(note Dean Mengler writes that Delahunty left the White House legal council Jan 2002 eluding that was before The Memo, yet Delahunty's bio from St. Thomas site says he was Deputy General Counsel at White House 2002/2003. hummm)
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2009/08/26/st-thomas-law-professor-robert-delahuntys-torture-memos.html
BY ROGER CUTHBERTSON, FREE SPEECH ZONE
August 26, 2009
Roger Cuthbertson explains the terrible significance of the "torture memos" written by former Bush Attorneys Robert Delahunty and John Yoo to St. Thomas Director of Communications Chato Hazelbaker on August 24, 2009, the first day of classes at the St. Thomas University's School of Law.
Exchange of letters between Roger Cuthbertson, Robert Heberle and St. Thomas University School of Law Dean Thomas M. Mengler,
Robert Heberle's initial letter, sent to the Star Tribune and University of St. Thomas School of Law Dean Thomas M. Mengler, May 30, 2009
The University of St. Thomas Law School's mission statement states that "The University of St. Thomas School of Law, as a Catholic law school, is dedicated to integrating faith and reason in the search for truth through a focus on morality and social justice." Yet this school hired Robert Delahunty, a co-author of the "Torture Memo." Bill Moyer's show on PBS Friday, May 29, displayed the "Torture Memo" from John Yoo's office in the Department of Justice. Robert Delahunty's name was clearly included under John Yoo's. For some reason Robert Delahunty is never given credit as a co-author of these memos nor is the obvious contradiction between the law school's Mission Statement and hiring acknowledged.
University of St. Thomas School of Law Dean Thomas M. Mengler's response to Robert Heberle, 6/22/09
Dear Mr. Heberle:
Thank you for copying the School of Law on your recent email to the Star Tribune regarding Professor Robert Delahunty. The memo used as a photo illustration in the PBS special with Bill Moyer's dealt with the definition of "enemy combatants." It is unfortunate this was the memo pictured, because this memo is not one of the "torture memos" by most definitions.
Delahunty was a co-author of only one of several memos that were publicized in the spring of 2004. The memo he co-authored dealt with the applicability of the Geneva Conventions to al Queda and the Taliban. He took the position that the Geneva Conventions do not apply as a matter of law to al Queda, a pont of view shared by current Attorney General Eric Holder. Delahunty was not involved in any way with the memo that has caused the most controversy - the memo on the legality of torturing enemy combatants.
Furthermore, Delahunty was not at the Justice Department when the key memos were written. In January 2002, Delahunty left the Justice Department for the White House where he was on loan for 18 months While Delahunty was in the White House, not the Justice Department, is when many of the questions regarding interrogatoins tactics were answered. Most of the memos imprecisely lumped as the "torture memos" were written between January and August of 2002. The key memo regarding interrogation tactics was written on March 12, 2002.
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