Nobody Else But "YOO" Would Do-"A Loyalist Who Would Provide LEGAL FOOTING" (WAPO)

[kpete]

On the placement of John Yoo

Just read the first couple paragraphs of this WaPo piece, and you will understand the lengths to which the White House went to try to place John Yoo to write the legal opinions the entire torture/detainee policy was based on.
http://bornatthecrestoftheempire.blogspot.com/2008/07/on-placement-of-john-yoo.html

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Administration Wanted Loyalist As Justice Dept. Legal Adviser
Top Officials Sought to Defend Interrogation Practices

Then-Attorney General John D. Ashcroft refused to promote an administration insider.

By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 17, 2008; Page A04

Then-Attorney General John D. Ashcroft offered the White House a list of five candidates to lead the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel in early 2003, but top administration officials summarily rejected them in favor of installing a loyalist who would provide the legal footing needed to continue coercive interrogation techniques and broadly interpret executive power, according to two former administration officials.

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But two sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that Card called to reject the names shortly after the list arrived at the White House.

"The message was that there was only one candidate they wanted, and that was John Yoo," one source said.

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Card and Gonzales "were absolutely determined to have a guy who was going to tell them what they wanted to hear," said the other source









http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602563.html

[jimshoes]

1. Well knock me over with

a feather. They all need to be in prison.

[Enrique]

2. if I can't have Yoo

I don't want nobody baby.

[hootinholler]

3. Only Yoo.

Only Yoo can make this world seem right
Only Yoo can make the darkness bright
Only Yoo and you alone
Can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love for only Yoo

My one and only Yoo!

So many...

-Hoot