Was 9/11 An Inside Job?

Well, was it?

Why the 911 Truth Movement 'Cannot be Stopped'

There remains probable cause to indict and charge top officials, George W. Bush himself, for the crimes we call '911'. And, last time I checked, there was no 'statute of limitation' on mass murder, war crimes [see: US Codes, Title 18, Section 2441] or high treason! The evidence against Bush, Cheney and a gang of NEOCON crooks will prove in court that [...]

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More Today Than Yesterday

Dick Cheney's being interviewed more these days than he was while in office.  I think it's probably time to let him disappear from the limelight. Even George Bush has kept a low-key life since leaving the White House. Cheney, on the other hand, pops up for radio and TV interviews every week or so!

Cheney: "Mistake" For GOP To "Moderate," Glad That Detainees Were Waterboarded

Former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the Bush administration's use of waterboarding on Thursday, saying that, contrary to arguments made by Barack Obama, the techniques were a necessary last-resort measure to get information from detainees.
"I don't believe that's true," Cheney said, when asked to respond to Obama's statement that interrogators may not have needed to resort to torture. "That assumes that we [..]

But, wait! There's more!

Cheney: ‘I think it would be a mistake’ for the GOP to become more moderate.

With only 20 percent of Americans self-identifying as Republicans, the GOP is searching for a way forward. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), along with Colin Powell, have said the GOP must move toward the center to expand its tent. In an interview with Scott Hennen, a North Dakota radio host, Cheney declared [...]

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Clinton vs. Cheney

Still playing with Windows Live Writer, experimenting with some suggestions to fix some of the concerns I expressed yesterday. Again, kudos to the Live Writer staff for stumbling on my complaints and contacting me. So, let’s get on with the show and try another post.

Clinton on Cheney: ‘It won’t surprise you that I don’t consider him a particularly reliable source.’

In testimony today before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) that she did not view former Vice President Cheney as a "particularly reliable source" on matters related to detainee torture and mistreatment. Rohrabacher had asked Clinton whether she supported the release of documents that Cheney recently [...]

It's Sunday

I've been sadly lacking in getting posts online here, spending more time watching Twitter and Facebook conversations and working on some real projects - you know, the kind that pay!  Still, in watching the Sunday talkers today, there were a couple of important stories. I'll defer to the fine folks at Think Progress for both of them.

Cheney’s Excuse For Economic Failures Under His Watch: ‘Stuff Happens’

During an interview with Dick Cheney this morning, CNN host John King asked the former vice president why “we should listen to you” for economic advice. To make his case, King noted the following statistical changes that occurred under the Bush/Cheney administration: Unemployment rate: Rose from 4.2 percent to 7.6 percent Poverty: Jumped from 32.9 million individuals [...]

Bailed-out AIG doles out $165 million in bonuses.

Insurance giant American International Group, which has received $170 billion in funds from the government to stay afloat, will award about $165 million in employee bonuses. The U.S. government has an 80 percent ownership stake in the company. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner had urged AIG’s chief Edward Liddy to renegotiate the payments, but Liddy said [...]

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Tuesday? Really?

I'm still hobbling back to the reality that it's the second of December already.  The holiday last week completely destroyed my internal calendar.  Checking the printed one, hanging on the refrigerator, I can confirm that the weekend is over, we managed to get through Monday, and Tuesday is here.  Actually, since I'm running at slow speed this morning, Tuesday is almost halfway finished.  That is not a good thing, considering the list of things I hope to accomplish today this afternoon.  So, with that in mind, here's a morsel for your noontime reading.  It falls into the category of "you didn't think this would really come to trial, did you?"

Judge dismisses indictments against Cheney and Gonzales.

Yesterday, a Texas judge dismissed indictments brought against Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra had accused the two men of holding responsibility for prisoner abuse at privately-run federal prisons in the county. “I suggest on behalf of the law that you not present any [...]

On The Reading List

New book.  Topic: Cheney.

Cheney Rerouted the In- and Out-Boxes of White House Power

There is one book that explains the Bush presidency just about better than any other I have read -- and it hardly deals with Bush. It focuses on Vice President Cheney's all-but-in-name presidency.Barton Gellman's Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency deserves another Pulitzer on top of the one that Gellman and co-author Jo Becker already won in 2008 for [...]