Cheney's Contempt for the Republic

Cheney’s description of a high-level bipartisan consensus on a program that ignored the clear legal requirements of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act suggests that the threats to American liberties go deeper than simply the aggressive actions by the Bush administration. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
4.6
by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 23, 2008

Though quoting from the black lips of Darth Vader, the real message here is that the constitution and the rule of law has been undermined with the full participation of leaders from the Democratic party.

Democrats should replace Ried and Pelosi and be sure to stay independent of the presidential branch.

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Rebecca Hale
3.8
by Rebecca Hale - Dec. 26, 2008

Yes, this goes deeper into the aftermath of 9/11 and clearly shows how "group-think" was deployed in the Cheney administration. New York Times/ Valerie Plame leak was referenced, not mentioned by name, and that is the case that broke the stranglehold on "top secret" meetings, discussing information that was sometimes of dubious cerdibility.

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James Canning
4.9
by James Canning - Dec. 24, 2008

Robert Parry lays out the case for proving Cheney is literally an enemy of the Republic. The complicity of Democrats who were intimidated and bamboozled deserves the closest scrutiny.

Cheney is an enemy of the Republic and an aggressive stooge of the military-industrial complex enriched by his efforts to continue the squandering of trillions of US taxpayer dollars on useless or unnecessary armaments.

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