Cheney Statement on CIA Documents/Investigation

weeklystandard.com ^ | August 24, 2009 | Stephen F. Hayes

[Free ThinkerNY]

Former Vice President Dick Cheney released a statement Monday night about the CIA documents and the coming Justice Department investigation.

The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks. These detainees also, according to the documents, played a role in nearly every capture of al Qaeda members and associates since 2002. The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions. President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security.

[GoCards]

Amen! We are an open target right now!

[RummyChick]

Love the last sentence.

[Islander7]

Smack down!

[LearsFool]

Bravo! You tell ‘em, Dick!

[Carling]

Well Holy Heck. Panetta must have tipped off Cheney on this release. Pigs are flying over my house right now!

[roses of sharon]

B. Hussein Obama, enemy of the State.

[advertising guy]

shoulda seen Overbite tonight.....treason is what I call NBC

[TexasNative2000]

...you might want to put some ice on that...

[editor-surveyor]

The CIA “investigation” is naught but a red herring to distract from the failure of Obummercare.

[Lancey Howard]

"President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security."

[pollywog]

ditto!! THANK YOU VP Cheney!! WE MISS YOU

[papasmurf]

Zing!

[aShepard]

I hope that Panetta resigns over this Zer0 power grab, and very publicly let’s Amerika know why!

I love it when RATS eat their own!

[CPT Clay]

ouch that is going to leave a mark.

[reasonisfaith]

Investigate the perps, at the highest levels. Prosecute to the fullest.

[rockinqsranch]

GOD Bless Dick Cheney. He has the balls to be a FReeper, and should sign on.

[WHBates]

"I hope that Panetta resigns over this Zer0 power grab"

You joking right? Panetta is a party hack.

[unkus]

Smack down!

_______________________________

Right on!

[harpu]

"President Øbozo’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security."

This SOB is, at best, incompetent nincompoop!!

[The Cajun]

If only it had been Cheney/Bush instead of Bush/Cheney. Stated by many others many times before, but I couldn't help restating it again.

[elpinta]

Again, we need THE pic!
http://imagepros.us/?display&c=2b4d8b575216&i=CheneyObama2.jpg

[Mariner]

Zero's National Security cred just went to ZERO.

I didn't know the dims were THIS stupid. But, apparently, they are.

[italianquaker]

odumbo took one in the chops there lets hope the CIA doesnt

[Daniel II]

Ya gotta love a man’s man’s man.

[silent_jonny]

Quote of the Day:

Former Vice President Dick Cheney:

The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions.

President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security.

[Velveeta]

HooooWeee - GO Cheney!

[glock rocks]

[elpinta]

Thanks... gee... I should know better!

[milagro]

You read my mind!

[elpinta]

I guess a little bit of this is coming together!

[Miss Didi]

Bravissimo Mr. Vice President!

[toomanylaws]

According to a Fox poll 94% of the people are against the Justice Department reopening and possibly prosecuting cases of alleged mistreatment of terror suspects by CIA interrogators?

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/08/24/justice-department-pursue-cia-abuse-cases/

[potlatch]

[FlyingEagle]

Authority for interrogation rests now with the Whtie House. I suppose we will have czar of interrogations now. This is very scary.

[popdonnelly]

I’m sure this will be published in all the major Democrat news outlets.

This country suffers because of the bias and incompetence of its news media.

[Reagan Man]

No doubt about it.

Kudos Dick Cheney.

[The Raven]

We need a new song

This is the dawning of the Age of the Terroist....”

Where is doug from uptown or Paul Shankton ?

[cmsgop]

Oh Snap!!!!!!, GO CHENEY!

[Sequoyah101]

I keep wating and wishing for the COTUS, his Czars and his cabal of thugs to walk into an open manhole but am not holding my breath.

Communist of the United States

[Sequoyah101]

I keep wating and wishing for the COTUS, his Czars and his cabal of thugs to walk into an open manhole but am not holding my breath.

Communist of the United States

[Sequoyah101]

I keep wating and wishing for the COTUS, his Czars and his cabal of thugs to walk into an open manhole but am not holding my breath.

Communist of the United States

[pushforbush]

We need Liz Cheney to run for senator.

[CAluvdubya]

I love Cheney but when he speaks about this admin. it makes me more scared than I have ever been.

[glock rocks]

Sums it up.

[Soothesayer9]

That pic is quite haunting. Cheney as The Exorcist needs to drive out the demon known as Barack!

[potlatch]

[Sums it up.]

Yes, Cheney understood what Obama was all about - then.

[teletech]

This IDIOT "president" we have is going to get us attacked AGAIN!

[STARWISE]

God bless him ... AMEN!

[what's up]

Ha! Cheney is not accepting the sham that Obama is leaving the decision to Holder.

Cheney is saying the decision is Obama's responsibility as is right since he is in charge of our Nat'l Security. Good one, VP Cheney!!!