Quote by John Yoo
While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under th

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

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Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bushs 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. – John Yoo

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Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to detect and prevent terrorist attacks while we are still in the middle of a fight to the death with al Qaeda. – John Yoo

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The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda. – John Yoo

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A good lawyer is a bad Christian. – John Lothrop Motley

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We support every effort to combat international terrorism through the formulation of international conventions and hope that the international community will take further steps to improve the anti-terrorism international legal framework. – Li Peng

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The more laws, the less justice. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The Republican majority will stop at nothing to prevent access to the legal system for those who are hurt. – Joe Baca

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The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. – Tommy Smothers

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My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things. – Clarence Thomas

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Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. – Arnold Bennett

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It feels quite cool, in a mad way, to be someone who skulks about in the shadows. – Peter Baynham

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