Cheney Calls Interrogation Inquiry ‘Political’
| By Mike Collins - Aug 30th, 2009 at 6:42 pm EDT |
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For once, Mr. Cheney is absolutely and indisputably correct. He is obviously inviting prosecution. MC
Political:
Synonyms: governmental, administrative, civil, diplomatic, constitutional, electoral, doctrinal, ethical, civic
NY Times
August 31, 2009
Cheney Calls Interrogation Inquiry ‘Political’
By BRIAN KNOWLTON
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney asserted on Sunday that the Justice Department’s decision to review detainee interrogation practices by Central Intelligence Agency workers and contractors was “a political move” and that President Obama was trying to “duck the responsibility” by saying the choice was the attorney general’s.
But the comments from Mr. Cheney, a constant, sharp critic of the Obama administration, drew an impassioned if partial dissent from a prominent fellow Republican, Senator John McCain, their party’s presidential candidate in 2008.
Speaking on the television program “Fox News Sunday,” Mr. Cheney called Attorney General Eric H. Holder’s decision to name a federal prosecutor to examine abuse of prisoners held by the C.I.A. “clearly a political move — I mean, there’s no other rationale for why they’re doing this.”
Continued NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/us/politics/31cheney.html?hp
Political:
Synonyms: governmental, administrative, civil, diplomatic, constitutional, electoral, doctrinal, ethical, civic
NY Times
August 31, 2009
Cheney Calls Interrogation Inquiry ‘Political’
By BRIAN KNOWLTON
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney asserted on Sunday that the Justice Department’s decision to review detainee interrogation practices by Central Intelligence Agency workers and contractors was “a political move” and that President Obama was trying to “duck the responsibility” by saying the choice was the attorney general’s.
But the comments from Mr. Cheney, a constant, sharp critic of the Obama administration, drew an impassioned if partial dissent from a prominent fellow Republican, Senator John McCain, their party’s presidential candidate in 2008.
Speaking on the television program “Fox News Sunday,” Mr. Cheney called Attorney General Eric H. Holder’s decision to name a federal prosecutor to examine abuse of prisoners held by the C.I.A. “clearly a political move — I mean, there’s no other rationale for why they’re doing this.”
Continued NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/us/politics/31cheney.html?hp
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