Senator Kennedy, Colleagues Question Mukasey On Waterboarding

January 23, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy and nine Senate colleagues sent the following letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, asking him to clarify his positions on waterboarding and other interrogation techniques.

Attorney General Mukasey was previously asked about his stance on whether or not waterboarding constitutes torture on multiple occasions, but more than two months have passed since his confirmation. The letter asks specifically if Attorney General Mukasey believes that waterboarding, as well as other forms of coercive techniques, are illegal under United States law.

Senator Kennedy said, “This Administration's immoral and unlawful sanctioning of torture has stained the image of America and weakened our influence around the world. It is past time for Attorney General Mukasey to begin removing that stain by renouncing waterboarding as torture.”

Source: Senator Edward M. Kennedy

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