Here are exact reproductions of the secret memos on torture released by the U.S. Department of Justice on April 16, 2009.**** A unique look at the outlook of the Bush administration, these memos make fascinating reading as they attempt to justify and provide legal cover for measures generally opposed by the United States for the last few decades.

Department of Justice press release regarding disclosure of four memos on torture --Memo One dated August 1, 2002, from Jay Bybee, Assistant Attorney General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel, CIA -- Memo Two dated May 10, 2005, from Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA --Memo Three dated May 10, 2005, from Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA --Memo Four dated May 30, 2005, from Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA.