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DESCRIPTION:UC Berkeley School of Law continues to harbor war criminal John Yoo on its 
 faculty, under the shameless protection of Dean Christopher Edley. Yoo 
 authored Office of Legal Counsel memos to provide "legal cover" to launch 
 wars, conduct massive domestic surveillance, torture and abuse prisoners, 
 and generally disregard provisions of international law. \n\nUC has yet to 
 take a single step to investigate how the professor’s culpability in 
 crimes affects his credentials to teach. School administrators continue to 
 provide a soapbox for the rantings of an unrepentant advocate for 
 suspension of constitutional norms. Yoo's veneer of legitimacy should have 
 been stripped away years ago. Since 2008 civil liberties columnist Glenn 
 Greenwald has been asking:\n\n"Why is one of the central perpetrators of a 
 systemic torture regime teaching at Berkeley law school and welcomed in our 
 most respectable opinion venues?"  \n\nA university that allows a war 
 criminal to teach constitutional law and ethics courses to the next 
 generation of lawyers and judges under prejudice of 'academic freedom' is 
 protecting war crimes. When forced to choose between conscience and career, 
 will today's graduates find the courage to speak out against the crimes of 
 their government?\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/05/07/18736468.php
SUMMARY:No safe harbor for torture advocates
LOCATION:Hearst Greek Theatre\nUC Berkeley\n(Gates open at 9 and ceremony begins at 
 10)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/05/07/18736468.php
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