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More lies and distraction from Cheney. He's obviously trying to cover his own tuckus. He's guilty of a crime and knows it. Curious as to how much his 'blind trust' portfolio has grown from 2001-2009...

Cheney, Bush, Rove and all the other crooks and scoundrels belong in Jail; I guess that why he objects to a further investigation into the illegal activies they all were party to.

In the meantime, American citizens rights of privacy are taken away daily under the guise of National Security. How many American Citizens were involved in planning or carrying out 9/11 ?

It is time we tell our Government that the Patriot Act should apply to foreigners, not American Citizens. Stop collectiong data, reading our e mails, listening in on our telephone calls.. Tne NSA, CIA FBI and DSA need oversight.

So was investigation of a sitting president for an extramarital affair. I wonder which one of these is really more important to sniff out and correct – in terms of the American people. Duh. Cheney, get lost. You are an evil man.

The Chaney administration did NOT prevent more attacks on our once wonderful country. The terrorists killed over 4,000 of our troops just in Iraq, and here at home, in our country, they were able to destroy thousands of families, and finally, they were able to destroy our economy. That's protecting us from further attacks?

All you people who claim that people from the previous administration are war criminals and should be investigeted please show me the law that says waterboarding is torture. Yes torture is illegal – but there is debate on if the adhanced interrogation techniques used were turture. Until that is determined the investigation is a waste of time and money. Of course wasting money is what the current administration seems to do best.

Another thing the Dems should remember is they wont hold the White House forever. Investigating prior administrations like this could be precedent for the same thing to happen to them. And if you think the Chicago style politics they are playing is completely legel – your dreaming.

Adolph is dancing like a cat on a hot tin roof. Get him President Obama! Size him up for pin stripes. Haliburton, secret oil meetings. Bring it all out for the people to see.

The Republican Playbook

Accuse the other side of doing what you are doing!

When I was growing up I was taught that the difference between Us (U.S.) and Them (dirty rotten commies) was that They believed that the ends justified the means. We were better than that. We would never lower ourselves to the likes of Stalin or Hitler or Pol Pot.

Bush/Cheney changed that.

I feel some of you are not paying attenton. These people your are so set on protecting, were planning on killing you ,your mother and your children. I for one am very thankful this did not happen ,becasuse the people that were in charge kept us safe.I also think God none of you were in charge.Because you can not see beyond your stupid nose You are acting like an ingrate.Obama is also on the ingrate list,.

Rule of law and the upholding of our principles as a nation evidently means very little to Dick Cheney and those of his ilk. And to invoke the lack of further attacks after 9/11 as a defense for the entire debacle in Iraq is laughably invalid, kind of like claiming that pulling over more speeders in Oklahoma prevented the next Timothy McVeigh.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. cheney is a national and global disgace.

Look – the focus here shouldn't be on the politics. Yes, we understand that it makes a lot of people feel good to grind their Cheney and Bush axes but the fact is that you're judging people who did the dirty work that had to be done post 9/11 and you're judging them by today's standards. I think everyone needs to keep in mind how this nation felt on 9/12 and what we asked those people to do for us. This stuff has all gone to the Justice Dept before which declined to prosecute anything. As someone has already pointed out, we know the Justice dept "isn't political" so there must have been some valid reasons why prosecutions were declined.

All this fuss because someone made drill noises at a bad guy we caught in Aghanistan – really? By the way, this administration still supports rendition of people to places like Egypt and Saudi Arabia – talk about speaking out of both sides of your mouth...

It's about time.

I still find it very telling that the member of the administration who had actually served in the military, who had actually defended this nation on battlefields and who had led troops into war–Colin Powell–was the voice of reason decrying torture. Torture is torture, regardless of what you call it. Anyone who has a loved one serving this nation on foreign soil should be furious at the cavalier manner in which Chenny, Gonzales and any number of administration lackies threw aside the treaties of which the US is a signatory. When we torture, we place our troops in a more direct threat of torture. How can we demand treatment better than what the Bush-Cheney administration inflicted? This is not political. This is about how we, as a nation, stand by the rule of law.

Of course it is political. Everything in Washington is politics. No President before this one has ever sought to prosecute people for policies during the previous administration. And the Bush Presidency was certainly not the first time an administration has implemented controversial policies. Look back in history and almost every President has done something. So why now? Obama is not an idiot. He is aware of the can of worms he is opening. So why is he doing this? Is it a smokescreen perhaps? There is doubt these actions are unprecedented.

Why wasn't Dick this vocal when he was serving WE, The People?!

can he point to ONE instance where these techniques work or provided "valuable" information without revealing national secrets? i imagine he could be vague about at least one occurrence, can't he??? he also stated that he is okay with the use of these methods even if they maybe illegal...

Wake up Gang. Our resourses have been attacked all over the world, not just 911. Considering the enemy we are dealing with and how they treat prisioners (remember Dan Pearl) I don't think we are harsh enough. Why should we be the only nation to follow laws no one else follows. Ask the families of 911 if they care about water-boarding.
This country has far greater problems to solve or is this a side show to take our attention away from Health Care, Exc.pay,etc.?

On Sept.11th most of the hijackers didn't know the full plans. Most terrorists are not told what they are doing, especially when they will die, for fear they will not go through with it.
That is why torture does NOT work, they are the 'workers', not the planners of terrorism!!!

Are we a country of laws, or not? Those that want to win at the cost of any and all principles can unequivocally be considered "unprincipled". Is that what we want to become as a nation?

I've noticed that a very high percentage of us that have served in the military – and are offering comments – are offended, if not enraged, in our former leadership's complete lack of respect for national and international laws and treaties.

Ethnocentricism, racism, and nationalism are again beginning to run rampant in this country, particularly among those that have never traveled abroad. Are we once again burdened with a reincarnation of the likes of Joseph McCarthy and his ilk? Are we to see “convoys” of fat guys in pickups and camo posturing on our streets?

Ignorance drives the minority – self respect drives the rest of us.

Sadaam used enhanced techniques, we bound people and through them off of 10 story buildings. There is no moral equivalence to waterboarding, except for altruistic hippies.

I'm totally shocked to hear such argument from the republicans. If they think it's okay to subject prisoners to torture and get away with it, what moral justification will they have to question roque states from torturing prisoners? what make these states rogue is that they think it's okay to torture.Does that make america a rogue state? stop disturbing other countries with your 'rule of law' doctrine if you think it is difficult to uphold it. If torture is that effective and okay, then you should withdraw your forces from afganistan and iraq and allow the talibans to keep torturing their people. what will become of the u.s government? TALIBANS!

Cheney's just scared that his evil past will catch up to him. Yes the CIA should be investigated. No one is above the law. He needs to do some time behind bars.

But I guess hiding the atrocities you implemented ISN'T political, right Cheney?

Now why would anyone want to investigate the interrogations? Could it be that Mr Cheney allowed, authorized and actively promoted these illegal tactics? I'm sure this is one of many war crimes relative to the Bush administration that he does not want investigated. The master of sophistry is at it again!

What a low life!

Pam in Oregon

Everything is political, including the recent Republicans' attack on healthcare, their rejection against anything that Obama does, why Sarah Palin resigned etc. Obama is just trying to reach out to the other sides when he showed willingness to abandon the public option. They simply want to show that Obama is bad, and uses him to hide all of their faults during the past 8 years. They want to throw the problem with budget deficit to Obama, and forgot who should be responsible in the past... just a bunch of hypocrites... yeap, Democrats are hypocrites, but Republicans are much better hypocrites hiding behind God. (that makes them worst hypocrites!)

Waterboarding is not torture and it worked magnificantly. We should do it more often. Unfortuneately, the democrats have let the terrorists know we will only go so far, so it would be less effective.

MR Cheney is spot on. The last time the Dumbocrats forced this stupidity on America you personally sanctioned the MURDER of 3000 people in New York by enemies of America. Your PC BS has cost real Americans (I.E, Not anti-American Dumbocrats) freedoms such as the "patriot act". YOUR idiotic PC BS needs to stop and stop NOW. We know who the enemies are and if we shackle our intelligence community again you can bet they'll take advantage of it. Pray (oops you don't believe in god do you...use some of that there hope shinola) its not you or yours. Stupid democrats, freedom earned not given. We have enemies and they have shown themselves. Leave the CIA to do their job. I like my freedom.

So the Republicans thought investigating and prosecuting Clinton for having an affair and lying about it was appropriate but not investigating TORTURE and MURDER of prisoners of war. Republicans are so hypocritical – Nothing more than a bad cartoon of their former selves

If Al-Quaida was using "Enhanced Interrogation" on U.S. troops then would Cheney and Bush still feel that it is an acceptable means for anyone or any country to obtain information. Obviously, it is the Cheney/Bush phiolosphy that "the means justify the end". Also, why does the Media allow Cheney to get a free pass using the term "Enhanced Interrogation" but if other countries i.e. Iran, N. Korea, Russia, etc were doing the exact same thing, then the U.S. would call it "Torture". A pig is a pig regardless of what you choose to call it! So is torture!

For the name of GOD, Chaney, just go away...................To Prison

You have to laugh, I mean how many times the threat level go up when they needed a boost in an election or a poll and oh, those Osama videos always came out at the perfect time. Amazing what you can do will Final Cut Pro.

Convention Against Torture and Congress's Section 2340. The treaty, which was approved by more than 70 nations around the world,

Defined torture as "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person ... at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity." Section 2340 contained similar language, defining torture as an "act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering ... upon another person within his custody or physical control."

there haven't been any attacks since President Obama been in office either, how does he explain that? according to his faulty logic, Obama should receive credit as well for not having allowed any further terrorist attack on the US, but i doubt if he will do so... why doesn't he take a page from W and just be quiet...

