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The attorney general says currently authorized methods used by CIA are 'lawful.' Jan. 30, 2008— -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey deflected sharp questions and pointed criticisms Wednesday, ...

Former AG Mukasey, CIA chief at odds over role of "enhanced techniques." WASHINGTON, May 17, 2011 -- Top current and former government officials may have finally answered the question of whether ...

During an interview on Fox News to discuss the 2016 GOP primary, Pete Hegseth and current Newsmax host Carl Higbie were brought on to discuss the candidates' stances on waterboarding and torture. When ...

IT'S A SAD day in America when the nominee for attorney general cannot flatly declare that waterboarding is unconstitutional. The interrogation technique simulates drowning and can cause excruciating ...

In response to Emanuel Tanay's recent letter, "Waterboarding puts U.S. to shame, worse," I'd like to offer another perspective. For decades, the U.S. Navy conducted waterboarding as part of flight ...

Donald Trump thinks the United States isn't demonstrating its strength enough in the fight against the Islamic State. One of his proposed solutions as president is to revive waterboarding, an enhanced ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Two men and two women could soon stand trial in connection with the robbery and what an affidavit calls "waterboarding style-torture" of a man at a Beaumont apartment complex.