Lawyers Want Senate To Hear About Ex-Ghost Detainee Before Mukasey Vote | Talking Points Memo

There isn’t much time before tomorrow’s vote on attorney general-designee and torture agnostic Michael Mukasey. But lawyers from the only former CIA “ghost detainee” still in U.S. custody and with access to legal counsel want the Senate to know what the consequences of a torture regimen are before they give Mukasey their stamp of approval. In a letter written November 1st, they requested a meeting with key Senators, but the letter was only cleared today for release by U.S. authorities.


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