Cheney Target of Criminal Investigation

[AnAmerican]

"Though neglected by major media in the United States, international news sources report that French law enforcement authorities have made Vice President Dick Cheney the target of a criminal investigation for his role in a massive bribery scandal during his time as CEO of Halliburton

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The London Financial Times reports the investigation specifically focuses on the criminal charges of "misuse of corporate funds" and "corruption of foreign public agents." The Sydney Australia Morning Herald reports the investigative judge is specifically targeting Cheney for his "alleged complicity in the abuse of corporate assets."


More at http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17521

[sallyseven]

1. No wonder that they started the hate the French

movement. I hope they nail him to the wall. Where is the weasel anyway? On Mars trying to secure a place for his empire?

[asjr]

7. I hope he

was given a one-way ticket.

[lovedems]

9. My thoughts exactly. Let's discredit the French and make them our

enemy. These bozo's won't stop at anything will they. I hope they nail him to wall as well.

[calimary]

11. He has his own spider hole. Not unlike Saddam's.

[Junkdrawer]

2. Whoa. Red Alert! Red Alert! Dirty Bomb! Dirty Bomb!

Do something, God damnit.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. I Hope They at Least Fine Cheney

The bastard.

[aquart]

6. I hope they FIND him.

There's precedent for entering a sovereign nation and extracting a felon, isn't there?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

8. Does France Have An Extradition Treaty With The US Still?

After all the Francophobe nonsense?

[beanball]

12. Only Americans

are allowed to do such unlawful things like that,We're #1 the top cop on this planet.

[jpgray]

4. Ah. HOW exactly does this story WHOLLY avoid press coverage? (nt)

[CatWoman]

10. Olberman did a small piece on it tonight

[jpgray]

13. I should watch that show

I keep avoiding msNBC, but Olbermann has been recommended.

[TacticalPeek]

5. Ah, this brings back memories:

Spiro Agnew resigned from the Vice Presidency October 10, 1973

:evilgrin:

[Miramar]

14. I hope this is not a "tit for tat" thing.

The last paragraph states:

" Not coincidentally, the London Financial Times points out that the Bush Administration is using similar agreements to aggressively "seek the extradition and pressing claims against senior French finance industry executives connected with the Credit Lyonnais purchase of Executive Life, the failed Californian insurer."

The solution might be that each party pull back their claim. I do hope they prosecute Cheney!