Torture Recommend John Yoo Lied To Congress To Cast Aspersions On Philippe Sands’ Credibility
Last week, while testifying before Congress, torture fanatic John Yoo sought to discredit torture critic Philippe Sands by suggesting Sands had lied about interviewing him. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) used the allegation to claim it “would perhaps reflect on the veracity” of all of Sands’ allegations:
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YOO: I did read Mr. Sands’ testimony before this committee, and I noticed in the testimony he stated that he’d interviewed me for the book. And I’ve the capability to state that he didn’t interview me for the book. … So I didn’t quite comprehend why he would tell the committee that he’d actually interviewed me.
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KING: And with that answer, Professor Yoo then, I’m going to interpret that to mean that at least with regard to that statement that he’d interviewed you, you find that to be a false statement, and that would perhaps reflect on the veracity of the balance of the book.
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Yet, as MoJo blog points out, Sands never said he’d interviewed Yoo for his book. Rather, Sands stated, “[o]ver hundreds of hours I conversed or debated with many of those most deeply involved. They included…the Deputy Assistant Attorney General at DoJ (Mr Yoo).” Indeed, Yoo and Sands had debated torture at the World Affairs Council in 2005.