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washingtonpost.com - 1/14/2009

Hill Briefed on Waterboarding in 2002

— washingtonpost.com — In Meetings, Spy Panels' Chiefs Did Not Protest, Officials Say By Joby Warrick and Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, December 9, 2007; A01 In September 2002, four members of Congress met in secret for a first look at a unique CIA program ... (more) Hill Briefed on Waterboarding in 2002

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knoxnews.com: News stories by the Associated Press

— hosted.ap.org — WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to prohibit the use of waterboarding and harsh interrogation techniques by ordering the CIA to follow military rules for questioning prisoners, according to two U.S. officials familiar with ... (more) knoxnews.com: News stories by the Associated Press

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knoxnews.com: Sports stories by the Associated Press

— hosted.ap.org — WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to prohibit the use of waterboarding and harsh interrogation techniques by ordering the CIA to follow military rules for questioning prisoners, according to two U.S. officials familiar with ... (more) knoxnews.com: Sports stories by the Associated Press

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Daily Pundit — Instapundit » Blog Archive » OBAMA GIVES CIA INTERROGATORS a pass on torture. Of course he does. UPDATE: Maybe he’s follow… ANOTHER UPDATE: Col. Douglas Mortimer emails: Of course, indeed. Just this week, NPR (Terry Gross?) had some British yak talking about how he hopes during Eric Holder’s confirmation hearing, he is asked whether he thinks waterboarding is torture. The guest went to say that he hopes Holder says “yes,” and that he then goes on to investigate and prosecute everyone who was involved in waterboarding terrorist suspects ...

Will Someone Ask Holder If Waterboarding Is Torture?
Patterico's Pontifications — The question is prompted by this Instapundit post, in which a Colonel e-mailed Glenn: Just this week, NPR (Terry Gross?) had some British yak talking about how he hopes during Eric Holder’s confirmation hearing, he is asked whether he thinks waterboarding is torture. The guest went to say that he hopes Holder says “yes,” and that he then goes on to investigate and prosecute everyone who was involved in waterboarding terrorist suspects and who was involved in approving the decision to allow it. Well, Holder should be asked the question. ...