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Soldier accused of waterboarding his four year-old daughter

Zach — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:02:06 +0000

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 [...]

Mancow gets waterboarded, agrees it’s torture

Zach — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:43:09 +0000

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 [...]

Feingold: “So-called enhanced interrogation illegal”

Zach — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:40:41 +0000

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, [...]

Is waterboarding torture? You decide.

Zach — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:44:35 +0000

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 [...]

Waterboarding for Walker

Zach — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:34:37 +0000

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 [...]

‘Nuff said

Zach — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:46:18 +0000

Just a warning that this is definitely not safe for work due to language…

H/T to Emily Mills over at The Lost Albatross.

Reagan opposed torture

Zach — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:22:11 +0000

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 [...]

Feingold calls for torture investigations

Zach — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:55:55 +0000

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 — [...]

It’s not a revelation, but it’s nice to hear

Zach — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:16:40 +0000

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 [...]

Boy, Arlen Specter Sure is Cranky…

Zach — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:23:36 +0000

…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 [...]