The US was attacked in the early 90's. Clinton caught these people, they were tried, and they were jailed. He THE KEPT US SAFE for 8 years (including thwarting the Millenium Plot). It was only after Bush was elected that the largest failure to protect America ever happen. So basically, Bush/Cheney DID NOT keep America safe.

And for the guy who said Gore would also have attacked Iraq, that is completely laughable and goes against massive amounts of evidence.

Cheney is still trying to cover his backside.

Guess the shoe is on the other foot now eh Cheaney. How does it to feel to be on the receiving end of a criminal investigation? Remember what goes around comes around.

cheney should be prosecuted for treason! no doubt about it! as far as i know he is the only person to reveal the identiy of a u.s. operative for political gain. this may have cost the u.s. lives and our security.

All of you people complaining about the enhanced interrogation techniques (which kept yours – and your families lives – safe) should be ashamed of yourselves. Move to another country if you don't want to be safe. YOU certainly did not lose family or friends during 9/11. WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE MURDERED? WHAT ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES? OH, and you are probably the same people who are happy they let the terrorist bomber from Scotland loose for humanitarian reasons because he is DYING. What about the people HE MURDERED??? GO HUG A TREE.

When Al Qaeda attacked us on 911, we should have woken up. We are at war. What do you do during war when someone is going to bomb you? You get that information! Sometimes you have to push ethics to the side and realize you are saving thousands, if not millions of people. Anyone who doesn't think we are at war is blind. History tends to repeat itself. Everyone was sleeping when Hitler almost took over the world. Wake up! Stop blaming the former administration for everything. Vice president Joe supported the iraqi war (and it's supposed "war crimes")

SHUT UP! What is it going to take for Cheney to go away? A long stint in jail perhaps? Even if Bush administration policies stopped additional terror acts as he repeatedly claims, breaking the law to do so is not an excuse or a justification for breaking our laws. We are a country of laws. Ordinanry citizens, celebritites AND politicans must abide by them or face the consencquences. Cheney mistakenly believed he was above the law. Now he needs to pay for his crimes.

was this same Cheney/Bush administration increased terror level to its highest couple of days before election? was it politics or what.

Rather than come down on the CIA or other intelligence service, why not put the men who directed the action on trial?. Bush and Cheney shredded the constitution and moved into illegal territory. Punish the men who gave the orders and lied about the legality of it.

It does not matter how Cheney, his daughter–AND, What makes her qualified to be the spokesperson for Bush-Cheney policy–or anyone else tries to defend illegal actions, that doesn't make them legal. I'm tired of Cheney's attempts to rewrite history. When qualified constitutional law professors, and many knowledgeable individuals say that the rule of law was subverted, I believe those who have no vested interest in putting their own political slant on facts.

I'm sorely disappointed at Obama's reluctance to allow full investigation of the illegal actions that were sanctioned by Cheney and others of the Bush administration.

Dick Cheney is a compulsive liar and always out to cover his own ass. He's running scared because he knows the investigations are getting closer and closer to exposing his corrupt administration. It may take years, but when people find out what he was really up to it's going to be really bad for him.

Rather than come down on the CIA or other intelligence service, why not put the men who directed the action on trial?. Bush and Cheney shredded the constitution and moved into illegal territory. Punish he men who gave the orders and lied about the legality of it.

Listening to Cheney is like listening to Osama Bin Laden, they both have the same extremist view points and both should be in jail.

The more Cheney talks, the more pathetic he becomes. Keep on talking, old man!

The rest of the world is laughing, I am just saying.

When the head of the cia (Panetta) tried to resign after finding out about the death squads, I think it is safe to say this is not politically motivated at all. If you worry the head of covert operations that is time to stop and do some thinking. I am surprised at how transparent cheney looks defending himself from all theese accusations when for eight years he was beyond question. lotta questions unanswered. Trying to claim that an investigation would insult the cia sounds like a scared politician tring anything to avoid accountability. I can't belive how horribly guilty and cowardly his finger pointing is, right on national tv. Reality tv can't create better scandal and drama. Wait till they audit the fed. next year I'll need a diaper for that newscast.

What would you all have said on September 12th, 2001? Just curious?

--"America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall."

He openly admits that he doesn't have any problem with interrogators breaking the law.

An investigation offends him. He's OK with torture.

Dick Cheney is a mass murderer. That dog should be hung along with the rest of the scum behind the New World Order!

What do you call outing a CIA agent?

Someone needs to bring Cheney in for questioning. He publicly admits to authorizing criminal activities. Its about time he did time for the crime(s)!

The attorney general must investigate violations of the constitution, especially concerns of torture by a branch of the federal government. If there were no review of Bush and Chaney’s actions then the Obama administration would appear as a fellow traveler and that would be politically and historically incorrect. In that respect, yeah, maybe the review is politically motivated.

Let us remind you again, Mr. Cheney:

You and Mr. Bush did NOT keep America safe when you chose to ignore the Presidential Daily Briefing of August 6, 2001 that warned of al Qaeda's determination to attack the U.S. using airplanes.

And now reports are saying (what we already know) that torture does not yield reliable intelligence.

So, why again, should we care about what you think?

Cheney is spot on with his comment that Obama ordered the probe.

Dear Astroturff this:

I am a 68-year-old housewife who lives in Texas. I have no contact with anyone in either the Democratic or the Republican hierarchy. I'm just a very interested citizen who is reading as much as I can get my hands regarding what's going on in this wonderful country of ours. I am absolutely shocked at some of the things the Bush administration did under the guise of protecting our country. TORTURE IS WRONG - and the people who say [whether erroneously or correctly] that the results of torture kept us safer just don't get it. TORTURE IS WRONG – in any instance – under any circumstances. It's not what our country is about. We're supposed to be above that sort of thing. I'm sorry and ashamed that it took place at the hands of our own government.

Cheney is right! Not a big fan of him, but this is obviously politically driven. If extreme left liberals weren't still sore in the rear about Bush this wouldn't be happening. I applaud the CIA for keeping us safe for so long after 9-11. With the lack of leadership in the White House now and the restraints being placed on the CIA (as if they were the bad guys) I doubt we will be safe much longer.

Of course, the overwhelming majority of the posts here are all for prosecuting the "liars" in the Bush administration. But none of you post about how safe they kept us, nor how this action will forever damage the relationship between the Executive office and the CIA, nor many liars and tax cheats are in the Obama administration, and nobody blinked an eye when Slick Willy lied straight to your faces about Lewinski. Double standard? No, couldn't be. Keep following the sheep herder O-baaahhh-ma.

He has turned into a bitter old man who has lost his powers. It would be best for him to retire and go out hunting with and for his friends....if he truly has any.

When we suffer another attck on US soil, all you posters that hate Cheney be sure to post again. Or will you find some way to absolve Preident Obama of blame?

Cheney's lips are moving, but I'm not listening. I don't know if he honestly believes he did the right things, but the fact is that he caused unspeakable harm to this country and the world at large during his 8 years in the White House. Now he thinks everyone else always has something up their sleeve because that's the way he was while he was in office. Fortunately, we now have a president and vice president who know the meaning of the word integrity.

Forget the investigation. Cheney and his own Axis of Evil have no regard for the Constitution and the Rule of Law. Send him and his cronies to Gitmo and let the waterboarding begin. Surf's up Dick!

Political from this administration you got to be kidding me! The CIA did the job to protect us this administration thinks that playing nice is the way to save us when they VOW to kill us all! This will make the CIA non essential like when Washington shuts down for a snow storm and all these people stay home! If Holder wants to take over prisoner policy where they will play nice don't talk harsh or be mean i know the number of prisoners will fall when a soldier figures out that he puts himself more on the line to capture a prisoner the prisoner will be in better conditions than the soldier, it will be safer for the soldier to shoot and kill !!!!!!

This from the "man" who helped the Bush Administration being a bankrupting war based on lies, falsehoods, manufactured evidence, and ideology? I'm SO shocked.

Since he believes in waterboarding....maybe we should give it try and see if we get the truth from him

The US must itself charge Bush and Cheney with war crimes and send them to trial in The Hague, Netherlands. Otherwise, we are complicit as a nation.

Funny how the lefties on this board loudly bemoan EIT, yet will not begin to acknowledge their obvious efficacy and the protection afforded them.

Question: What would be the tone of this conversation were we able to look back on thousands more killed on U.S. soil from terrorists attacks and were subsequently informed that they could have been prevented had we applied waterboarding techniques only 3 (three) times? My guess is that there would be (rightly so) a loud hew and cry for Cheney's head.

Careful what you wish for, you just might have gotten it.

I am tired of this worn out statement from Cheney..."how do you explain no more attacks have happened."

He tries to make it seem as if these types of attackes were a regular event in the US.

The fact is that prior to 9/11, there was only 1 other attack like that...the other WTC attempt in the early '90s. So it is not statistically sound to argue this way.

Attacks like this are not common from the beginning so it is just as likely the lack of attacks since this has nothing to do with any counter-terrorism attempts.

Sheesh...someone tell him to go back to sleep and we don't care to hear his lies anymore.

He is probably worried that he will be prosecuted.

Dicky boy is simply trying to distract people from his own criminal acts. He is a war criminal and should be tried by the world court. He is directly responsible for over 5000 deaths of American youngsters, and an uncounted number of Iraq civilians and military.

