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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Ashcroft Defends Waterboarding at House Hearing Discussing the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, former Attorney General John Ashcroft said he didn’t think <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/ashcroft.waterboarding/" title="waterboarding">waterboarding</a> constituted torture and that the technique produced “very valuable” reports. He was testifying on the Bush administration’s interrogation rules. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080717_ashcroft_defends_waterboarding_at_house_hearing/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080717_ashcroft_defends_waterboarding_at_house_hearing/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Ashcroft Defends Waterboarding at House Hearing Discussing the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, former Attorney General John Ashcroft said he didn’t think <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/ashcroft.waterboarding/" title="waterboarding">waterboarding</a> constituted torture and that the technique produced “very valuable” reports. He was testifying on the Bush administration’s interrogation rules. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080717_ashcroft_defends_waterboarding_at_house_hearing/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080717_ashcroft_defends_waterboarding_at_house_hearing/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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