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Saturday, January 30th, 2010 — 7:15 pm
The men who advised former President Bush to waterboard detainees and deprive them of sleep will be cleared of charges of professional misconduct by a Justice Department ethics report.
The report, which has yet to be released, states that Jay Bybee, now a federal appellate court judge, and John Yoo, now a law professor, showed “poor judgment,” but will not face legal action for their advocacy of harsh interrogation tactics.
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Authors of Bush torture memos to be cleared of misconduct
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 — 7:15 pm
The men who advised former President Bush to waterboard detainees and deprive them of sleep will be cleared of charges of professional misconduct by a Justice Department ethics report.
The report, which has yet to be released, states that Jay Bybee, now a federal appellate court judge, and John Yoo, now a law professor, showed “poor judgment,” but will not face legal action for their advocacy of harsh interrogation tactics.
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Tags: abuse of detainees, Jay Bybee, John Yoo, Obama administration, President Bush's advisors, waterboarding and torture
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