun Myung Moon Unification Church & a Freemason linked Mormon were the scribes of the torture plan. These individuals are way beyond the so-called mainstream of middle-America in religious thought and belief since most Americans consider both Moonies and Mormons to be at least very weird and at worst dangerous cults. The mainstream media is controlled by their allies and therefore the public does not get the appropriate information needed to react in horror...before it is too late if it is not too late as you read this

THE EVIDENCE:

The authors of the torture memo that is now law in the United States of America: FULL TEXT more . Jay Bybee, now a 9th Circuit Federal Appeals Court Judge and John Yoo now a law professor, Korean immigrant and allegedly a Unification Church member. more.

1. John Yoo Bio :

a) Worked for Mormon Senator Orrin Hatch; b) belonged to the Yale created far rightwing Federalist Society; c) Attended secret society-riddled Yale University; d) clerked for suspected Opus Dei US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas; e) is linked to the Neo-Con American Enterprise Institute. more.

a1) Senator Orrin Hatch, a Mormon, is linked to Sun Myung Moon extensively: more "Moon has been explicit about his plan to "unify" the world under a global theocracy..." AND "Orrin Hatch has spoken at CAUSA conferences and supported Moon..." more . Mormonism likewise as the Moonies seeks a One World Government Theocracy - more .

b2) Federalist Society was created at Skull and Bones Yale: more. The Federalist Society's membership...like Skull and Bones is secret: more.

d3) Opus Dei and Justice Thomas: "for many years unconfirmed reports have linked Supreme Court Justices Scalia and Thomas to Opus Dei. more.

e4) American Enterprise Institute is alleged to be a "CIA propaganda factory" more .

f) John Yoo is a member of the North American Union backing / one world government Council on Foreign Relations. more .

SUSPECTED MOONIE from Korea: more / more .

2. Jay Bybee bio:

a) Extensive Mormon links beyond simply being a member of the freemasonic entity; b) worked at the Opus Dei linked Sidley Austin law firm; c) law professor at the University of Nevada , Las Vegas named after the Mormon casino empire Boyd family: more .

b1) Sidley Austin and Opus Dei: The law firm was the home of then lawyer/partner and now Monsignor Peter Vaghi. He is a leader of Opus Dei and the pastor to Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John Roberts. more .

c2) Boyd Gaming owns the Coast Casino chain. more.

The Orleans is a Coast Casino and it hosts satanic rock concerts. In fact it hosted Slayer - the #1 band in this evil genre on its 6-6-06 tour. more./ more .

The largest institutional shareholder in Boyd Gaming is PCM or Private Capital Mangement. more . PCM is owned by Legg Mason which is owned by Alliance Bernstein which is owned by AXA, the French insurance giant. This is the same ownership structure for the newspapers across America that promoted "the gospel of Judas" = more.

The Gospel of Judas players are linked to United Nations guru Maurice Strong who is linked CLOSELY to Tongsun Park an agent of Sun Myung Moon involved in both the Korea Gate and Oil-For-Food scandal: more . Maurice and Tongsun = more. Tongusn Park was also a "bagman" for Saddam Hussein.

Slayer is producing a new CD called "The Christ Illusion". The company producing it is Warner Brothers. more .
Warner Brothers is a subsidiary of Time Warner - more.The largest institutional shareholder of Time Warner is Alliance Bernstein - more . Same owners again.

*** The entities that host satanic rock concerts , produce their CDs and bring the bogus gospel of Judas in the daily paper to the US public also fund the law school that Judge Bybee, author of the torture memo taught young would-be lawyers. You can see this yourself. This is not theory ...it is fact. AXA is run by Claude Bebear, "Crocodile Claude" the godfather of french capitalism and Opus Dei man. more .The AXA center in Chicago is linked to the previously mentioned Sidley Austin law firm. (scroll to bottom). more . also more .

A major Shareholder of Time Warner is billionaire Carl Icahn. more .

Carl Icahn is a major contributor to a '333' numerology linked school . He added a building designed by I M Pei , the controversial chinese architect linked to pyramid structures, the Da Vinci Code Louvre Pyramid and ... the Shumei sect linked to the gospel of Judas. more= or google icahn i m pei 333 - The prep school, 333 Rosemary Choate Hall is part of Round Square Organization , a group based in Scotland at the Gordonstoun school. The Gordonstoun school was established on the estate once owned by a Satanist. more / Round Square Gordonstoun more / . The Gordonstoun school is the basis for the wizard school in the Harry Potter series and the Lara Croft Tomb Raider movies. more. Rosemary Choate Hall and Round Square Organization = more .

The Shimizu japanese construction company was involved in the construction of the Shumei sect's Miho Museum in Japan. Shimizu is also a 333 company that does extensive work in Dubai. more

The previously mentioned Senator Orrin Hatch has very close ties to the ruling caste of Dubai. So close that he can get a producer released from prison there with a few phone calls. more .The producer, Dallas Austin is now working for Warner Brothers. more.as the Disney Land song goes... its a small world after all ... .

3. What Do The Unification Church and the Mormons have in Common?

a) They both claim to be Christian; b) They both deny the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Mormons further believe that a man can become a god and the leader of the Unification Church, Sun Myung Moon believes that he is destined to fulfill the failed mission of Jesus Christ and goes around breaking crosses in public. more . Moon was crowned messiah at the US Senate office building. more.Mormon beliefs also include that Jesus and Lucifer were brothers. more . Man as God and Vice Versa = more / This process of human deification is called Exaltation. more . This is the religious background of the torture scribes. This article is not designed to judge others beliefs. It is designed to show that the torture approvers beliefs are not in sync with that of the huge majority of the citizens of the United States that now have the dark cloud of LEGALIZED TORTURE hanging over their lives.

CONCLUSION:

The average US citizen has not been allowed to become aware that two cult members of traditions with beliefs completely at odds with the vast majority of the 300

million people now living in the USA are the authors of a memo that has led to legalized torture of anyone deemed an 'enemy of the state'. As noted in the links between

these various entities and individuals what is behind the torture memo is a vast global satanic network that has taken control of much of the globe and the USA itself

http://www.scoreboard-canada.com/articles-torture.htm

[whistle]

27. KICK

[grasswire]

38. another kick

I feel sick.

[samsingh]

42. maybe there will be some iota of justice here