CONDI ALSO CHANNELS YOO

You may recall that John "Torture" Yoo invoked context as a defense of his infamous memo and Condi Rice took the same approach in response to a question from a youngster:

4th-Grader Questions Rice on Waterboarding
Ex-Secretary of State Stresses Legality
By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 4, 2009

She added: "I hope you understand that it was a very difficult time. We were all so terrified of another attack on the country. September 11 was the worst day of my life in government, watching 3,000 Americans die. . . . Even under those most difficult circumstances, the president was not prepared to do something illegal, and I hope people understand that we were trying to protect the country."