The Curious Issue Between Congress And Mukasey
The only issue that has tripped Mukasey, however, is whether he considers waterboarding torture. John McCain certainly does, but others disagree; the technique helped break Khalid Sheikh Muhammed, and American commandos undergo waterboarding to prepare them for more serious torture in case of capture. Mukasey has refused to specifically call waterboarding a form of torture, and therefore illegal, despite the insistence of the Senate Judiciary Committee ... Full Story »
Posted by Leo Romero
