All Posts Tagged With: "Jay S. Bybee"
Doc of the Day: Bybee Torture Memo
On August 1, 2002, a memo signed by Jay S. Bybee, then assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel, was submitted to Alberto Gonzales, who was then counsel to the president. The memo, dated August 1, 2002, carries the official name “Standards of Conduct for Interrogation under 18 U.S.C. §§2340-2340A.” The stated purpose [...]
1Aug2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued
In the News: Torture documents
From the MilestoneDocuments.com staff:
On July 17, 2008, former attorney general John Ashcroft testified before the House Judiciary Committee about the legality of the interrogation techniques used on captured terrorism suspects.
From the San Jose Mercury News: Ashcroft: “Not Hard” to Reject Interrogation Memos
From the House Judiciary Committee Web site: Hearing on: From the Department of Justice [...]
