Democrats oppose torture
November 1, 2007
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I am beginning to regain some trust in the Senate. The opposition against Judge Mukasey is rising. Mukasey has refused to classify waterboarding as a technique of torture and therefore illegal in the US. He was of course instructed by the White House to remain vague, but he has to make up his own mind. Does he want to be implicated in the policies of this government that condone torture? He knows it is torture—I really believe he does know it—yet remains vague, which means that practically he agrees with the White House. If he were to become Attorney General, he would be guilty of torture as if he conducted it himself.
Now the Democratic Senators are beginning to oppose this nomination and I am much relieved. This is a litmus test. Watch Senator Sheldon Whitehouse speak about his opposition to Mukasey, which is a form of opposition to the Bush regime’s policy on torture.
Oh, and if you really want to know why waterboarding is a form of torture, read this from someone who knows. But be prepared, this is a difficult read.
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