Cheney Statement on CIA Documents/Investigation

The Weekly Standard ^ | August 24, 2009 10:06 PM | Stephen F. Hayes

[Candor7]

Cheney Statement on CIA Documents/Investigation Former Vice President Dick Cheney gave The Weekly Standard 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 nations's security.

[444Flyer]

“Cheney’s statement is not strongly worded enough.”

Personally, “They’re going to get us all killed” would have worked, but it is nowhere as eloquent and diplomatic.

[Candor7]

Cheny is just getting started. No way he is going to have the CIA traduced to the point that our soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq will have to die.

Patriots have a deep and abiding love for Dick Cheney.I hope he gets Ollie North and some retired Generals on Board with him soon. He needs to share the work and exposure.I worry about his heart.

[Sig Sauer P220]

I think I’d play a clip of Alec Baldwin saying that the people should go drag a senator,his wife and his children out to stone them to death.

Kim Basinger could probably tell us some stories about this.

[blueyon]

VP Cheney, I wish you would run for the Office of United States President!

[easttennesseejohn]

Let them have their show trials. What will they prove? That far left anti-American rabble won 1 election for POTUS and that gutless punk sits back like Pilate saying his hands are clean. Who works for who obama? Who? Pretty boy your time is running out and your authoritarian mob is going out with you, punk.

[easttennesseejohn]

Let them have their show trials. What will they prove? That far left anti-American rabble won 1 election for POTUS and that gutless punk sits back like Pilate saying his hands are clean. Who works for who obama? Who? Pretty boy your time is running out and your authoritarian mob is going out with you, punk.

[Candor7]

I love your command of non-ebonics!

I will cover your back any time!

Right ON!!!

[absalom01]

Beware the anger of the patient man.

[FlashBack]

VP Cheney Rocks!!

[Munz]

if it saved lives of americans and prevented terrorist attacks Obama will be angry and go after them, it is not in his line of thinking of how to punish the united states people.

[Candor7]

it is not in his line of thinking of how to punish the united states people.>>>>>>>>>>>>

Then why is he punishing the United States People? Or trying to do so?

[Jeff Head]

Cheney is getting into attack mode...and we desperately need for these actions to be called what they are...dangerous, wreckless, and damaging to the security of the United States (and I believe intentionally so, which brings them to an entirely new level of definition.

AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF HISTORY

THE STORM UNLEASHED ON AMERICA

A PETITION ON FACEBOOK FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

[Tallguy]

Cheyney has decided to “defend the beaches.” I think it’s a good strategy since the investigators probably have Cheyney himself penciled in as a ‘target’. It would be foolish of Cheyney to remain silent.

[Candor7]

The left has been after Cheney for years. They did falsify a case against Tom Delay, who I hope will soon be exonorated and back in the mix. We need him.

Cheney will leave these lefty prigs in the dust.And the CIA staff will support him, even at the cost of their own careers.

[AFPhys]

Succinct and accurate.

Thank you, Vice President Cheney.

[Munz]

>it is not in his line of thinking of how to punish the united states people.>>>>>>>>>>>>

Then why is he punishing the United States People? Or trying to do so?<

maybe you mis understood me, i said he was.
if the cia saved lives, he would punish them for it.
Obama wants the united states people punished, if the cia saved lives, obama will be angry with them.

[Candor7]

OK,my mistake, now I understand your syntax!

Dunkashein!

[Munz]

>OK,my mistake, now I understand your syntax!<

just my dry sense of humor and sarcasm that left you wondering. It’s my fault, i should say what is on my mind.

How is this

Obama is a Muslim helping Muslims
he is destroying the very fabric of society under the guise of “helping us”
I think he is a traitor to the constitution and republic.

I guess it’s about time i stopped beating around the bush.

Be well, and pray for America

[Neoliberalnot]

This CIA investigation is but a ploy by the dims to shift media attention away from health care.””

It is also about undermining national security and the good men who take an often dangerous job to assist and support the common good of US citizens. I shudder to think that BO and his minions having access to all our national security secrets. Who, outside and inside the country, is being provided every last secret necessary to secure US sovereignty and national security? We should all ponder.

[Candor7]

Thanks Munzy FRiend!