If Al Gore had defeated George W. Bush, a Democatic administration would have faced 9/11. I believe that a Pres. Gore would have taken
'extraordinary measures' in response to 9/11, including 'enhanced interrogation' techniques. If they had come to light, maybe the Republicans now would be crying foul. It seems it is all about political warfare.

Kenneth M. Pollock in "Threatening Storm" stated that a Pres. Gore would have had to face a potential WMD Saddam/Iraq. It is highly likely a Gore administration would have gone to war in Iraq as well. Post event arm chair quarterbacking in meaningless.

Yeah, its politics. GOOD politics for once.

Reply to "Al (with his head) inside the Beltway" . . . on only two of his rhetorical questions: What Al said: "Can one of you please cite the Article and paragraph in the Consitution (sic) of the United States that deals with terrorism; or the Article and paragraph that sets limits on how the United States prosecutes a war . . ." Examining and evaluating the methods and rationales for those methods, so laboriously contorted and strained, white-washed with a pastiche of legal chicanery, it gets more nakedly clear with time that they were duct-taped together to construct the after the fact the house of cards for going to war and applying torture to predominantly near suspects and the victims of un-vetted bounty hunters - all acts that are seen as departures from and gross violations of treaties which the United States has signed and ratified, and thus THE LAW OF THE LAND. It remains an exercise for Al to return to his copy of the Constitution and find the supremacy clause regarding treaties in that document.

Cheney seems to be proud of the fact that there have been no more direct attacks since 9/11. Let me state the obvious for the millionth time: The last attack on the mainland US before 9/11 was in 1812. So Cheney held his post during the first attack on mainland US soil in 189 years. Way to go, Mr safety czar. You seem reluctant to take credit for THAT.

If it were politics, Cheney would be giving interviews from his jail cell.

What else could it be other than political ? These people seek every opportunity to destroy the opposition and consolidate and strengthen their power; the country be hanged!

Political or not if its wrong its wrong lf you commited a crime you commited a crime.Also to ASTRO TURF THIS OR WHOEVER: Im not member of Acorn or any group Yes im am a Obama supporter and a true American too. People can say that G. Bush And D. Cheney kept this country safe for 8 yrs. But let me say this my safety and security is in GODS hand it was only by the GRACE OF GOD that this country havent been attacked yet.

Cheney should be commended for his patriotism and continuing to stand up for what is right even though he is no longer in office. It was a difficult time in our history when are country was being attacked by terrorists. A lot worse than a little water and sleep deprivaition was forced upon the over 2,000 people who were murdered on September 11. How soon we forget and go into our self-absorb worlds where others like Cheney have the courage to stand up and handle this issue head on. Cheney is a true leader.

Heaven knows Cheney and the Bush administration never did anything political! We used to be above using the techniques that the Bush administration lowered themselves to use. Harsher techniques do not get better information. Instead prisoners will say ANYTHING to get the torture to stop. I want our country's reputation back!!

Those who break the law or encourage the same must be punished, if we are to be a law obiding society. To feel you are above the law because you are a high ranking official cannot be tolerated. Clearly the tactics used during the Bush administration are violations of national and international laws and agreements. The Attorney General should proceed with the investigation and bring those who violated the law to justice. Regardless of who they are or were, if we are to be a nation of law and order. To do otherwise is to nullify all we supposedly stand for nationally and internationally.

Keep this in the back of your mind – should any of the scumbags now trying to destroy our country ie dead fish emanuel, holder, etc ever get kidnapped and we capture the ring leader of the gang that did that – please DO NOT TORTURE him to make him tell where the victims are being held captive.

OMG! The Nazi like tactics of the Bush White House should be investigated and all of them should be sent to prison for life.Who the hell does Cheney think he is?Dark Vader? In this country you pay for your crimes and this group should be no different!Bush/Cheney knew these tactics were and still are against the law even in war and they chose to do it anyway.

Osama Bin Laden may as well retire.
Barack Obama is doing a great job of destroying this country for him.
Maybe he is Bin Laden's follower?

The obvious difference being that the Vietcong administered permanent physically damaging torture techniques while the U.S. administered non-physically damaging EIT under the close scrutiny of doctors and agency monitors.

But, other than that glaring difference...

Cheney needs to be prosecuted. He'd look good in orange.

God Bless Eric Holder! Please be brave enough and strong enough to investigate and bring these criminals who have almost destroyed our country to justice. Do not allow yourself to be frightened off by the self serving and powerful or the politicians. This is so important to restore the faith in our Country. If you can do this, you will earn yourself a greater place in history than all others before you. I will pray for you to do so.

Of course, Cheney is against this – he has always been into lying and secrecy, and Holder's investigation would blow the lid off all his deception.

Why is torturing people okay for us to do but we hold other countries accountable for violating treaties?

War Crimes!

I think the whole Bush admin. looked rediculously imoral and blatently stupid from the start, as well as many others serving with me. Makes me wonder why the repubs always claim they have the service members in mind they never had my concerns about torture in mind. In a true Republic no one votes and there is no middle class, keep that in mind when you see cheney sqwirming on tv. He snubbed his nose at the concerns of the whole nation for eight years now he is so concerned with what we think, as an investigation may occur. "Obama promised us he wouldn't prosecute." Are you freakin' kidding me?! why the need to ask in the first place? Doesn't sound like a guy with a clean conscience to me. Want to play tough guy/ hardliner? Well we'll see how that shoe fits, huh?

Time to investigate ALL crimes of the Cheney/Bush administration and put people like the Head Spook into prison for the remainder of their lives. … Maybe at Gitmo. How's that Dick?

I truly believe that Presient Obama wants to move on but at the same time he knows that noone is above the law and in a sense this is not totally up to him.if that was the case we wouldnt still be here talking about this. My belief is you broke the law you have to pay for it. So no matter who you are politician, President or Vice President. Also if this was President Obama who broke the law where do you think he would be right about now?

Cheney should just be shot DEAD! He's nothing but a criminal and trying to redirect investagations that will out him. He's just as evil & corrupt as Adolf Hitler. The taxpayers are also footing the bill for his EXTENDED Secret Service protection. Why? He's nothing but a babbling bafoon. Just get rid of him and save the taxpayers a lot of needless expense. Not just the U.S. but the world would be a better place.

The next time a building falls in NY how many of us are still going to be whineing about being too mean to the people who did it?

Seriously, how many of the self rightous idiots out there calling for the CIA to be decimated would feel the same way if it ment the saving the lives of thier children?

By the way real torture leaves marks.

Isint it a little funny that when Obama gets in trouble with the left over health care that this issue just happens to come up?

I'm not expecting CNN to post this

They're gonna getcha, Dick. You got it coming. Remember the day you didn't call the jets? 3,000 innocent dead on your head. I hope they get you before your heart does. Enjoy hell.

It's called checks and balance,,, Obama & Holder are right for looking in on what's been going on over the past 8 years. Cheney and Bush were under the influence of power and orchestrated and maneuvered for more of it. They were creating conditions of unquestioned authority and accusing anyone of being unpatriotic if they did. Our Constitution and the moral fabric of our nation must be guarded carefully. it is not for sail or compromise. Torture is BAD, no matter what the reason. The Geneva convention articulated our stand on these matters – Cheney undermined all that.

To coin a phrase for Enemy of the State (movie) "who's gonna be monitoring the monitors"..........Obama & Holder and the American people with transparency. Check and Balance folks. That's what was needed then. Let the investigation begin!

I think he's trying to duck responsibility for what's going on here, and I think it's wrong," Cheney said.

YOU ARE KIDDING RIGHT???? He's trying to duck responsibility???? This is just proof, in black and white no less, that this man is absolutely INSANE!!!

When asked directly if he was "okay" with the enhanced interrogation techniques, even if interrogators in some cases exceeded legal limits, Cheney replied: "I am."

Question is, who sets the limits?

Putining a 500 pound wt. on someones chest is ok.
That crushing feeling!

[...] investigate "enhanced interrogation techniques" is politically motivated. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Cheney said the investigation is "a witch hunt, in which I am the witch which is [...]

What's the matter Cheney, afraid they will find out all the illegal and evil deeds allowed under your administration. Afraid your evil deeds will come back and bite you? I think that is why you are so afraid to have anyone probe the torture issue. You should be scared – God know you broke man's law but it is also most obvious you broke God's law too! You did nothing to protect us as our borders were like a sieve and you were willing to sell our port labor to the country of Dubui from whom 911 terrorists lived. You sir are a coward and a very evil man who works in stealth to destroy anyone who disagrees with you. Satan owns you and we all know it.

I am sure that the politicians used similar reasons to force citizens of Japanese descent at the beginning of World War II into internment camps. And at the end of the War, I am sure that supporters of the camps professed the number of American lives saved becauseof the internment camps. History has shown that these camps were not something that Americans are proud of and it will be the same for some of the tactics used by the Bush administration on the fight againsts terrorism. Cheney will be recorded in history as one of the worst Vice Presidents of all time. This opinion isn't coming from a left wing liberal, but from a moderate conservative and registered Republican.

Raising the erroneous wheel of fortune 'terror level' on the eve of the 2004 election was definitely not a political move. Putrid Republican scum.

I support Eric Holders' push for investigation. Justice must be served.....If we as civilians break the law, we have to answer to that. It must be the same for all. The notion that this is making the CIA not want to do their job is insane, and infers unpatriotic suggestions....These brave menand women, have signed up to protect this country, and to say b/c an investigation is taking place there, that agents, and higher ups will not want to do their job is a joke.
If they must, a agent, a soldier, heck a average civilian will do what is needed to protect this country........Again the right wing is pathetic.
They have been totally discredited over the past eight years, and yet they continue to recieve coverage as the truth telling bunch......I wish John King would ask real questions, and correct politicians w/ facts instead of asking questions that only ask for opinions......

