US Justice Department Recommended Torture

Justice Department lawyers John Yoo and Robert J. Delahunty wrote a memo on January 9, 2002, that allegedly says that it is not necessary to fulfill Geneva Convention when dealing with the Taliban and Al Qaeda militants that were transported to Guantanamo. The Geneva Convention outlines the rules of conduct that must be followed when dealing with prisoners of war.

An article in Newsweek magazine mentioned that this advice formed the basis that allowed for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Gharib.