The Pentagon report says normal strictures on torture might not apply when "obtaining intelligence vital to the protection of untold thousands of American citizens." The Wall Street Journal
Memo to the President on the Geneva Conventions
Jan. 25, 2002
Alberto R. Gonzales, Counsel to the President
Ignoring Geneva Prisoner of War standards "substanially reduces the threat (to abusers) of domestic criminal prosecution under the War Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. 2441, enacted in 1996)."
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Geneva Convention Does Not Protect al Qaeda
Jan. 09, 2002
Justice Dept. Memo to Dept. of Defense
"We conclude that these treaties (Geneva Convention) do not protect members of the al Qaeda organization." Part TwoPart ThreePart Four
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No Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction for Guantanamo Detainees
Dec. 28, 2001
Justice Dept. Memo to Dept. of Defense
The U.S. exercises only "control and jurisdiction" over Guantanamo; it does not have "sovereignty". Therefore, prisoners held there are not entitled to the protection of U.S. courts.
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Jul. 1963,
Iraq Tactics Documented in CIA Handbook
A CIA handbook on coercive interrogation methods, produced 40 years ago during the Vietnam War, shows that techniques such as those used in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have a long history with U.S. intelligence and were based on research and field experience. Washington Post
