Posted by Dale Carpenter: The Orin postulate strikes again: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_02_01-2009_02_07.shtml#1233974562
Following up on Jonathan's post about rendition, Panetta also said that [1]the CIA might use interrogation techniques beyond those already approved by President Obama. With permission from the lawyers and the President, of course. As I read Panetta's comments, the Obama CIA's use of coercive techniques wouldn't be torture because we would never do that -- no matter the circumstances. It also wouldn't be "enhanced interrogation" because that's what Bush did. It would simply be "additional authority." References 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/us/politics/06cia.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=panetta&st=cse _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
