In 2010, UWisconsin professor of history Alfred McCoy was invited to the 8th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference &quot;War &amp; Global Health&quot; held at the University of Washington in Seattle. He gave a lecture mostly on torture and public policy.<p>In this lecture, Dr. Alfred McCoy claims that there was a bitter debate in the 2000s between the Justice Department and the Judge Advocate General&#x27;s Corps [Famously broadcast television&#x27;s JAGs] over torture [1]. He alleges that the JAGs were against the vast expansion of Executive power under the Bush administration (continued under Pres. Obama).<p>It is tinfoil-y to make broad sweeping narratives about the powers that be. All the same, on the basis of Dr. McCoy&#x27;s speculation and public knowledge about John Yoo [2], I presume that if the Justice Department and the Navy are fighting that the Navy are the good guys.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Dy_jjwid3YM#t=52m21s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Dy_jjwid3YM#t=52m21s</a> [portion of immediate interest at 53:45]<p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nybooks.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2010&#x2F;04&#x2F;08&#x2F;they-did-authorize-torture-but&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nybooks.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2010&#x2F;04&#x2F;08&#x2F;they-did-authoriz...</a>