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Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder Declares "Waterboarding Is Torture"

Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder Declares "Waterboarding Is Torture"

From Democracy Now!, January 16, 2009

President Barack Obama's nominee to be Attorney General, Eric Holder, has declared waterboarding to be a form of torture and has vowed to shut down Guantanamo Bay. At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Holder was questioned about his thoughts on the legality of torture.

Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder Declares "Waterboarding Is Torture"

From Democracy Now!, January 16, 2009

President Barack Obama's nominee to be Attorney General, Eric Holder, has declared waterboarding to be a form of torture and has vowed to shut down Guantanamo Bay. At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Holder was questioned about his thoughts on the legality of torture.

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