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Tag Archives: Cheney
Politicization of the DOJ Hasn’t “Changed”
A trip down memory lane: “Remember the plaintive cries of Democrats and progressives about the wrongful politicization of the Department of Justice by the Bush/Cheney Administration? Remember the stunning chart Sheldon Whitehouse whipped out at a Senate judiciary hearing on … Continue reading
Waterboarding Just “A Dunk in the Water?” New Documents Say Otherwise
See if this sounds like what the Marquis de Cheney referred to as “ a dunk in the water,” and a “well done” technique that if he “had it to do all over again,..would do exactly the same thing.” Judge … Continue reading
Posted in Dick Cheney, Obama, Politics, terrorism, torture, war on terror
Tagged Cheney, dunk in the water, Mark Benjamin, Salon, waterboarding
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The Cost of “Keeping Us Safe”
There is an often-repeated phrase that I’ve been hearing lately in the debate over the actions of the Bush administration, and in relation to the closing of Guantanamo and what to do with the people being held there. President Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged 9/11, Bush administration, Cheney, Guantanamo, Keeping Americans safe, President Obama, speech, Thursday
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Did Torture Work? It Doesn’t Matter
Former Vice-President Cheney’s recent appearances attempting to defend and justify the Bush administration’s use of the so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” has seemed a bit puzzling to me. What is he trying to do? He has admitted that techniques for which … Continue reading
Gingrich: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Newt Gingrich was in fine form on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace yesterday. He took a page from the Sarah Palin playbook, accusing the Obama administration of “pallin’ around with terrorists,” and actually had the audacity to point the … Continue reading
