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John Yoo Defends Himself

By Jeralyn, Section War on Terror
Posted on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 11:24:07 AM EST
Tags: NSA warrantless surveillance, John Yoo (all tags)
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John Yoo defends himself against malpractice allegations in the Inspector General report on warrantless electronic surveillance in an op-ed today's Wall St. Journal, Why We Endorsed Warrantless Wiretaps. He says the IG report " ignores history and plays politics with the law."

Anonymous Liberal breaks it down and says Yoo is not being truthful. (h/t to Peter Daou's tweet.)

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    Also (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by squeaky on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 11:39:55 AM EST
    Via emptywheel. Yoo has lawyered up, and is no longer being defended by DOJ.

    Yup. (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by Fabian on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 11:58:07 AM EST
    When I found out Yoo had lawyered up, it gave me warm fuzzies.

    You'd think a lawyer would know...

    I suppose it depends on what kind of lawyer you are:

    A lawyerjoke transcribed by Frank Hayes into a filksong (or perhaps it was the other way around)

        Ask a housewife how much two and two is
        Without hesitation she'll tell you it's four
        Ask an accountant; he'll say "I'm fairly certain,
        But let me run through those figures once more."
        Ask a doctor; he'll think about malpractice,
        And say "At the very least, I'm pretty sure it's three."
        But ask a lawyer; he'll close the door and pull the curtains
        And say "How much do you want it to be?"



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    lol (none / 0) (#4)
    by squeaky on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 12:04:01 PM EST
    good one!

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    Well (none / 0) (#5)
    by jbindc on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 12:22:35 PM EST
    I expect the criminal lawyers and the tree-huggers on the site to say that doesn't mean anything because he is presumed innocent.

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    presumed innocent, (5.00 / 1) (#8)
    by cpinva on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 12:28:43 PM EST
    I expect the criminal lawyers and the tree-huggers on the site to say that doesn't mean anything because he is presumed innocent.

    and presumed not disengenuous are not, by definition, mutually inclusive.

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    Nutty Comment IMO (5.00 / 0) (#9)
    by squeaky on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 12:29:51 PM EST
    Obviously you have not been paying attention, and seem out of touch, or in a parallel universe.

    BTW- Tree huggers? Criminal Lawyers? WTF?  Do child rapists fit in as well? ...

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    Presumed innocent (none / 0) (#6)
    by Fabian on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 12:27:11 PM EST
    and in danger of being indicted.

    Or is it all just a witch hunt?  Let's ask Ken Starr.

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    Hey (none / 0) (#12)
    by jbindc on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 12:43:43 PM EST
    I didn't say I think he's innocent.  I just think it's funny that some around here are always jumping on the bandwagon that police and prosecutors are corrupt and can't be trusted and iit's an outrage that just becaues someone gets a lawyer to defend them from the big, bad government, doesn't mean their guilty.

    Now, apparently, the mantra is, if it's someone we don't like, they MUST be guilty because they hired a lawyer.

    The 180 just amuses me while it gives me whiplash.

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    Nonsense (5.00 / 1) (#13)
    by squeaky on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 01:07:11 PM EST
    The fact is that Yoo was initially defended by Obama's DOJ, and he lost. He is appealing to the 9th circuit and the DOJ is no longer defending him. That is why he has lawyered up.

    As to whether he is immune to civil suits or not, so far the courts have decided that Padilla, et al, can sue him.

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    Guilty of malpractice? (5.00 / 2) (#14)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 01:07:21 PM EST
    I did not need an IG report to know that.

    I declare it so after reading his memoranda.

    What's your view?

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    I just realized this is about the Padilla suit (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 01:09:34 PM EST
    Why is anyone talking about "presumed innocent?"

    This is a civil case.

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