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Attorney General Refuses to Rule Out Beatings, Shocks, or the Rack & Screw; Does Not Say Whether Waterboarding U.S. Citizen Would Be Illegal

Posted by stoptorture on February 7th, 2008

Remember how water(boarding)gate all began because Michael Mukasey, then nominee for Attorney General, refused to categorically say that waterboarding was torture back in October 2007? Well, today, Mukasey apparently added beatings, electric shocks, and the rack and screw to his moral and legal ambivalence list. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on February 7, 2008, Attorney General Michael Mukasey reached a new low, refusing to say whether even the “beating” of detainees would be unlawful and criminal. Watch the video of Mukasey posted by us by clicking on the image below left.

Today, Mukasey also refused to answer whether a U.S. interrogator could use the rack and screw or electric shocks. Finally, Mukasey did not respond whether it would be illegal for a foreign government to subject a U.S. citizen to waterboarding. Watch the video of that exchange posted by us by clicking below right.

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Mukasey refuses to rule out beating of detainees

Mukasey does not rule out shocks, rack & screw. Does not answer whether waterboarding U.S. citizens would be illegal.

 

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3 Responses to “Attorney General Refuses to Rule Out Beatings, Shocks, or the Rack & Screw; Does Not Say Whether Waterboarding U.S. Citizen Would Be Illegal”

  1. Robert Says:

    What will is take for Americans to wake up, be outraged, and call for the impeachment of Cheney/Bush?

  2. joe gil Says:

    that would make the attorney general a war criminal he kind of looks like one

  3. Raphael Says:

    Here is my 9 minute excerpt youtube video of that event.

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