torture

Bush calls treatment of Mukasey "unfair," stamps foot, slams door

November 1, 2007 - Just a few short weeks ago, Attorney General nominee Michael B. Mukasey was a lock for the job: a perfect anti-Gonzales who responded perfectly to the questions posed to him on Capital Hill—with the exception of one: Is waterboarding a form of torture...

Waterboarding: torture, or fun summertime pool activity?

October 31, 2007 - The nomination of Michael Mukasey, President Bush's choice for Attorney General, is in trouble because Mukasey refuses to say whether he considers waterboarding to be torture. "I will review any coercive interrogation techniques currently used," he wrote Senate Judiciary Committee members. "If, afte...

President Bush will give you something to cry about

October 5, 2007 - After last week's revelation of secret Justice Department documents detailing the Bush administration's approval of extreme interrogation methods, the ol' water-boarding debate has heated up on Capitol Hill. Again. It seems officials on both sides are sticking to the crowd-pleasing "we don't torture...