Justice to Investigate Destruction of CIA Tapes

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2007 The Justice Department and the CIA inspector general have launched a joint inquiry into the agency's destruction of video recordings of so-called harsh interrogation techniques. Color us skeptical, since Attorney General Michael Mukasey couldn't be bothered to take a position on torture -- or harsh interrogation techniques, if that's the term you want to use -- during his confirmation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Mukasey Debate

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 If you can't say it any better than Ted Kennedy, why try? We certainly won't. Here, the former Truthdigger of the Week speaks for us all as he lays out the case against Mukasey. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Your New Attorney General

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 Michael Mukasey has been sworn in as U.S. attorney general, a day after 53 senators decided that a man who doesn't know what torture is should have the job. But the real blame -- for anyone who objects to the confirmation, that is -- should be reserved for Democrats Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein, who made Bush's day when they gave Mukasey the green light. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Standing Up for Torture, at Home and Abroad

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Nov 8, 2007 Sheldon Whitehouse, new to the Senate, was searching for what he called a "moment of moral clarity." Seated alongside the other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in its crowded hearing room, the Rhode Island Democrat was looking in precisely the wrong place. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Schumer and Feinstein Hand Torture a Victory

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2007 Do we really need another attorney general who doesn't know what torture is? The Senate Judiciary Committee just barely approved the nomination of Michael Mukasey on Tuesday. He is expected to breeze through the rest of the process. Remember some weeks from now, when the head of the Justice Department is a man who, despite fact and testimony and common sense, can't call torture by its name, Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Charles Schumer are responsible. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Vote for Mukasey Is a Vote for Torture

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 7, 2007 U.S. attorney general nominee Judge Michael Mukasey admits waterboarding is repugnant, but refuses to say whether it amounts to torture. Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein voted for his confirmation anyway. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The ‘T’ Word

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Dems Set to Cave on Mukasey

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2007 It looks as though Michael Mukasey is one step closer to becoming attorney general, having secured the support of Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Charles Schumer. Judiciary Committee Chairman (and former Truthdigger of the Week) Pat Leahy, on the other hand, plans to vote no, because "No American should need a classified briefing to determine whether waterboarding is torture." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush: You Get Mukasey or No One at All

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 President Bush issued an ultimatum of sorts on Thursday over his embattled nominee for attorney general, Michael Mukasey, who refuses to say whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture. Bush said if the Democrats block the nomination, it "would guarantee that America would have no attorney general during this time of war." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Give Mukasey a Pass

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 25, 2007 The nominee for attorney general doesn't know "what is involved" in waterboarding, and he appears to back Bush's usurpation of power. Isn't it time for the Democrats to grow some spine? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When You’re Right, You’re Right

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Bush Taps Former Judge to Head Justice Department

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 President Bush has selected former federal judge Michael Mukasey as his new attorney general. Mukasey has a reputation for being tough and impatient, which is fortunate, considering that he'll have only 15 months to turn around an ailing Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )