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Holder Calls Waterboarding Torture ? But Falls Short of Committing to Enforce the Law

By jonathanturley

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Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. began on a high note this afternoon by acknowledging that waterboarding is torture — an admission that Mukasey refused to make. However, he did not commit to the obvious implication of that statement: he will enforce federal law and international law that makes torture both a crime and [...]

Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on January 15, 2009 (boomark / email).

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