Joshua Tabor, a U.S. soldier at the Lewis-McChord base in Tacoma, Washington has been arrested and charged with assault after he admitted to police to having waterboarded his four year-old daughter because she was unable to recite the alphabet. Tabor admitted to police he had used the CIA torture technique because he was angry [...]
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Posted by Zach W on May 23, 2009, at 8:43 am
Watch Chicago radio personality Eric “Mancow” Muller get waterboarded: Now keep in mind Mancow has previously said on his show that he didn’t believe waterboarding was torture. It’s funny how one’s opinion changes once they’ve experienced waterboarding. H/T to James Rowen. Posted by Zach W on May 13, 2009, at 7:40 pm
For weeks, former Vice President Dick Cheney has been making the rounds on television to defend the Bush administration’s torture program, and during his media blitz, Cheney has been citing two CIA memos as proof that torture works as a method of obtaining intelligence. However, during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing today, Sen. [...] Posted by Zach W on May 13, 2009, at 12:44 am
I’ve spent a little time here on Blogging Blue talking about waterboarding, and I’ve made it clear I believe waterboarding is torture. I’ve read the argument that waterboarding can’t be torture since it’s used to train American military forces in SERE training, and I’ve also read the argument that waterboarding isn’t torture because it’s [...] Posted by Zach W on April 29, 2009, at 10:34 pm
From the first post at Heartland Hollar comes a novel fundraising idea for Scott Walker’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign, which kicked off this week: s you may know, Scott Walker is “officially” believing in himself as governor again (or did he ever stop) and he is going to need a lot of charity from people to survive [...] Posted by Zach W on April 29, 2009, at 6:46 am
Just a warning that this is definitely not safe for work due to language… H/T to Emily Mills over at The Lost Albatross. Posted by Zach W on April 25, 2009, at 2:22 pm
Ronald Reagan, an idol to many conservatives, was opposed to torture. In fact, here’s what he said in his signing statement ratifying the UN Convention on Torture from 1984 (emphasis mine): “The United States participated actively and effectively in the negotiation of the Convention . It marks a significant step in the development during this [...] Posted by Zach W on April 21, 2009, at 3:55 pm
It’s no secret I’m a fan of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, and among the reasons I’m a fan of his is his staunch opposition to the use of toture by the United States, as well as his desire for an investigation into Bush-era torture practices: “Part of what troubles me are the lawyers — we should [...] Posted by Zach W on January 15, 2009, at 10:16 am
Under questioning from Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, attorney general nominee Eric Holder clearly stated waterboarding is torture: “I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, waterboarding is torture,” Holder said in what amounts to a dramatic reversal of the Justice Department’s policy under President Bush. Seems pretty common sense, doesn’t it? Posted by Zach W on January 30, 2008, at 8:23 pm
…but I would be too if the Attorney General was trying his best not to answer a very simple question. I just love Michael Mukasey trying to explain away George W. Bush’s violations of federal law under the guise of his authority as President under Article Two of the Constitution. I guess Arlen Specter asked [...] |
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