U.S. Official Discusses Law in Lawless Capital (LAT)

By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer
August 30, 2006


BAGHDAD — U.S. Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales arrived Tuesday to discuss the rule of law, as the law of the street left its mark in the capital: 21 bodies bearing signs of torture.

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"It's difficult to decide what is appropriate and what is allowed under law," Gonzales said.

In a series of memos, Gonzales helped draft the U.S. administration's torture and detention policies that critics charge contributed to abuses of prisoners held by the U.S. military in Cuba and Iraq. He dismissed Geneva Convention protections for prisoners detained in Afghanistan. Last year, he also acknowledged taking part in a meeting that discussed the legality of interrogation techniques that included the threat of live burial and simulating the sensation of drowning.

Taking questions from reporters during a brief meeting in the courthouse where former President Saddam Hussein is standing trial, Gonzales said that "the U.S. does not engage in torture."

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If it ain't legal, Gonzo, it ain't appropriate.

he was in DC!

I wonder if Gonzo is travelling outside the Green Zone...