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Yoo has suggested that since the primary task of the President during a time of war is protecting U.S. citizens, the President has inherent authority to subordinate independent government agencies, and plenary power to use force abroad.<ref>Suggested interpretation of [[Unitary executive|War Powers in the Bush administration]]
 
Yoo has suggested that since the primary task of the President during a time of war is protecting U.S. citizens, the President has inherent authority to subordinate independent government agencies, and plenary power to use force abroad.<ref>Suggested interpretation of [[Unitary executive|War Powers in the Bush administration]]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1684464,00.html George Bush's rough justice – The career of the latest supreme court nominee has been marked by his hatred of liberalism] by Sidney Blumenthal, ''[[The Guardian]]'', January 12, 2006
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1684464,00.html George Bush's rough justice – The career of the latest supreme court nominee has been marked by his hatred of liberalism] by [[Sidney Blumenthal]], ''[[The Guardian]]'', January 12, 2006
 
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-garbus/how-close-are-we-to-the-e_b_14171.html How Close Are We to the End of Democracy?] by Martin Garbus, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', January 20, 2006
 
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-garbus/how-close-are-we-to-the-e_b_14171.html How Close Are We to the End of Democracy?] by Martin Garbus, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', January 20, 2006
 
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/25/AR2005122500570.html Scholar Stands by Post-9/11 Writings On Torture, Domestic Eavesdropping] by Peter Slevin, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', December 26, 2005.
 
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/25/AR2005122500570.html Scholar Stands by Post-9/11 Writings On Torture, Domestic Eavesdropping] by Peter Slevin, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', December 26, 2005.

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Person.png John Yoo   Amazon IMDB SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer, academic, war criminal, deep state functionary)
John Yoo.jpg
BornJohn Choon Yoo
1967-07-10
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materHarvard University, Yale Law School
Criminal status
At large as of August 2016
SpouseElsa Arnett
Criminal convictions
• Torture
• Cruel Inhumane and Degrading Treatment
Member ofAmerican Council on Germany/Young Leaders/1997, American Council on Germany/Young Leaders/1999, Hoover Institution/Fellows
Intereststorture
PartyRepublican
The US lawyer whose name is now synonymous with the infamous "torture memo" which opened the door to legalising torture and lead to his conviction as a war criminal.

John Yoo is a lawyer who in 2002 authored a now infamous "torture memo" which lifted legal restrictions on the use of torture in USA.[1]

Support for torture

John Yoo's name has become synonymous with the infamous "torture memo" of August, 2002, which lifted legal restrictions on the use of torture in USA, claiming that the War Crimes Act of the Geneva Convention need not apply to 'enemy combatants'.[1] In 2012 he was found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission.[2] He was later granted immunity from prosecution in US courts in this regard.[3][4]

Unitary executive theory

Yoo has suggested that since the primary task of the President during a time of war is protecting U.S. citizens, the President has inherent authority to subordinate independent government agencies, and plenary power to use force abroad.[5]

Resistance

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John Yoo has been subject to opposition by students of UCB because of his war criminal status and support for torture.

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