John Yoo Conventions Quotations

President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.

Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks.

This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.