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November 1, 2007
Editorial: Torture and the Attorneys General
By Sheila Samples
The only information Mr. Mukasey can possibly be lacking is whether Mr. Bush broke the law by authorizing the C.I.A. to use waterboarding ? a judgment that the White House clearly does not want him to render in public because it could expose a host of officials to criminal accountability. Would Mr. Mukasey approve of waterboarding an American soldier? Mr. Bush?s policies increase the danger of that happening.
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The only information Mr. Mukasey can possibly be lacking is whether Mr. Bush broke the law by authorizing the C.I.A. to use waterboarding ? a judgment that the White House clearly does not want him to render in public because it could expose a host of officials to criminal accountability. Would Mr. Mukasey approve of waterboarding an American soldier? Mr. Bush?s policies increase the danger of that happening.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.