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Michael B. Mukasey
Michael Mukasey in George Bush's next attorney general nominee. However, Republican senators, including John McCain and Lindsey Graham, say that Mukasey's refusal to define waterboarding as torture raises doubts about whether he should... [more]
Michael Mukasey in George Bush's next attorney general nominee. However, Republican senators, including John McCain and Lindsey Graham, say that Mukasey's refusal to define waterboarding as torture raises doubts about whether he should become the nation's top law enforcement official.
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Do you think that waterboarding should be considered torture and be illegal?
35 votes so far
Leader:
Yes
Yes
Should Michael Mukasey be expected to answer questions about the legality of torture and interogation techniques before the Senate votes on his nomination?
21 votes so far
Leader:
Yes, he should answer the Senate's questions
Yes, he should answer the Senate's questions
If you were in the Senate, would you confirm Michael Mukasey or not?
16 votes so far
Leader:
No, I don't think he's qualified
No, I don't think he's qualified
Who: Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey
What: Speech clips on terrorism and the current Administration.
Mukasey Soundbite 1: Terrorist Jailed In NY Increases "Mischief In The Form Of Murder."
"The question is not whether they are going to escape. The question is whether not only that particular facility but the city in the large will then become the focus for mischief in the form of murder by adherence of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, whether...
- Former AG Mukasey: Terror Cases Don't Belong in Federal Court (legaltimes.typepad.com)
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey is one of the many distinguished lawyers participating at the Federal Society's annual national lawyers conference here in Washington this week. As luck would have it, he was on the program for a speech this afternoon, not long after the Obama administration announced its decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other terrorists in federal district court in New York. Mukasey is uniquely qualified...
From freerepublic.com
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- EXCLUSIVE: Mukasey warns against holding 9/11 trials in N.Y. (washingtontimes.com)
- Mukasey Blasts Pre-9/11 Mentality in KSM Decision (freerepublic.com)
- Mukasey Blasts Pre-9/11 Mentaility in KSM Decision (feedproxy.google.com)
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey (2007-2009) spoke at the Federalist Society's 2009 National Lawyers Convention in Washington. He reacted to Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement that five Guantanamo detainees accused of planning the 9/11 attacks will be tried in civilian federal court and responded to reporters' questions.Length: 45 min.Published: Today at 2:15pm (ET)
From c-span.org
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- Mukasey Slams Holder (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey said today that it is highly likely that terrorists will attack New York City as a consequence of the Obama administration's decision to send five alleged Sept. 11 plotters there for trial in federal court. During a question and answer period following a speech to a conservative legal group, Mukasey was asked about the possibility that there might be an escape by one or more prisoners. "The [Metropolitan...
From freerepublic.com
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- Michael Mukasey's twist of recent history (voices.kansascity.com)
- Mike Mukasey’s Fort Hood Jokes: Too Soon? (anewstime.com)
- Bush Attorney General: 9/11 Trial Offers Jihadists Platform (news.ask.com)
Former U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on Sunday called last weeks shooting at Fort Hood the worst terrorist act carried out on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001. Mukasey made his remarks in a little noticed speech to military families at Veterans Day ceremony in central Pennsylvania. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening fire at the Texas military base last Thursday in an attack that killed 13 and wounded 30. The former...
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Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who has dealt with terrorism trials as a judge and seen convictions successfully obtained with the full panoply of civil rights intact, thinks that U.S. civilian courts are not proper venues for ...
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