There’s a lot to dig into in this decision, but an interesting item crops up on page 74 concerning the controversial memos prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel during the (second) Bush Administration. From the 11th Circuit: If you’ll recall, there was a lot of shock and indignation surrounding the definition of torture put [...]
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11th Circuit Court of Appeals Aafia Siddiqui Afghanistan AK-47 Alpha Conde Al Qaeda Charles Taylor Chucky Taylor CIA David Rohde Diamonds Elections Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Extraterritorial Justice George Boley Guinea Human Rights ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement Jose Nazario Liberia Mia Farrow Moussa Daddis Camara Moussa Dadis Camara Naomi Campbell NYC Pakistan Psychology Report Rubber SERE Sierra Leone Southern District of Florida Southern District of New York Special Court Special Court for Sierra Leone Terrorism The New York Times Torture Trinidad U.S. Attorney U.S. State Department War Crimes Waterboarding West Africa