Doug:

Ashcroft said no such thing. We watched the hearings twice (which may say more about us than about Ashcroft) and all he would say, over and over again, is that Bush did not authorize anything which would violate the constitution or any other law or international treaty. He would not state whether or not torture was a violation. If some lawyer says torture is legal then Ashcroft is telling the truth.

But he still didn't answer the question of whether or not Bush authorized torture or even if he, Ashcroft, approved of torture.

Bev and Jerry