US Justices Not Blind to Photos of Prison Abuse

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``Suppose the executive says, `Mild torture, we think, will help get this information''' from prisoners, Ginsburg continued, according to a transcript. ``Some systems do that to get information.''

``Well, our executive doesn't,'' Clement stated.

``Is it just up to the goodwill of the executive?'' Ginsburg asked. ``Is there any judicial check?''

Not much, Clement answered. ``You have to trust the executive to make the kind of quintessential military judgments that are involved.''


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