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volokh.com - 1/19/2009
Does Holder’s “waterboarding is torture” comment implicitly commit him to prosecuting Bush administration officials?
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Ever-hopeful observers say yes, but Holder’s statement that waterboarding is torture is hardly news; his soon-to-be boss has said the same thing. The chances of prosecution remain slim for diverse...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/15/2009
Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To Prosecute Schlozman
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Not that it's likely, but Brad Schlozman may want to hope that Eric Holder's confirmation somehow gets derailed. That's because Holder just told the Senate Judiciary committee that he wants to reconsider the Bush Justice Department's curious ... (more) Holder: "I Will Review That Determination" Not To ...

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Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?
thinkprogress.org - 1/16/2009
Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If Waterboarding Were Your Only Interrogation Option?
— thinkprogress.org — During his confirmation hearing today, Attorey General nominee Eric Holder unequivocally rejected torture . “No one is above the law,” Holder said repeatedly during the hearing. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) could not fathom that an Attorney ... (more) Cornyn’s Absurd Hypothetical For Holder: What If ...

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Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder on FISA (video)
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Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder on FISA (video)
— youtube.com — U.S. Senator Russ Feingold questions Attorney General nominee Eric Holder about FISA during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on January 15, 2009. (more) Feingold Questions Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder ...

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  • The Intellectual Redneck The Intellectual Redneck
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    <a href="http://bloggingredneck.blogspot.com/2009/01/al-qaeda-gets-plague-40-dead.html">Al Qaeda gets the plague-40 dead</a>

    We always knew Al Qaeda was a plague. Now they appear to have the plague and it may not be an accident.
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Binding U.S. Law and Political Convenience
Comments from Left Field — ... Not according to Eric Posner at The Volokh Conspiracy. Here are his reasons (emphasis is mine): ...

The Sound Of One Hand Clapping Transparently
JustOneMinute — ... the prospects for a war crimes prosecution last January and concluded it would not be politically astute for Obama's DoJ  to bring a case he would probably lose: Right now Obama is living in the best of all worlds - he has judged that crimes have occurred without fully disclosing the evidence, thereby securing and buffing his halo without having to complete the case.  It's cheap grace - "I'm opposed to torture".  Congratulations, as are we all.  Of course, I am also opposed to innocent Americans being killed while working in office towers or flying in airplanes. I want to ...

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