Legal Issues

Running head : LEGAL ISSUES

Terrorism and Law

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Part I

Affidavit for enhanced interrogation

On behalf of the US government I hereby request for authorization on the use of enhanced interrogation on Doe . Being an unlawful combatant he is hardened to resist conventional means of interrogation . It has been scientifically and practically proofed that the use of enhanced interrogation on hardened terrorists succeeds in extracting information from them . Given his affiliation with Al Qaeda he is a threat to

br national security and crucial information should be extracted from him within the shortest time possible using the most convenient way Extracting information from him using conventional means has proven hard given his extreme intentions of inflicting suffering on innocent civilians . As such , it is my conviction that enhanced interrogation should be applied on him to extract information that will lead to charges under section 802 of the US PATRIOT ACT as well as 18 U .S .C section 2339 for sourcing funds from terrorists groups and infiltrating classified electronic data as well as using such data to stage terrorist attacks

Memo

Under the US laws any information sourced from a person through barbaric and painful means is not admissible in any court of law . It is clear that Doe was tortured , at least based on18 U .S .C . 2340 and 2340A as well as the Convention against Torture provisions . Going by the Bybee 2002 memos which explain how water boarding , shackling , white noise...