Cheney Will Appeal “Obama Admin’s” Decision To Deny Him Torture Intel

[kpete]

Source: The Plum Line

Cheney Will Appeal “Obama Admin’s” Decision To Deny Him Torture Intel

Dick Cheney’s transition office sends over a statement vowing to appeal the CIA’s decision to deny his request for declassification of the docs he said would prove torture worked:

The Obama Administration has denied Vice President Cheney’s request for the declassification of two documents that provide information about the effectiveness of the detainee program. Vice President Cheney is preparing his appeal to this denial.

Keep an eye on this one — Cheney is moving to make this about Obama’s alleged unwillingness to release information that will prove Cheney was right all along about torture. In fact, the CIA made the decision for straightforward legal reasons.

How long until Dick and Liz Cheney are all over the airwaves, saying that the CIA’s decision proves that Obama is hiding proof of torture’s effectiveness and isn’t willing to make good on his vow of transparency?

Read more: http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/torture/cheney-will-appeal-obama-admins-decision-to-deny-him-torture-intel/

[tj2001]

1. Dick Cheney Dick Cheney 24/7

Who the hell is he?

[Arkana]

5. By all means, if Deadeye Dicko wants to keep his sneer and his sub-20% approval

in the news, be my guest. He's what people will associate Republicans with.

[bemildred]

2. Whom does he think he is going to appeal to?

This could get interesting.

[Demeter]

16. The CIA. They Just LOVE What He Did to Valerie!

[Mrs. Overall]

3. Who the *uck does this guy think he is?

[Demeter]

17. The Man Behind the Curtain or Throne--Still

[msongs]

4. Dick knows dems are too hapless & without congressional leadership to fight back ...

for 8 years bushco learned that dems would not push back effectively, and now that dems CONTROL congress they still act like helpless children.
so making it about dems is just another day at the office for Cheney. Harry and Nancy - the most ineffective congressional leaders in universal history or what?

and Of course Obama would rather look forward.

Msongs

[Iowa]

11. You hit the bullseye. nt

[nookiemonster]

15. Straight up!

Ineffective indeed. They just keep on making us look like asses, and the right wing jumps on it. Fuck, who can blame them, we're represented by pussies.

:mad:

[Spazito]

6. The documents he wants declassified "are the subject of pending litigation"...

which Cheney well knows so this is sheer puffery, imo.


"CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano said Thursday that the request was turned down because the documents are the subject of pending litigation — making them not subject to declassification.

"For that reason — and that reason only — CIA did not accept Mr. Cheney's request for a Mandatory Declassification Review," said Gimigliano."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30750213

[targetpractice]

7. Fine... Let him...

The Republicans will never be able to re-brand or shake the stink off their party as long as Cheney is jawboning. Cheney is serving his own interests now... not the Republican party.

[Kittycat]

8. He can't have it both ways.

[rwheeler31]

9. Dick and Liz are looking like robots.

[Politicalboi]

10. I just love this

Keep an eye on this one — Cheney is moving to make this about Obama’s alleged unwillingness to release information that will prove Cheney was right all along about torture.

Again for those who aren't listening. Torture IS illegal. LOL! Keep it coming Dick. Your gonna get both feet in your mouth before you know it.

[neuvocat]

12. I'm waiting for him to assert Executive Priviledge on this.

[benld74]

13. WHY must they EVEN acknowledge he's alive!?

Ya NEVER saw him dring the asshole adminnistration! AND now he's like dog shit on your shoe, ya can't get the stank off no matter how hard ya scrub. Hell, just kick his sorry ole draft dodging ass over to the curb and lets get on with this thing!!!!

[w4rma]

14. Apparantly it was a Bush Executive Order that classified the information Cheney wants. (nt)

[No Elephants]

18. Aw, that's so cute! Dick mises his alleged power to declassify.