Mukasey waterboarding

All 10 Democratic senators on the committee sent Mukasey a letter asking him to clarify whether Mukasey waterboarding is torture. he remarks reflected a renewed effort by the Bush administration to defend its past approval of the interrogation tactic known as waterboarding, which some lawmakers, human rights experts and international lawyers have described as illegal torture. D-Vt., said he remains "very concerned" Mukasey "finds himself unable to state unequivocally that waterboarding is illegal and below the standards and values of the United States.