Dick Cheney has done incalculable damage to this nation over the 8 years that he manipulated a weak minded president. Is it too much to hope that he would retire quietly from public life and allow the rest of us to repair the damage he has caused? Let's hear no more from him...please.

Dick basically thinks any country can use "enhance techniques" defined and approved by its own government to prevent attacks.

So it basically means Dick is at peace with all the "ENHANCED TECHNIQUES" that were carried out by VietCongs because they were basically trying to find information from our soldiers to save lives of their people and government !

Here is what Fox news headlines would look – "Iranian government uses Enhanced Techniques to curb the opposition. Chinese are routinely using Enhanced Techniques to silence democracy".

No Dick!
you are trying to duck out of what the investigation will uncover. It will confirm that you are a sinister, torture activist who sent our country in the wrong direction. Now its time for Obama to get us off the failed policices of the "wrong doers"

The long view of history will show Bush and Cheney were heroes who had the courage to do what needed to be done. And that Obama and the lefties would stoop to anything to deflect public attention from their screw-ups. The lefties are making America look weak in the eyes of the world, thus inviting our enemies to attack us.

Jeeeezzz what a chorus of like-mindedness here – 100% of you are Bush/Cheney haters – what a surprise! Nothing new I guess, since this IS CNN ... one of your little liberal watering holes. Your lack of critical thinking/reasoning and cult-like need to be identical to each other, is really a pathetic display of lemming-ness – how about you all follow your cult leader Obama off a clif somewhere?

Brad

The American People (nay the World's People) hate you Cheney.

You are a liar, thief, murderer, coward, hypocrite, criminal and should be living out your life in a federal prison – hopefully with Bush, Rumsfield, Rice and Powell and the like, for what you thugs did to America and Iraq.

On with the investigations!

Of course it is political, he used his power to commit murder and try to cover it up by calling it covert. Someone has to make this man accountable for his actions and using PRIVATE corporations as hit men for the US. IT is a shame we have done this and his balls should be held to the fire so he answers for what he has done.

The investigation will show that the CIA acted in what it thought was a correct manner based upon advise from the AG and Legal Counsels of the Administration. Therefore, no one at the CIA will be prosecuted for following what they thought at the time was a "lawful order."

Who will and should be prosecuted: The AG, Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby, Karl Rove and the lawyers who drafted the opinions.

Why this administration talk always about investigating the CIA instead of the terrorists who killed thousand of Americans? Can somebody please give me an answer to this question.

So you Neocons think we should use any means necessary.

First, any captured American warfighter for the next century is going to be tortured.

Second, give me your names. I will report you as an enemy of the state. We will seize all of your assets. Put you in prison without trial. And if you give us any problems, we might just kill you.

Welcome to the new America. Is this what you idiots want?

Torture is torture. Results don't matter. If I sell drugs, it is illegal, regardless if the money I made was used to build homes for the poor. Republicans repeatedly have this problem. They illegally sell missiles to the Iranian terrorists, thinking it's okay as long as they use the money to fund the contras in South America...ENDS DO NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS. We have courts for that and we have signed international treaties. Cheney et al belong in The Hague. It's not politics, it's rule of law.

I thought Cheney wanted the truth to come out. Now he wants a coverupThe AG called his bluff. HHHMMMM!!!

Is the fact that there were no follow-on attacks in the U.S., and evidence is abundant that others were planned, merely a coincidence? Liberals don't want to admit that Cheney's EIT policies kept them safe.

It's easy to criticize from the comfort of security.

The few individuals that are in question as far as receiving the beat down (interrogation) where alkida masterminds. If they had Clinton, bush or Oboma in there interrogation room they be dead by the end of it to say the least. These are direct opponents to the free thinking patriotic American so anything those CIA boys need to do to piss them off is fine with me as long as I don't have to know about it.

There goes 'Dick' Cheney flaunting the law again. This guy is a total crook and should be investigated, prosecuted, and incarcerated with the worst prison scum we have... just to make him feel at home. He'd be great as somebody's 'prison wife,' since he was an abomination as a vice-president.

It was Cheney and Bush's inept handling of info given before 9/11 that caused 9/11. Through guilt of mishandling the intelligence they over reacted and committed crimes in the process. It was their mishandling put AMERICA AT RISK. Now Cheney is trying to shift the blame off of him.

The U.S. as a country is screwed! This type of thinking will allow terrorists to get into the US, violate our laws, kill our civilians, and here we are worried for their rights under our laws.

The CIA operates outside the US. To be effective, they cannot be bogged down with the silly laws that apply inside the US. Otherwise let the FBI be in charge of intelligence in the world and read Miranda rights to Osama Bin Laden when he gets caught.

Hello Mr. Cheney,

When the tide is rising and our feet get a bit wet, we run for higher ground. Are your feet getting a bit wet? Are you finally feeling the heat a bit you heartless piece of trash? You are a disgrace to our country and the values it stands for. Shut up; your breath stinks.

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Isn't it great to use Fixed News as your 'trumpet"? The right wing mouthpiece meachine. Let me puke.

"At issue is whether the enhanced techniques led to suspects providing valuable information that prevented further terror attacks."

NO IT IS NOT!

The after the fact notion that illegal activities prevented more terrorist attacks is the arrogant mindset that is causing the U.S. to lose legitimacy in the world view. We fight desperate battles with terrorists because of this mentality. If we actually lived by the virtues we supposedly defend none of this would be an issue.

I think it is a fairly simple issues to resolve if the statement that they are

"...arguing they produced valuable intelligence without violating U.S. laws banning torture."

is true or not. If not, then the people who authorized the techiniques that go against INTERNATIONAL, not just U.S., law are international war criminals and should be punished as such. How much would we stand for these techniques being used against our soldiers?

"I knew about the waterboarding, not specifically in any one case but as a policy we approved,"

This is all you need to know. Cheney knew about and approved of torture. Torture is illegal per the US Constitution, the most fundamental law of the land. This man is a criminal, as is anyone else who knew about and participated in torturing detainees.

Whether torture "works" is irrelevant. It's illegal. If an administration wants to commit illegal acts, they're free to amend the constitution to make it legal.

If he was really concerned about "what was right for the CIA", then he wouldn't reveal the identities of agents, like he did with Valerie Plame.

The difference between Democrats and Republicans? Republicans don't pay people to go on the blogs and make comments. Democrats go on Craigslist and pay people $500 a week to do just that. Isn't that patriotic and American? I would bet my weekly paycheck and 3/4 of the people writing responses on this forum are paid by the SEIU, Acorn and Obama OFA. They don't give a flip about the best thing for this country. They just know that when the progressive liberals pay them money they should do what they're told to do. I can't think of anything more slime ball than that. We are talking about terrorists who want to DESTROY this country. If you think the progressive liberals are going to pay you after they destroy this country guess again. You'll be eating Spam and rationing toilet paper like the rest of us.

It's one thing to investigate to ensure that our intelligence (CIA), military and law enforcement (FBI) personel involved with interigating terrorists followed lawful guidlines regardless of how unpopular some techniques are.

It becomes political when the intent of the investigation is really a whitch hunt designed to undermine the our leaders for giveing orders that pertained to the laws of the United States at the time.

The man doesn't get it... his administration is mainly responsible for his party's overwhelming defeat in the 06/08 elections. We KNOW your point of view, Mr. Cheney, and we've REJECTED it...

Mr. Cheney... to torture other people, even if they may possibly be criminals..., is not only wrong... IT IS HIGHLY ILLEGAL!!! Why you, George W. Bush, Alberto Gonzales and the rest of your crew that was involved in these crimes have not been taken to task for ANY of this yet is totally beyond my comprehension. Any other person(s) caught torturing others would be taken to trial, found guilty and sent to prison.

Cheney lives in his own draft dodging lying world. I hope he rots in --.

He is a waste of human life. What good has Cheney done? None!!

Only a right wing nut job thinks dickie boy is relevant.

Ol' Dick will say or do anything to stay out of jail.....here's hoping he gets prison time

Dick Cheney served our country greatly, my guess is none of you bumbling idiots ever have. As for hiding the truth, it is not the truth he is trying to protect, it is the individuals that spent many of sleepless night trying to protect us, and these are the people that would be ate up by a political machine that no one would be able to stop. It's time to move on, also recognize that the left has realized that the health care issue is killing them and their only defense is to try and summon up an issue.

As has been shown time and again during the 8 years of his Vice-Presidency and continuing in recent months, Dick Cheney's moral compass points due-South. I don't know why anyone even bothers with anything he has to say (myself included, I suppose) but eventually he's going to have to answer to a higher authority.

The fact that Cheney seems to think throwing out our respect for human rights is far more disturbing than any investigation of crimes committed during the Bush administration.

To see a former Vice President of the United States of America advocating torture is alarming. Thank God we are investigating such crimes.

We 'Democrats' are not so much worried about the 'terrorist' rights as we are about the how OUR captured soldiers must now face.
From what we are told, nost of these Gitmo 'terrorist' were in the wrong place at the wrong time and are not enemy combatants. Or rather, were not enemy combatants.
As to our constitution and laws being broken by previous administrations-We as a country either stand for something, or we die for nothing

Cheney is a shameless, selfish, and evil man. He needs to be silenced by the investigation outcome, so his lies would not go into history as "Cheney saved our nation" without any honesst proof.

