Torture, Waterboarding

Posted: Nov 1, 07 9:29pm

Michael B. Mukasey seems highly qualified for our US Attorney General, until we get to the issue in the Senate Judiciary Hearings, about the definition of torture.

Judge Mukasey did well, until "the plague issue" of torture came up. He was clear what torture is, but when it came to waterboarding, he wafted.

I know there are political reasons for that, legal reasons for that, but I feel it is critical the AG Nominee, especially now, be on high ground.

I feel torture is unAmerican, uncivil, goes against the Geneva Convention, and has no place in democracy. That torture has been proven, even by military standards to not work, is another issue.

With the mess this administration has created without ever listening to others at home or in the world, with no diplomacy, I feel it is critical the AG Nominee has to be on the highest road. It lets the World and those of us who need some hope that all is not totally corrupted, know that someone, even in that position before the Senate Judiciary Committee can and will speak up. The Attorney General is to be a leader in what is morally proper.

(I find it so frustrating so many of these words have been misused, abused, turned inside out, and had their meaning and import diluted, if not changed.)

It is past time for civility, decency, honesty, and mindful forthrightness to be returned. The Truth needs to be spoken so it can prevail.