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Waterboarding 101

November 7, 2007

When I read accounts describing waterboarding as being a simulated drowning, I thought they strapped the detainee to a board and actually dunked him into a water tank. I was mistaken. As it turns out, waterboarding is a much simpler procedure.

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Waterboarding the Attorney General Nomination

November 3, 2007

Senator Patrick Leahy stated that he will not be supporting the nomination of Michael Mukasey for Attorney General over the waterboarding issue. While Mr. Mukasey has indicated that our current laws prohibit waterboarding, he declined to conclude that waterboarding constituted torture. The problem in this case resides with the question and not with [...]

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