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Patrick Leahy: “I agree with the generals, the admirals, and the judge advocates general that waterboarding is torture and is illegal.…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2007
I agree with the generals, the admirals, and the judge advocates general that waterboarding is torture and is illegal. The generals, the admirals, the judge advocates general say waterboarding is torture and illegal.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Addressing the legality of waterboarding during a Senate Judiciary Committee discussion.

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