'John Yoo' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Yoo, John Filmography

• Play in Full Screen Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

  2007, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Taxi to the Dark Side

  2007, role: actor , character name: Himself - US Department of Justice

Famous quotes by John Yoo:

"Whatever benefits would have been gained by interrogating him are now gone,"

"I think it depends on why the president thinks he needs to do that."

"The Bush administration policy is against torture of any kind; it's prohibited by federal criminal law."

"It shows an interest in thinking deeply about the role of the courts in society and the proper interpretation of the Constitution based on its text and history."

"It's a document that reinforces tradition, ... incremental changes."

"I thought of John Roberts as a peace offering. President Bush could have nominated someone much more conservative."

"If you believe those rules have been changed by the state Supreme Court in this instance, you have the legal right and indeed the constitutional duty at that point to intervene,"

"[Former co-clerk Saikrishna Prakash recalls teasing,] John, break out the crystal ball and tell us what the framers thought. ... Yes, I consulted the framers. You're all wrong, and I'm right."

"That is the litmus test that distinguishes legal conservatives from liberals: What is the proper role of the courts in deciding contentious, divisive social issues? ... It would be very surprising to see someone who clerked for Rehnquist, who worked for Ronald Reagan , to change from that basic view."

"The national government has certain kinds of compelling interests that conflict with the right of the press to keep their sources confidential, like national defense and security."

"We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war."

"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."

"Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated by the Conventions."

"It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists."

"Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks."

"It has never demonstrated any desire to provide humane treatment to captured Americans. If anything, the murders of Nicholas Berg and Daniel Pearl declare al Qaeda's intentions to kill even innocent civilian prisoners."

"Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action."

"It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming the government of its principal weapon to stop future terrorist attacks."

"Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating."

"President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied."

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