Waterboarding = Torture

In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Eric Holder clearly stated "Waterboarding is torture." Echoing the recent statments of Susan Crawford, the convening authority for military commissions, Holder gave a clear picture of how an Obama administration views this issue. It will be interesting to see how Obama will prioritize this situation and whether or not he will address it, say, prosecute Bush for war crimes.