The fact still stands "9/11 happened under Bush & Cheney's guard" and I was glad to learn that Bush finally pushed him away in his second term and realized he was ill-advsied after all. In short, These two accomplished "violation of US and international law, ruined our economy".

If Cheney did not know of any instances where waterboarding was used how does he know that we received such good intelligence from its use?

Lie number ..... ahh who's counting.

Of course it's political. It is the Dems turn to go after the Republicans. When the Republicans get back the power they can go after who they want. It's all a political power trip. Both sides play it so don't act like one does and the other doesn't people.

What did Cheney and Bush do to prevent 9/11 from happening in the first place when intelligence reports were available to them for taking appropriate action? Absolutely nothing! They were too busy planning the invasion of Iraq dismissing the Clinton administration 's advice that Osama Bin Laden and Al Queda were the real threat to our country. How could they not see this threat after the USS Cole incident in October 2000, just 3 months before taking office! Bush and Cheney were a disgrace!

I guess Mr. Cheney thinks he was above politics when he advocated the violation of US and international law by supporting torture.

Mr. Chaney, let's investigate. If you did nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear. If you did then you get your chance in the Federal Court system to claim your innocence.

When asked directly if he was "okay" with the enhanced interrogation techniques, even if interrogators in some cases exceeded legal limits, Cheney replied: "I am."

Obviously, the rule of law means nothing. So why have legal guidelines? Who is this man? Who does he think he is to have such flagrant disregard for the law? This man is beyond silly. He is a threat to this country. What is troubling is that this megalomaniac is frequently given a platform.

ecuse me but why are we still talking about dick cheney ? did not the latest documents show that he was not truthful about what the water boarding really did do? and he"s just trying to save his own hide.

To the "goodie two shoes" who are so mad because bad guy terrorist may have received a very small dose of their own medicine please keep your statements in mind when a terriost bomber hits a large daycare center or school. After the Obama administration makes all of our secrets known as well as let the world know that we must not hurt their bad guys. Then, how do you suppose we will gather needed information? Why even capture the bad guys? Oh yes, we will capture them then call you soft hearted do gooders so you can bring them moon pies, t-bone steaks, give them massages, provide them with prostitutes, etc. Let's not hurt them in any way. If they kill our family and children so be it, if we treat them good at least WE won't have to feel guilty. Go ahead Obama, tell the world we CAN't hurt terrorists!

You people are all hillarious. You think Cheney is the first person to do things behind the scenes? All of you who are quick to burn the guy at the stake have years of experience in intellegence gathering and know the ins and outs of the worlds happenings I assume since you have made such firm decisions on this man's choices...

Well that's great. Now history can never separate if the suspects knew about the torture program before they were tortured. I am certain their is a skeleton key out there somewhere that would show what a sick and perverted pile of crap Platoon Leader Cheney was. It's hard to find it even though it is in plain sight but let the solar winds take you under America's big top for the show you never wanted to know existed. The truth may set some people free, but I am absolutely certain it would cause a jury of reasonable peers to give Chicken Hawk Cheney a lethal injection, and it would not be staged.

Terrorists come to your country to fly planes into buildings and blow up people and then you worry about their well being.
They should be dealt with accordingly .
I have never been a Bush supporter but I do give him credit for keeping the country safe ,
Surely , nobody is so naive to think that there were not more terrorist attacks planned.

Of course, i suppose that the dems and their followers would be able to explain why annoucement on the Bush administration anti-terror policy always come up when the president Obama is facing criticism and dificulties on domestic policy like health care and other........ President Obama, you play that game to much, we americans are not stupid !
By the way, Dave in Albuquerque you think you really know what war crime is ? If you want to know, ask the kurdes how Saddam used to do it. Since forever and everywhere, enhanced interrogation techniques are used in time of war. It's never consider as a crime except when a goverment playing politic.

why when the people who write on these walls who are republicans refer to everyone else as you people as though democrats just arrived on this planet and took their toys away from them. if most of these conservatives spent less time watching Fox News and more time reading the constitution maybe just maybe they would stop being manipulated into showing up at town halls and disrupting the meeting for the sake of the GOP . when asked what plan they to have offer they bring nothing to the table and the only reason Cheney is being so talkative vs when he was VP in the White House is the same as a ventriloquist putting the dummy away in a box the dummy cant speak because the ventriloquist has to speak for himself now and it appears he is backpedaling cause that's all he has got .

No Dick, it's not politically motivated, it's morally and constitutionally motivated. You seem to have forgotten long ago that the government is WE THE PEOPLE. When you chose to chip away at the moral fabric of our country, we saw it and called you on it. And, like bin laden, we will never stop coming after you to make sure you pay for your horrid deeds. Keep sweating, Dick.... that sound you hear is the sweet sound of justice slowly and surely coming your way.

This puts our country at great risk. Again, Obama caves to the Pelosi far-left. They are dismantling the very intelligence angency that keeps us all safe all for political reasons. Not only will it make us safe now it will deter future intelligence people from joining the agency to begin with. Think how hard it will be to recruit people with the Democrats barking at the door, trying to score points with their far-left loons. It is further evidence in my mind how dangerous the progressive liberal movement is. They are not thinking about what is good for our country. All they care about is money and control. Nancy Pelosi needs to be thrown to the curb.

The guilty dog barks first and loudest.

It's very clear that no one cares what Dick Cheney thinks anymore. Even President George W. Bush dismissed his opinions during his last term. So go away Dick. Please go away.

Let's just waterboard Cheney. After all, he says it works and if he's innocent, he won't make a false confession just to make it stop, right?

If another country did to our soldiers what we did to the detainees, we would invade them(and rightly so)! It is torture and should be tolerated under no circumstances!!!!

Of course cheney doesn't want the legitimate investigation to continue. He knows full well that the CIA operatives will be spared, and the investigation will lead all the way to the top...including cheney's office and cheney himself. Cheney is a true American Traitor and a disgrace to his Country.

The excuse used by Cheney "that there has been no terrorist attack in the US since 9-11" for allowing the use of torture and in fact justifying it is a false premise. The reason that there has not been a terrorist attack here is more likely the result of greater law enforcement efforts, tighter scrutiny of travelers to the US, the fact that the terrorists now have their hands full fighting us in Afghanistan and Iraq, that they are going after other softer targets in Europe and elsewhere to discourage them from aiding us, and other efforts by us and the length of time that is required to plan for and pull off a terrorist attack. Cheney's premise is kinda like saying "Obama's policies are keeping America safer than Bush's because there has never been an attack on American soil while he has been President." Both premises are of course equally false. Although I do believe Obama's policies will make America a safer and better place to live.

Of course its political to investigate the torturing, its also the right thing to do. Of course Cheney is going to be loud about fighting it, the man knows he is guilty and he doesn't want to face crimes against humanity. No human no matter how vile deserves to be tortured, we are the USA, not the Taliban. We have to walk a straighter road than the worlds savages.

So the ends justify the means is what cheney is saying? "the results speak for themselves". Well, In the Military if we are given an order to go out and shoot someone in the head and we follow that order, we are as guilty as the person who issued it. In fact we are taught that there are times in which orders are to be questioned...even disobeyed if they violate accepted international conventions, laws of combat or civil morality. A war crime is a war crime whether ordered by someone in power (CHENEY) or followed by a solider in the field (THE CIA). You don't get a free pass to do anything you want just because a renegade administration writes a brief that says its okay. I say INVESTIGATE!

You say you don't know if enhanced interrogation did anything. Did it even occur to you that the worst terrorist attack in the history of America happened during Cheney's watch...why is that? Of course enhanced interrogation worked...in recruiting terrorists to carry out further attacks on America. Thanks cheney.

Can one of you please cite the Article and paragraph in the Consitution of the United States that deals with terrorism; or the Article and paragraph that sets limits on how the United States prosecutes a war; or the Article and paragraph that extends the rights of a citizen to a noncitizen on foreign soil? I must be stupid because I can't seem to find it in the Constitution of the United States of American. Let me ask you what torture is? Torture is innocent civilians ducking and calling 911 when Air Force One flys over unexpectedly with a fighter escort. Torture is spending hours in a line at an airport looking for a needle in a haystack because those bend on forcing everyone to their will send innocent women and children to kill other innocent women and children. The men who do these acts do so willingly. They choose to put themselves in harms way. If using enhanced techniques ensures terror is contained, then use them.

Everyone should understand that 80% or more of the people in the country believe the men and women of the Central Intelligence Agency are honest, hardworking, and believe in the Constitution, and protecting it. The Justice Department and President Obama should understand one thing explicitly, To prosecute anyone who participated in protecting this country with any hope of winning is futile. Please put me on that jury. I already have a reasonable doubt that naming a special prosecutor is anything but politically motivated.

I wonder how many people commenting here have actually taken the time to read the report. I just did. What I get from it is:

1) There were some limited violations of policy when using EIT techniques on detainees (scaring with drill, threats against family, cigar smoke in the face, improper application of waterboarding, too much waterboarding)

2) When the program first started, CIA had challenges in training everyone so conformance to policy was not great – but as time progressed the CIA got better and the # of incidents were greatly reduced.

3) This program resulted in a wealth of information, where we actually had Al-quidas (sp?) main guy providing lectures to CIA officials on Al-Queida operational tactics, strategies, etc.

4) This information prevented further attacks... In one case, they captured a guy while he was actively prepping to go on the attack.

