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Sunday, November 04 2007, 07:44 PM Specter says he will back AG nominee The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he is bothered by Michael Mukasey's refusal to say whether waterboarding is torture but will support his nomination for attorney general anyway. 39 News Stories, 8 Liberal Blogs, 2 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment

Think Progress Thinkfast: November 5, 2007 President Bush has so far said nothing publicly about Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s crackdown in Pakistan. As The New York Times notes, Bush’s “silence contrasts sharply to his reaction to the crackdown on dissidents in Myanmar last month. In

Wonkette The Senate Judiciary Committee Voted To Advance ... [michael Mukasey] The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey to the Senate floor, where more Democrats will say “waterboarding is bad” and then probs vote for him. The vote was 11-8 after senators Chuck Schumer and

Hoffmania! Just Those Pesky Assholes From The Intel And Military Communities Wingnuts have no patience for this sort of thing: Dissent on a Bush appointee by those who know better. From Larry Johnson:A group of distinguished intelligence and military officers, diplomats, and law enforcement professionals delivered an urgent messa

legitgov Mukasey Is (much) Worse Than Gonzales By John Nichols. George Bush's nominee to replace disgraced former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, retired Federal Judge Michael B. Mukasey, must be rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee for the same reason that Gonzales should have been rejected

AfterDowningStreet.org - Impeach Bush and Cheney Now! Retired Judge Advocates General Write To Leahy: "it Is Inhumane-it Is Torture & It Is Illegal" from thinkprogress via democraticunderground Retired Judge Advocates General Write To Leahy Condemning Waterboarding November 2, 2007 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy, Chairman United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Leahy, In the course of

Moon of Alabama Torture Nomination Approved With two Democratic Senators' votes the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Mukasey's nomination to head the Justice Department. Another torture advocate will occupy the highest legal office of the United States. There was and is one point missing in the

Harper's Magazine Scott Horton?the Jags Set The Record Straight Michael Mukasey in his testimony and written responses admits of much uncertainty as to whether waterboarding is illegal. This is scandalous. There is no issue on the subject. In connection with consideration of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, th

legitgov Roadblock For Telecom Immunity Senate Judiciary Leaders Resist Leniency for Surveillance. In a blow to the Bush regime, the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat and Republican expressed reluctance yesterday to granting blanket immunity to telecommunications carriers sued for assis

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the evangelical outpost Our Tortured Silence:the Shameful Response Of Christians To Waterboarding During the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on his nomination as attorney general, Michael Mukasey was asked 'Is waterboarding constitutional? Mukasey answered: 'I don't know what is involved in the technique. If waterboarding is torture, torture is n

memeorandum Frustration Builds For Democrats (wall Street Journal) Frustration Builds for Democrats — Reversal of Fortune for Mukasey — Highlights Struggles on Security Issues — Washington — The way in which Senate Democrats wavered and then consented to the co