Why didn't the Senate Dems show videotapes of waterboarding techniques to Mukasey?

NNN0LHI

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Sat Nov-03-07 06:25 AM
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Why didn't the Senate Dems show videotapes of waterboarding techniques to Mukasey?

Seems to me that would have been a very appropriate thing to do.

Don

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hobbit709

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Sat Nov-03-07 06:48 AM
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1. What was it Bill Maher said last night?

"I wish they would just grow ONE ball"

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DemReadingDU

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Sat Nov-03-07 06:56 AM
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2. I've always thought if Mukasey didn't know the techniques

then somebody could perform waterboarding on Mukasey. Maybe then Mukasey would understand torture.

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Telly Savalas

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Sat Nov-03-07 08:13 AM
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4. It's a humane and efficient way of obtaining information from someone being questioned.

So it stands to reason that the Senate should waterboard judicial nominations to make sure they're getting the complete truth.

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DemReadingDU

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Sat Nov-03-07 09:18 AM
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7. Good one!

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MikeE

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Sat Nov-03-07 07:53 AM
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3. Although I'm not happy with his confirmation

Although I'm not happy with his confirmation, I think maybe a better way to deal with this is for Congress to outlaw it as part of law. We should not waste our energy on the confirmation anymore, but pass a law that outlaws it specifically, and while we are at it, outlaw a few other techniques as well. Just a thought.

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spanone

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Sat Nov-03-07 08:18 AM
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6. bs. they should have rejected him out of principle...although they have no principles

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Golden Raisin

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Sat Nov-03-07 10:11 AM
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10. Excuse my vulgarity but Congress

is too busy bending over and shaking their asses in the air begging George Bush to dry-fuck them. That is what it has come down to. There is ZERO opposition to these fascists in the White House. Lots of investigations that lead nowhere and no concrete action. Congress caves and caves and then caves again. In the past 7 horrible years Bush has basically gotten everything he asked for.

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spanone

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Sat Nov-03-07 08:17 AM
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5. becaue the senate democrats are complicit and fine with torturing

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dkofos

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Sat Nov-03-07 09:30 AM
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8. They should waterboard him!!

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Toots

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Sat Nov-03-07 09:46 AM
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9. Or even ask him why the USA prosecuted persons from WW II for that very thing

Or if we would get upset if US diplomats were to be waterboarded by Iraqis...Would that cause a national stir?

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