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mahatmakanejeeves

(68,573 posts) Sun Jan 25, 2026, 10:25 PM Sunday

John Yoo : A New International Law Can Rise From the Ashes

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This Hat Celebrates Alex Pretti
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John Yoo is nuts

‪The Atlantic‬
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International law no longer serves as an instrument of global stability—and the U.S. should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war, John Yoo argues.

A New International Law Can Rise From the Ashes
The United States should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war.
bit.ly
7:37 PM · Jan 25, 2026

John Yoo is nuts
— This Hat Celebrates Alex Pretti (@kenwhite.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T00:37:09.668Z

The Atlantic
‪@theatlantic.com‬

International law no longer serves as an instrument of global stability—and the U.S. should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war, John Yoo argues.

A New International Law Can Rise From the Ashes
The United States should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war.
bit.ly
11:15 AM · Jan 25, 2026

International law no longer serves as an instrument of global stabilityâ€”and the U.S. should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war, John Yoo argues.
— The Atlantic (@theatlantic.com) 2026-01-25T16:15:10Z

International Law Is Holding Democracies Back

The United States should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war.

By John Yoo
January 25, 2026, 7:59 AM ET

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John Yoo : A New International Law Can Rise From the Ashes (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sunday OP

Article is paywalled, but who are they suggesting should do this? Trump? LearnedHand Sunday #1

Torture Memo Yoo, they called him, back in the day dpibel Sunday #2

Complete and utter BS. Scruffy1 Sunday #3

Archive link: https://archive.ph/9AHPm dpibel Sunday #4

Torture Guy Yoo needs to go lastlib Sunday #5

War criminal says what? Nt Fiendish Thingy Sunday #6

Yes, let's learn about international law from Mr. Organ Failure Or Death hatrack Yesterday #7

LearnedHand

(5,267 posts)

1. Article is paywalled, but who are they suggesting should do this? Trump?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 10:31 PM

Sunday

That flaming anus doesn’t acknowledge international law now, and two, there’s NO WAY I want any international law he proposes. Isn’t John Yoo that attorney who greenlighted waterboarding at Abu Graib? Yeah I totally want international law recommendations from him.

dpibel

(3,809 posts)

2. Torture Memo Yoo, they called him, back in the day

Reply to LearnedHand (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 10:42 PM

Sunday

I'm as puzzled as you are what this is doing here.

Especially if you read the thing. It's all, "No, dude. Like, Ukraine is kinda wrong. But Venezuela? Totally cool."

Yoo has always been a hack, and it's a sad state of affairs when he works for UC Berkeley.