Jay Bybee: Gentle soul whose work paved way for harsh interrogations
Sat, Mar 21, 2009 (9:18 p.m.)
Jay S. Bybee, now a judge on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, is described as a gentle soul. So how could he sign his name to a legal document that seemed to sanction the use of torture?
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He sold his "soul" for a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals -- duh.