TALKING ABOUT CONTROVERSY UC Berkeley law professor...

TALKING ABOUT CONTROVERSY

UC Berkeley law professor John Yoo, who helped draft the so-called

“torture memo,” a Justice Department document that argued Al Qaeda

and Taliban prisoners are not subject to the full protection of the

Geneva Conventions while in U.S. custody, will appear in a panel

discussion today at UC Irvine. UC Irvine professors Mark Le Vine and

Cecelia Lynch will join the panel with attorney Stephen Rohde, former

president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern

California. The 1:30 p.m. event will be at the UC Irvine Student

Center. Information: (949) 824-2419.

LOOKING BACK AT WORLD WAR II

Costa Mesa resident George Morales, a retired Navy chief petty

officer, will speak about his experiences in espionage during World

War II at a meeting beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Costa Mesa

Community Center, 1845 Park Ave.

The California Retired Teachers Assn., Harbor Division No. 77, is

hosting the event.

Information: (949) 551-5082.

NO LONGER ANONYMOUS

Joe Klein, author of “Primary Colors,” a senior writer at Time and

regular contributor to “Paula Zahn Now” on CNN, will kick off the

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation’s Distinguished Speakers

Lecture Series on Friday.

The 6 p.m., catered lecture will be at the Newport Beach Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Admission is $55.

Information: (866) 301-2411 or https://www.nbp lfoundation.org.