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WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED. I AM A PROFESSOR HERE AT GEORGETOWN AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE STUDY FOR... |
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ON THE LAWYERS WHO CONCLUDED THAT BEHAVIOR WAS LAWFUL. THE QUESTION IS DID LAWYERS AT THE OFFICE... |
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THANK YOU. THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK I HAVE CO-AUTHORED WITH. [LAUGHTER] AND MAYBE THE LAST ONE THAT... |
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THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW AND TRIED TO FROM THE VIEW IS DATED AUGUST 1, 2002... |
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AND A 1788 JAMES MADISON WROTE "OF MEN WERE ANGELS ANGELS, NO GOVERNMENT WOULD BE NECESSARY. IF ANGELS... |
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THANK YOU. |
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ONE OF THE REMEDIES THAT HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED FOR THE MEMOS IS BARRED DISCIPLINE AND THAT IS WHAT I... |
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DAVID LUBAN. |
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THANK YOU. THE FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO RESEARCH EVERYBODY TO READ THE BOOK. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY... |
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THANK YOU, DAVID. THE ISSUE OF BAD FAITH IS A SIGNIFICANT ONE. BEFORE WE OPEN UP FOR DISCUSSION I... |
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A QUICK POINT BY POINT COMMENT. THE FIRST EXAMPLE WAS THE SELF-DEFENSE ARGUMENT AND CITATION. IT... |
| 01:10:16 |
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A COUPLE POINTS. ONE ABOUT NUANCES. IT IS A DIFFICULT STANDARD TO APPLY HOW MUCH NUANCE YOU HAVE ... |
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CAN I SAY A WORD? THIS IS A CASE -- I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A BAD CASE. ONE OF THESE THINGS AND IT... |
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BY THE TIME THOSE OTHER MEMOS CAME ALONG -- [TALKING OVER EACH OTHER] |
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IN THE BOOK I ARGUE THAT BRADBURY IS IN SOME RESPECTS MUCH MORE CULPABLE. HE HASN'T GOTTEN AS MUCH... |
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TWO QUICK POINTS. PRESIDENT OBAMA COULD DO THAT TOMORROW. HE COULD ANNOUNCE THAT HE IS GOING TO APOLOGIZE... |
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CRUEL AND INHUMAN TREATMENT, THERE ARE COUPLE INTERVENTION BY CONGRESS THAT ARE QUITE RELEVANT TO... |
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I DON'T WANT TO BE LABORED THESE DETAILS BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO CORRECT THE RECORD SLIGHTLY. IS TRUE... |
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CAN I ADD SOMETHING? THE WAY IN WHICH MR. BRADBURY DEALS WITH THE SHOCKS THE CONSCIENCE QUESTION IS... |
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LET ME POSE A QUESTION TO LAURA DONOHUE. THE QUESTION OF PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE, AN INVESTIGATION... |
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SO MANY DOCUMENTS -- THIS IS HOW MANY MEMOS? FIVE. FIVE MEMOS IN HERE. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO GO... |
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WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU COULD APPROACH THE MICROPHONE SO EVERYONE... |
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WANT ME TO GO FIRST? FROM THE BILL OF RIGHTS FOUNDATION, MY QUESTION IS GOING TO SEEMINGLY BE PROVOCATIVE... |
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QUICK ANSWER. DAN LEVIN WHO WROTE UPRAISED SUBSTITUTION BY THE MEMO IN DECEMBER OF 2004, DEMOCRATS... |
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THOSE WHO WRITE ON THIS SUBJECT UNDER GO -- THAT IS FINE. THE YOUNG WOMAN IN THE BACK. |
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I AM AN ATTORNEY WITH THE DEFENSE COUNSEL MILITARY COMMISSION. I WANT TO SAY MY QUESTION IS ENTIRELY... |
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IT IS NOT JUST THE OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL LAWYERS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE... |
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CAN I ANSWER THAT? YOUR QUESTION BRINGS A MORE SERIOUS QUESTION WHICH IS HOW DO YOU PREVENT THIS FROM... |
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TO THE FIRST PART OF THAT QUESTION, IN MY VIEW THE SAME PROBLEMS WOULD ARISE WITH RESPECT TO A BAD... |
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IF I CAN THROW IN ONE THING. SOMETHING THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THE BRADBURY MEMOS, YOU FIND... |
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A VERY GENERAL LEVEL, IT IS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL THAT IS INEVITABLY A POLITICAL FOOTBALL. TO EXPLAIN... |
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SOME OF A SLOWDOWN WHEN SCHUMER CONDEMNED IT IN PRINT. |
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THERE IS ONE. |
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ALL OF THE POLITICS IS I AM NOT GOING AFTER THESE PEOPLE. IF OBAMA IS NOT AFRAID OF WHAT IT WILL BE... |
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DEPENDS ON WHICH DEMOCRATS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. |
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THE MAJORITY CERTAINLY. QUESTION IN THE FRONT? |
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MY NAME IS HELEN ANDERSON. THIS IS MORE OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAN A QUESTION. ON OCTOBER 14TH. NOODLE... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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MY NAME IS MARK ROSENBERG AND I WANT TO PREFACE MY QUESTION BY SAYING WE HAVE A PENDING SUIT AGAINST... |
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AS OPPOSED TO THE WRONG DIRECTION. |
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MY QUESTION IS COULD WE IMAGINE A PRESUMPTION THAT THE MEMOS SHOULD BE ROUTINELY MADE PUBLIC AT THE... |
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THE LAST ADMINISTRATION AND SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OVER THAT VERY SUBJECT IN WHICH THE PRESUMPTION... |
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I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A HISTORIC GOAL. FOR THE UNITED STATES A REASON THE SECRET IS FROM A ROYAL... |
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IF I COULD FOLLOW UP, WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING IS A RECORD REQUEST UNDER THE U.S. OPEN GOVERNMENT LAW... |
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IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION A WHERE IT SAYS LEGAL OPINIONS OF THE AGENCY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED, THAT... |
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THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK HAS BEEN UP FOR A WHILE. |
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TWO BRIEFINGS. FOR THOSE OF US WHO TAKE TORTURE SERIOUSLY. JUST TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY THAT... |
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THAT MAY BE WITH RESPECT TO THAT ONE SMALL PART OF THE MEMO BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW NOBODY AGREE WITH HIM... |
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TIME FOR ONE LAST QUESTION IN THE FRONT. |
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I AM WITH HARVARD LAW SCHOOL. THIS WASN'T A CLOSED CASE. THE CURRENT LEGAL ADVISERS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT... |
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IF THE QUESTION IS DOES THAT ESTABLISH BAD FAITH, I DON'T KNOW. I AM RELUCTANT TO SAY IT DOES ESTABLISH... |
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WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE. THERE ARE COPIES OF DAVID'S BOOK IN THE BACK THAT ARE AVAILABLE. DAVID... |
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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW PROFESSOR DAVID COLE IS LEGAL |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
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