Desperation: Repub now trying to claim waterboarding was legal

[ProSense]

Hoekstra says waterboarding was legal, claims ‘there is a wide range of waterboarding.’ :

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Q: And waterboarding is or is not torture?

HOEKSTRA: There is a wide range of waterboarding. I’m telling you, that I know waterboarding was used, Shep. I’m not mincing words. I’m saying that I believe the techniques used in 2002, in 2003, which included waterboarding in a specific format that I’m aware of how they used it, that I believe that was consistent with U.S. law.

Watch it:

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Of course, waterboarding has for decades violated domestic and international law.

Cheney is an admitted war criminal.

The smell of GOP fear is in the air

[msongs]

1. so exactly who is going to ACTUALLY hold anybody accountable for torture? nt

[LiberalFighter]

2. Every time Hoekstra opens his mouth his nose gets bigger.

There isn't a foot big enough to stick in his mouth.

[Canuckistanian]

3. Waterboarding is 'nuanced', didn't you know?

There's waterboarding for torture, then there's Happy Fun Waterboarding.

You know, the kind they have at kid's birthday parties.