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July 17th, 2008
Posted: 12:58 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday said reports indicate that the controversial interrogation practice of waterboarding has served a “very valuable” purpose and does not constitute torture. Ashcroft, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on administration interrogation rules, answered a question from Rep. Howard Coble, R-North Carolina. Coble said, “waterboarding, as we all know, is a controversial issue. Do you think it served a beneficial purpose?” “The reports that I have heard, and I have no reason to disbelieve them, indicate that they were very valuable,” Ashcroft said. |
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