5) DOJ previously reviewed the violations of policy and decided not to prosecute, but referred it back to CIA for appropriate discline of its personel.

cheney is a war monger and evil to the core. i don't care if his toture techniques saved lives,the fact is he an bush had 4300 american men an women killed by sending them into a country without need to do so. sadam had nothing to do with 911 and yet cheney ordered a war in iraq! now we have a war in afganistan because the republicans took their eyes off the real enemy to fight the fake war an now afganistan is out of control. the bush era will go down in history as the worst bungled presidency of all times. cheney needs to be in prison for his crimes to the american people. he looks evil an he makes my skin crawl just listening to him speak.

If the Bush administration did nothing wrong, has nothing to hide, and is proud of the steps it took to protect America...then they don't have anything to worry about. Instead of claiming an investigation is nothing but politics, they should be proudly standing up and demanding that there be a review of their policies...then there will be no doubts, conspiracy theories, or political mud to sling around.

Cheney, Bush, and his NEOCONs all avoided direct military action in defense of our country. Bush hid in the Guard, Cheney had What? 5 deferments. Yet they abandon the Geneva Convention which is to protect our service men and women from such abuses. Does it always work? No. But it does represent a morality and a reason that an enemy may surrender if he knows he may be treated fairly. Tell the service men and women at Abu Grah(sp.?) that their prisoner abuse was any worse then what Cheney approved. No, but he left them to hang and I am sure that while these people acted in an unmilitary like fashion the CIA and Cheney's puppets created the atmosphere for their actions. Let Cheney hang and let Bush's presidency be historically recorded as one of shame. Bush did what AQl Quada could not. He sent our country into a financial tailspin.

Political? Then be patient. We will all soon find out.

AustHall earlier post is correct: Dick is scared of what'll come out of an investigation NOT run by the RNC. And he should be.

After the WTC bombing in 1993, Bill Clinton's WH kept the U.S. safe from attack for 8 years – without torturing anybody! It makes you wonder why torture was SO necessary with George & Dick running the show. Obvious answer: It wasn't necessary!

George and Dick dragged the proud reputation of our great nation through the mud – and for what? The FBI and the DOJ needs to conduct the most open and thorough investigation they possibly can – and quickly! It needs to be shown soon that a few criminals were behind what was done in our names, not the nation as a whole.

Time to investigate ALL crimes of the Cheney/Bush administration and put people like the Head Spook into prison for the remainder of their lives. ... Maybe at Gitmo. How's that Dick?

Do Republicans even believe Cheney anymore? The guy is a complete joke.

There haven't been any terrorist attacks since Obama took office either, Cheney!!! How do YOU explain that????
Obviously, our troops are doing their work and making the difference, because we are no longer torturing detainees!!!

Cheney will never see the insides of any jail cell from this or any other investigation.. not because he's innocent.. because the top DOGS in government never get what's coming to them!! Only the small fri shall simmer on this grill as usual!!
If there's an agent who took things further then Cheney and his ILK authorized them to do, then by all means prosecute them, but let's not throw the whole bunch under the bus when they were only doing what Bush and Cheney told them was legal, after all the president is their boss!! So forget the CIA and just go after Bush and Cheney.. LOL LOL....... NEVER HAPPEN!!!!!!!

I don't even get why people complain about the techniques. If their using them there's a good reason for it. Those people most likely aren't good. The drill and the gun etc. was never used, its just a scare technique to make them think that they could also soon get tortured like that. People need to research more. People need to do their research more, a lot of the torturing techniques today alter the mind etc. (just like water boarding), but the victim is fine, physically haha

PLEASE....Cheney is running scared now because we ARE a country of LAW and he broke them. He and Bush had NO PROBLEM throwing soldiers under the bus for Abu Ghraib (and others) when they were caught doing what they were trained to do.

HOW ABOUT STANDING UP FOR THOSE SOLDIERS, DICK??? Oh...that's right....they couldn't advance your wealth and power. LOSER.

Bush | Cheney | GOP INC were ineptly and arrogantly asleep at the national security wheel when 9-11 struck (and later, when Katrina struck).

Only our shock, grief, mourning, sadness and disbelief have prevented us from accurately blaming Bush | Cheney | GOP INC for 9-11 in the past.

When we now read that BUSH | CHENEY | GOP INC claim credit for keeping us safe since 9-11, it should make us all very happy that Attorney General Holder has appointed an Independent Counsel to investigate the truth and nature of their claims.

Do we want our soldiers torured? Of course not.

Do we, in turn, torture the soldiers and terrorists that we capture? Let's find out.

Cheney made clear he believes its a terrible decision," "It's clearly a political move. There's no other rationale for why they're doing this."

Are they kidding. Like you can trust that anyone "believes" anything when they are being investigated

An the no other rationale... I guess Enron, TYCO's CEO, Jack Abramoff, and Blagojevich were all political too..all of which happened when the Republicans were in power.

All pres. Obama needs to do to allay fears of prosecution at the cia is to announce amnesty for those agents involved in questioning, as long as they did not exceed the guidelines as defined by their superiors, and that prosecution will therefore be limited to those interpreting policy and who were in charge of making overall policy.

Dick is a liar.

Obama's inexperience is shining through, terrorist will quickly see this ridiculous move; does he not know that historically they are watching for this. 911 just after Clinton leaves and Bush arrives, we get hit 9 months into his presidency, now Obama weakens our resolve and is playing political games while the economy swirls in the bowl, WHAT ARE YOU DOING AND WHAT ARE YOU THINKING.

SEA

Cheney deserves every step uncovered and put in the slammer .
If it were someone else they would not be rehearsing the decision to do or not to do othey would have been behind the barred gate moons ago.
Give Cheney some of his own medecine.
Would we love to see this "the biggest crook that ever lived " taken in and waterboarded ?YES

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! [Barry Goldwater].

I would remind you that extremism in the destruction of liberty is my advice! [Dick Cheney]

We in the US have never been so politicallly divide since the war between the states. We have so many problems facing us and all we do is fight among ourselves. It time to move on America. Wake up, we are destroying ourselves. Cheney needs to shut up as well as the far left and let all move on. Just review the comments in this articale, are we one nation, I think not.

Mr. Cheney – You Protest Too Much – so I must assume you have something to hide – to be guilty about.
P.S. Much of the newly released information was at your request, to prove your side of the story – instead it proves how deeply you had your fingers in things where they did not belong.
You have no one to blame for this investigation except yourself – if you had behaved according to established, approved practices there would be no need for an investigation.

And Cheney never did anything for political purposes? For 8 years, this guy didn't talk to the American people and know he is expecting everyone to believe him!

Pure grand standing for sure, Big deal we water boarded some folks that want to kill us for information. Think about this all you democrats, If all the gitmo prisoners were dead no one would care. If Americans were paying attention to what Obama was doing insted of bashing Bush and Palin there would be a revolution in this country. Wake up America before its to late.

Cheney deserves every step uncovered and put in the slammer .
If it were someone else they would not be rehearsing the decision to do or not to do othey would have been behind the barred gate moons ago.
Give Cheney some of his own medecine.
Would we love to see this "the biggest crook that ever lived " taken in and waterboarded ?YES

Dick, you are great. You have tremendous amount of experience which these democrats including Barack Obama will not have during their lifetime. No congressman or senator can speak up when CIA staff is being interroigated for nothing. Government has lots of money to spend and our children and grandchildren will pay for these costs. I hope American people will wake up and throw these people from their office. It is high time.

If I was being tortured I would probably tell them whatever they wanted to hear just to get them to stop torturing me. I would spew out any lie that would make them stop almost drowning me or drilling into some part of my body. Does this make my statements credible? Also interesting that he doesn't know of any specific cases where waterboarding was used but at the same time he knows for a fact that a drill or gun were not used. Hmmmm.....

Is this anything like Watergate? But Please leave the agents alone who were only doing what they were told.. If he wants to go on and on about how ths kept us safe what about the fact that is coming out that 911 could have been stopped; that Happened on his watch !

"I think it's a terrible decision," Cheney said, later adding: "It's clearly a political move. There's no other rationale for why they're doing this."
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Well . . . I think Cheney is an expert on "terrible decisions" and an expert on "clearly political moves" and an expert on having "no rationale for doing a thing." He's also an expert on "ducking responsibility."

So in this sense maybe we should listen to him?????

When will Mr. Cheney and all others simply admit that everything that happens in Washington , D.C. is political, and stop using this ridiculous comment as a defense?

Cheney is right! We should be investigating, indicting, trying and imprisoning CHENEY for the crimes he committed.

I think the evidence is overwhelming that the enhanced interrogation techniques persuaded them to cooperate," Cheney said, noting there have been no further terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001. "

What kind of measure is this, how many terrorist attacks were there in previous presidencies before 9/11 ? How many will there be in next 10 Yrs...Cheney is a rogue and clear gambler...he may, may not be able to use the same measure in 10 yrs... he is clearly trying to duck..and deceive those gulliable people with this measure. If the measure is so effective after interoggating so many folks from Pakistan/ Afghanistan...why is Osama still at large....this should be the measure if US is safe or not...

Expose his Halliburton conflicts of interest and burn him at the stake!

Put Chenney behind bars for all of his criminal activities.

Cheney is the one that should be investigated and sent prison for war crime. I always thought that it was he and Rove that were running things instead of Bush, but Bush had some doings in the matters to. I think Cheney has a screw loose and lives in fantasy land.

