Cheney says politics behind CIA probe at Justice

[discocrisco01]

Source:AP

WASHINGTON—Former Vice President Dick Cheney says politics are driving the Justice Department's decision to investigate whether CIA interrogators abused terror suspects detained after the Sept. 11 attacks.

"I just think it's an outrageous political act that will do great damage, long term, to our capacity to be able to have people take on difficult jobs, make difficult decisions, without having to worry about what the next administration is going to say," Cheney said in an interview aired on "Fox News Sunday."

At issue is Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to look into abuse allegations after the release of an internal CIA inspector general's report. President Barack Obama has said interrogators would not face charges if they followed legal guidelines.

However, the report concluded that some CIA interrogators went beyond Bush administration rules that gave them wide latitude to use severe tactics against detainees such as waterboarding, a simulated drowning technique that critics call torture. Three high-level suspects underwent waterboarding scores of times.

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[rocktivity]

1. Rocktivity says Cheney's behind should be probed with a

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:evilgrin:
rocktivity

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Like Chebey's motives weren't political?

He is such an ass.

[HughMoran]

3. Whatever. Like he's never said this before right? He's worried and he should be

I hope they fry that evil motherfucker.

[Vickers]

4. And then he shot the interviewer in the face.

:rofl:

Good ol' Tricky Dick, projecting again!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. HCE says greed and avarice behind Cheney's behavior.

His political acts have done great damage.

FU Dick! Burn in hell you evil MFer.

[NoSheep]

6. Of course he said that. Fuck him.

[AuntPatsy]

7. Auntpatsy says that Cheney used his "political title" to infiltrate the cia

to ensure they understood that the present government had no problems with using extreme torture techniques even if illegal. so in retrospect he gave the green light for such to occur....

auntpatsy also states that cheney abused his political power hold by NOT allowing for the law at hand to apply to himself nor to those that knowingly followed his orders....

auntpatsy also says that in regards of cheney's known activities nothing less that treason against this countries law of the land-shall be he prosecuted prosecuted for to the fullest extent of the law as it now stands.....

auntpatsy will stand for nothing less that a full conviction for exvp cheney..

That was easy...

[Loge23]

8. No investigation of Cheney= no justice

What the %$&# is Holder waiting for??

[pinto]

9. That old dog won't hunt, Dick. You ought to check out these comments from -

Sen. McCain (R) Arizona (Ranking Member Senate Armed Services Committee), an interview today -

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/30/mccain-whacks-cheney-tort_n_272179.html.

Or Sen. Kerry (D) Massachusetts (Chairman Foreign Relations Committee), an interview today -

http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/08/kerry-slams-cheney-on-this-week.html.

(aside) DU discussions here ~ pinto

McCain Whacks Cheney

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6425207

Kerry Slams Cheney

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4038925