| 01/08/2002 In a memo from the White House ALBERTO GONZALEZ, assistant attorney general John Yoo, argued that federal law only prohibits torture is the primary purpose inflict physical or mental harm or suffering, implying that the torture that is the primary purpose of interrogation against detainees purposes Taliban or Al Qaeda members (who are indirect and incidental effect of causing pain and suffering) does not violate federal law. In a similar Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General Jay byee argued that federal law limits the torture cases of severe pain similar to experienced during "serious physical injury, such as malfunction of an organ of the body to malfunction or even death." Mental suffering would only torture under federal law if it causes "significant psychological harm of significant duration or, for example if it lasts for months or years." |
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