I think the evidence is overwhelming that the enhanced interrogation techniques persuaded them to cooperate," Cheney said, noting there have been no further terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001. "

What kind of measure is this, how many terrorist attacks were there in previous presidencies before 2011 ? How many will there be in next 10 Yrs...Cheney is a rogue and clear gambler...he may, may not be able to use the same measure in 10 yrs... he is clearly trying to duck..and deceive those gulliable people with this measure. If the measure is so effective after interoggating so many folks from Pakistan/ Afghanistan...why is Osama still at large....this should be the measure if US is safe or not...

What a sorry "statesman" he has been. He seems to lack a social and moral conscience as in Antisocial Personality Disorder. I hope extreme corruption is not an essential part of good government.

Torture, or "Enhanced interrogation", is not a reliable interrogation technique and that is a proven fact. Though it does make you just as despicable as the terrorists. Cheney's claim that [through the use of torture] "there have been no further terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001" is as lame as they come. An absence of any attack proves nothing. I can just as easily claim my after-shave works as an elephant repellent because I haven't been trampled by an elephant.

Mr. Cheney is sweating, obviously. The reason why he is so against this is that it will trickle up to him and George Bush. The truth will come out that he had ordered illegal actions. Time to pay, Mr. Cheney.

Any time you investigate a politician, it could be understood as being politically motivated....but the main point is if laws were broken....If either party(but it is usually the Republicans) break the law, they should be held accountable!
Isn't it funny that there are a lot more Republicans in jail or under investigation than Democrats.....The Repubs like to call liberals "Dems" or "libs", well it is now time to call conservatives "cons" for more than one reason!!

My sort of overwhelming view is that Cheney & Bush violated the constitution and used the "terror threat" to allow them to sidestep the constitution in most issues and as a tool to frighten the american people.....and he is still trying to use it that way.

With all due respect, Mr. Vice President, the ends do not justify the means in these cases.

You are a career politician, and the mere accusation of political motivation is political per se, sir.

The president is charged with leading the nation; his attorney general is in charge of enforcing the law. If the law was broken, there is no excuse or reason or rationale that should undermine punishing those who broke it.

You are not above the law.

you people dont seem to understand that there is such a thing as international law. torture is in humane and against the law in the international community. its clearly spelled out by the geneva conventions. cheney, bush, etc... clearly broke the law and must be held accountable.

No body in this United States is above the "LAW". Including Cheney!

Every word out of Mr. Cheney's mouth is political. He plays to his base and America's enemies. They can run with his words and do much harm. He had his 15 minutes of fame and doesn't seem to have the decency that our previous Vice Presidents had to fade into the sunset. Yes, there are times when he should talk but his mantra is the same as in the past. He may truly believe what he says, but all he does is stir up trouble. His silence really would be golden.

I don't care if the techniques saved American lives, I care that they give up American values. We can't win a war by changing who we are.

How does Cheney think he is credible on anything he says? The one puzzling thing I would like questioned is why Cheney and Bush LIED over and over that they did NOT waterboard, torture (and waterboarding is considered torture). Now Cheney is ready to freely admit, yes, he knew about the waterboarding. People need to question his previous lying.

The man is a liar and in my opinion nothing he says is credible. Of course, he takes his airtime with Fox so they can assist in spewing propaganda from the right-wing extremists. The goal here of the right is to attempt to destroy the current administration by any possible means.

We are so well rid of that bunch.

45 U.S. troups have been killed this month...why don't you and Obama say something about that?
I thought Obama was change we can believe in....the budget deficit for this year has tripled, you have 40+ Czars in the White House(plus advisors), they have a Senate Bill to give Obama control over the internet,....you can believe things have gone from bad to WORSE.

Funny how Cheney twists things to fit what he thinks is right for him. Man we never heard so much from him when he was VP...

If he did nothing wrong then why all the outrage by him? The truth will show us. Seems the truth coming out is worrying Cheney...

Cheney learn from your past boss and go away quitely.

Chaney says, "he believes President Barack Obama directed Holder to launch a review..." Really? was he using the the same deck of tarot cards and or crystal ball that told him where the WMD's where?

Straight on man! ""I think he's trying to duck responsibility for what's going on here, and I think it's wrong," Cheney said, on FOX (puff TV). He's just afraid he's going to jail, and he has a right to be!

So you torture anyone (yes, waterboarding is torture) who you think may be a threat. Some are, some aren't. You show the rest of the world that torture is okay, if you feel like it's justified. Who decides when it's justified? So then, our troops get captured. The captors think it's justified because they truly feel threatened. So, our troops get tortured. Do we sit back and say, "oh that's okay, they think it's justified"? The people who should be tried here are Cheney, Rumsfeld, Bush, Gonzales, etc. They started this policy from the top down. They've disgraced this country and what we are supposed to stand for.

Any of the heavy hitters who pushed for the invasion of Iraq really, really, really have a hard time defending the reasons why we diverted troops and money from the true war effort in Afghanistan. That should be a tip off for all you Fox fans that your listening to crap.

Politically motivated? Dick, what was politically motivated was your firing US attorneys that didn’t “play ball” and support your political and administration initiatives. I am surprised dicks not already in Dubai living on the Halliburton profits earned with the blood of our troops. This man needs to go to jail! It would be the first step in regaining any respect we once held in the worlds eyes.

Oh, yes Fox's favorite son surprise surprise...I think is main motivation to scare the hell out of the American people, and some are falling for it. What is he suppose to say "oops". This man is a disgrace to the American people, at least some of them!!!!!!!

Let me see if I have this right. When a Democratic President gets a blow job, it's a federal offense and there needs to be a special prosecutor so that we can find truth and justice; but when a Republican President lies to the American people and takes us into an illegal war, condones torture and gives sweet no-bid contracts to profiteers of that war...that's not a federal offense needing a special prosecutor to seek truth and justice, but politically motivated?

Just think this guy would have became president if something happened to Bush, and that is a scary thought. As a matter of fact I think he was running things behind Bush"s back. He should be the one that should go to jail for a very long time as far as I am concerned.

"When the law brakes the law then there is no law. All there is left is just a fight for survival." - Quote from Billy Jack. 99.999% of Politicians are one notch below child molesters so how on earth can you believe a word that comes out of any of these bullcrap rats. The Democrat and Republican party are the main cause of the downfall of our beautiful country. They both want to justify there bullcrap but in the end they are both useless and rotten to the bone. All gov"ts and religions are corrupted and evil. This is not a general statement. This is the truth. "It is better to die standing, than to live on your knees." - Emiliano Zapata. The world must wake up before it is to late. The big fish are eating all the little fish.

We water board terrorists so what people! The terrorists (referred to as naughty misguided bad boys by the liberals) happens to saw off their victim's heads. I could care less is someone who wish to kill Americans happens to get a little water up their nose. Too bad we're stuck with a bunch of wimps in the WH for another 3 1/2 years

Obummer can’t get his socialist agenda by America so he’s going back to blaming Bush for cover.

This country has prosecuted people for waterboarding. Somehow, now that Dick Cheney decided to do it, it should be legal? That's not the way the law works. Reagan signed treaties agreeing that it was illegal. Cheney has violated those treaties and our laws. It does not matter if it works or not. I'm sure it worked for the Germans when they were doing it to OUR soldiers. It was wrong then. We prosecuted them for it. It was wrong when Cheney ordered it and he should be prosecuted for it NOW.

Spoken like someone who's truly afraid to pay for his crimes against humanity. It's alright. In history you'll go down as a sick slaughter.

Those who are making the argument that Cheney is right for calling investing CIA interrogations a political move are flat out wrong because that undermines our values – justice for violations of the laws, regulations, and proper procedures. These are the arguments we should debate about, not talking points of those who put their own agendas above the law. Remember that people!

Cheney still does not understand that the "rationale for this" investigation is that this is America and we are a country of laws, and if those laws are broken the perpetrators are prosecuted.

Cheney who? did you mean Cheney the liar, cheat, coward and croock?

Oh Cheney, Cheney. Why don't you go back under your rock and keep quiet. We all know what you are and what you represent. Maybe if you just shut up we will let you get away with your war crimes. On second thought, keep talking.

Cheney keeps saying torture worded because we were not attacked after 9/11..... but we were attacked. Remember the anthrax letters?
He want you to pay no attention to that because it was actual terror planned by people(s) who knew what they were doing.

Unlike the Bush administration, Eric Holder is NOT Alberto Gonzales.

The Justice department is supposed to be a separate branch of government and should NOT be choosing which laws to enforce and which laws not to enforce, based upon the whim of the President or Vice President.

WHEN is Dick Cheney just going to go away?????

It is time for Dick Cheney to move on. I thought he had a bad heart and dropped out of sight during the election. I really wonder how John McCain feels about Cheney and Bush's decision to torture. Let's hear from Senator McCain!

I don't care what is done to terrorists if it gains us security. The proof is in the pudding - whatever methods have been used for the last 8 years has worked. Don't change a thing!

Crime is crime and must be punished. You can't rob a bank, give some money to the homeless, and then justify the robbery on the one good thing that it produced. We have to hold people responsible for crimes accountable, or this country and everything it is based on is a giant joke!

If it was wrong, when we were right, to prosecute the Japanese, who committed war crimes by subjecting ours as well as our Allies to such treatment then it is simply wrong.

Was the World wrong when they HUNG those found guilty of such a crime? Dick should stand up and say we were WRONG to prosecute the Japanese for doing this. If he is not willing to do that then it is HE who is being "Political" and as he has consistently proven, simply full of it.

Cheney is not an impartial observer on this subject.

