-The Orange County Register, March 3, 2009 by Eugene W. Fields
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/government-think-legal-2323245-people-decisions
“These memos I wrote were not for public consumption. They lack a certain polish, I think—would have been better to explain government policy rather than try to give unvarnished, straight-talk legal advice. I certainly would have done that differently, but I don’t think I would have made the basic decisions differently.”
-The Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2009 by John Yoo
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123638439733558185.html#printMode
“In these extraordinary circumstances, while our military put al Qaeda on the run, it was the duty of the government to plan for worst-case scenarios—even if, thankfully, those circumstances never materialized. This was not reckless. It was prudent and responsible. While government officials worked tirelessly to prevent the next attack, lawyers, of which I was one, provided advice on unprecedented questions under the most severe time pressures.”