{"id":3900,"date":"2007-10-30T11:31:26","date_gmt":"2007-10-30T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2017-05-21T03:34:04","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T09:34:04","slug":"musakey-wont-call-waterboarding-torture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/10\/musakey-wont-call-waterboarding-torture\/","title":{"rendered":"Musakey Won&#8217;t Call Waterboarding Torture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"title\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/www.pensitoreview.com\/2007\/10\/29\/mukasey-wont-say-waterboarding-is-torture\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mukasey Won&#8217;t Say Waterboarding Is Torture But in 1947 the U.S. Called It a War Crime, Sentenced Enemy Officer to 15 Years Hard Labor<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/title --><!-- \/headline --><!-- byline --><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline\">Posted by Jon Ponder, Pensito Review<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\"><strong>Immoral Relativism<\/strong>: George Bush&#8217;s nomination of Michael Mukasey for U.S. attorney general &#8212; once thought to be smooth sailing &#8212; is experiencing a bit of turbulence. The problem is, Mukasey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2007\/POLITICS\/10\/28\/senate.mukasey\/\"><strong>can&#8217;t bring himself to say<\/strong><\/a> whether or not waterboarding is torture:<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">During his confirmation hearings earlier this month, Mukasey said he believes torture violates the Constitution, but he refused to be pinned down on whether he believes specific interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, are constitutional.<\/div>\n<p class=\"byline\">&#8220;I don&#8221;t know what&#8217;s involved in the techniques. 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