Memo to the President on Torture

[Anonymous]

Here is a link to the notorious memo that was intended to show the President that torture had to be extreme.  This led to the abuse of the detainees and the Iraqi prisoners.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dy ... -2004Jun13

It's also know as the Bybee memo.
It was written to Alberto R. Gonzales Counsel to the President. He had asked the US department to given their views regarding standards of conduct unter the CAT (convention against torture).  At the end of the document (50 pages) are some court cases where the US courts upheld charges of torture etc.

[cherish wisdom]

It seems that some of the things described in this memo are also routinely done to kids in Residential Treatment.  

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