Would waterboarding be torture if it was done to you?"

Coexist

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Wed Jan-30-08 08:49 PM
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Would waterboarding be torture if it was done to you?"

Teddy gets right down to it!

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gjYqXMgJn-imfP_yB5UHISyGURrA

I don't think it would be appropriate for me to pass definitive judgement on the technique's legality," (Mukasey) said.

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"Would waterboarding be torture if it was done to you?" Senator Ted Kennedy asked Mukasey.

"I would feel it was," Mukasey said, while insisting that that does not constitute a legal opinion.

"It's like saying you are opposed to stealing but aren't sure if bank robbery would qualify," Kennedy said.

Thanks for the sanity, Senator!

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Duer 157099

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Wed Jan-30-08 08:53 PM
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1. Frankly, I was surprised that Mukasey didn't continue with:

"...but then, I suppose that a teenager who has his Xbox taken away would also *feel* that it was torture... so how one "feels" cannot be the standard."

I really did expect him to say that, and was surprised he didn't.

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Muttocracy

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Wed Jan-30-08 09:30 PM
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2. Mukasey was pitiful - I'm watching the rerun on c-span now

Edited on Wed Jan-30-08 09:30 PM by JoeIsOneOfUs

Even the repubs on Judiciary Committee so far don't like him - Specter took him to task - some videos up in the political videos section.

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spanone

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Wed Jan-30-08 09:37 PM
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3. shame on these criminals in our government...shame on them

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Kip Humphrey

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Wed Jan-30-08 10:37 PM
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4. Yes... I may be silly but I think waterboarding would be torture if it were done to you too!

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The Inquisitive

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Wed Jan-30-08 11:42 PM
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5. Now that's a quintessential example for doublethink for you

Is water boarding torture... no
would you consider that you are being tortured if you were being water boarded... yes

A legal opinion is not a legitimate substitute for common fucking sense!

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