Cheney used his position to benifit his contractor friends and could care less about our country. He proved he is willing to spend all the money Haliburton asked for. On the other hand he couldn't update the equipment our soldiers needed to be safer and complete the mission. He couldn't find the money to care for our soldiers who came home with serious issues both physically and mentally. History will show Bush/Cheney as the worst team ever in the White House. We haven't seen a worst VP since the Nixon/Agnew days.

The infinite wisdom of Darth Vader never seizes to amaze me!
Did he just figure this all out by himself? Impossible!
This latest one is up there with all the other diamonds of wisdom he presented us with:
1) WMD in Iraq
2) Al Qaeda and Saddam connection
3) Nuclear weapons produced en masse by Saddam with Uranum bought in Africa.
4) Endless plots to destroy the US averted by him and
5) The torture techniques he supported that have saved us etc

This guy is beyond psychological help. He's mental and he is out there!

I am disgusted that Cheney received an extension of his secret service protection beyond what is usually provided. How dare the government take our taxpayers' money to continue to protect this war criminal while he shoots off his mouth on Fox News. He can certainly afford his own protection, and hopefully soon he will receive the protection he deserves – solitary confinement at a maximum security prison!

More "flip-flops" by the community organizer accidentally elected to the Presidency. He's governing by poll results but the polls are limited to the Left.

I say we use the exact same torture techniques on Dick Cheyney and the entire BUSH administration...I'll bet they provide some pretty important information!!!
Torture works huh?!!!
Anybody that thinks torture nets a truthful answer should be tortured!!!
FOOLS!!!

"I think he's trying to duck responsibility for what's going on here, and I think it's wrong," Cheney said.

How can this man possibly say that Obama is the one trying to duck responsibility? It is very obvious that Cheney and Bush broke the law and do not want anyone to divulge their responsibility in the traitorous acts. What a fool!

The evidence is overwhelming that Cheeney is awaiting a criminal trial and does not want "Bubba" as his cellmate when he goes to prison.

It is obvious that these staunch supporters of Cheney as well as these torture techniques never once served on the front-lines. You have no clue to what you say, no sense of history, and you are as easily led as herded cattle. If Cheney was a real man or even a real leader he would openly acknowledge that he broke the laws as well as the constitution in effort of protecting the US and face the music by going to jail. He sends men and woman to this oil-war in Iraq and asks them to give their life – he should give his freedom for his crimes.

Mr. Cheney, oh Mr.Cheney! Finally we know the absolute truth about you - keep the drills and guns out of this guy's grasp. Politically motivated? Let's see, why did we go to war in Iraq again..Mr.Cheney can you refresh us on that piece of intelligence again......

And the GOP's reaction to government medical coverage
ISN'T political?! Come on, Cheney. SOME people want to be moral and humane. Doesn't mean the terrorists have more rights than innocent civilians. But to say it's "political" when all the GOP seems to do these days is say "NO" and scream at medical coverage events...well, SOMEONE has his head up his _____.

Anyone who thinks this witchhunt isn't political is naive. Every move our presidant and his regime make is political. But don't blame Obama, it's all he knows how to do. Too bad he isn't in charge of his presidency.

The obvious thing to do here is to use the same interrogation techniques on Cheney to learn about even more criminal activities that occurrred during the Bush administration than we already know. Better yet, just kill him.

You know, I like Cheney when he was the V.P.

At least he was out of sight and kept his mouth shut then.

Now he just a frightened little LAW breaker. Yes, LAW breaker. Our country has laws, and no one is above them, no matter what the circumstance.

If we want to use those tactics, we need to change the laws and treaties first.

Maybe we should give them milk and cookies next time. It's absurd and you people are clearly utopianistic. These people killed Americans and committed mass murder and you want them to be treated like normal prisoners. They plant road side bombs and kill young American soldiers all the time. The drill or gun were never used on anybody. So what if they got a little scared, they should be scared. They are terrorists! It saved lives, period. I'm sure if and when we get hit again you people will think in a different way.

Whatever happened to the Geneva convention? Bush and Cheney threw it out the window. The Japanese killed thousands at Pearl Harbour, yet we did not resort to torture. These actions put our brave servicemembers in danger by telling the terrorists it's okay to torture. When did this country lose our honorable standing in the world? When Bush and Cheney were elected!

Cheney has been successful in shifting the terms of the torture debate from its legality to its effectiveness.

No one remembers that Cheney & Bush justified the invasion of Iraq by pointing to Saddam's human rights abuses and torture chambers.

We used to be a country of the rule of law, where torturers were prosecuted...now we defend them.

It's ridiculous to hear our former Vice President admit that he believes it is ok to overlook treaties made between the US and other nations, such as the Geneva Conventions. To admit publicly that you favor enhanced interrogation techniques completely undermines these treaties and agreements, at the same time puts our very own soldiers who were out there fighting HIS war in danger. By saying you will not follow the accords stipulated in the Geneva Convention, you are giving the enemy absolute right to treat our soldiers in the exact same manner. From a very common sense approach, Cheney, through his own admission, simply does not care about our soldiers and their families.

Cheney wants to derail the investigation by trying this issue in the court of public opinion. Is he afraid the investigation will land on his doorstep?

“The results speak for themselves”. This man has the same
problem that afflicts many Americans –being honest with oneself. Modifying the language and your beliefs to justify your response to whatever situation that comes up.

The most classic example is the difference (yes, there is a fundamental one) between “want” and “need”. The example in question here is the difference between “patriotism” and “nationalism”. Patriots defend the laws and the constitution of the country in which they live – no matter what the situation. Nationalists defend the actions of their country no matter what they may be – often expressed as “my country right or wrong”. Since my country is, by definition, never wrong, what’s the problem?

Those of us such as Mr. Cheney subscribe to the nationalist perspective – the end justifies the means, no matter what.

Some of the rest of us believe we should obey the laws and the constitution of our country, no matter what.

Why is torturing people okay for us to do but we hold other countries accountable for violating treaties? It's criminal regardless how big your ego is.

That has been your problem all along, Mr. Cheney, you belief that politics has an appropriate place in the Justice Department. You were unworthy to hold public office and that has not changed. Cheney is the one who put our country at risk for purely political motives. If he would just shut up, we could ignore him and he might escape punishment.

oh, silly Cheney....!

Your guilt and fear of getting caught for your crimes is showing.

why does the investigation need to happen? because the power people being the torture are corrupt and are still very influential in Washington. Past or not, the was a major crime committed and those responsible have not been held accountable.

We in the U.S. enjoy freedom. Then forget there is a price to pay for it. Do no complain unless you are willing to do your part to protect the U.S. I fully support our troops and any special-ops operations being conducted. I feel the military is not doing enough in the fight against terrorism. Their hands are tied by politicians.
There is no use in reasonning with terrorist. I have restrained from fully stating my views as it might offend other people.

I think this just naturally arose as its so disturbing you can do your own research and find it was indeed torture. If anything, obama wants it to go away. He is not stupid, he knows this will futher hinder any reforms he wants to get thru congress and stir up the partisan pot. Cheyney is feeling guilty and worried he might be prosecuted as he sat in that saddle of the horse of state when it all happened. I am sure an investigation will lead right up to the vice presidents office and his top administrators who weren't known to freelance on their own.

The CIA was doing exactly what we asked them to do – keep America safe by all means available. These guys being interrogated are not innocent sheepherders, they are trained, evil, ideologues who would kill Americans any way they could. Bravo to VP Cheney and his administration for putting America's safety before politics.

It's political ? Is Cheney kidding ! There's nothing that man ever did that was NOT political. I wish he'd stop trying the rewrite history. Here's a man who has no conscience therefore sees no wrong in himself but only in others who don't agree with his philosophy. I can only hope in the end he gets exactly what he deserves......a prison term worthy of his crimes.

Do you dick think that AG should do what the President sais? I don't think so! Justice must be independent. And, where were you yesterday? Did Ted's family prohibit you to atend the funeral?
Go back to your "undiclosed" location, and get ready for the prosecution.

Do we want more americans killed?? I say get their plans to kill our americans any way we can get the info. How ab out our american soliders being decapited while serving to protect us in america!!!!! why don,t the press and Oboma crews issue what the killers did to us, was 911 justifed by the obama people around him?? wake up america, How about the Clinton years has the Obana attorney General look at his private cia informations???

Wow, the people who post here are extremely bias. "war-criminal-in-chief?" Gimme a break. Someone also compared the interrogators to police who beat their suspects. The difference between the two is that the people being tortured are suspected of holding information that could save hundreds to thousands of lives, whereas the police beatings are just overzealous cops.

The techniques used were previously APPROVED by the Justice Apartment, so don't say that they aren't making this a political issue. Cheney, a low life? That's a joke. It's called being a wartime leader.

People who violate international law can be arrested and executed or put in jail. If people of the U.S. ( CIA, Contractors, etec ) have violated International law on Torture as defined by international law they can be prosecuted and jailed. This is a precicent that was applied to German soldiers after WWII. You cannot use the defense that your leaders told you to do it ( or that your countries lawers said it was ok ). That does not make it legal. I think this is the big reason for following up on the possible illegal activity.

Hey, Dick. Maybe they are investigating it BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU BROKE THE LAW! Or, does that not pertain to you? Fender benders are investigated in this country and you expect the American people to look the other way when our government is killing detainees.

How is this political? What does Obama gain from investigating an old, irrelevant politician....citizen actually?

Ah, will you just go away already? Better yet, go to jail.

Are your people kidding? I tried to tell everyone during the Democratic primaries that Barack Obama was just George Bush of the left... and he is. Like Bush he has no executive experience, no business experience, no military experience, no international experience and little if any national experience. What is the one area where all seem to see at least some competence? Foreign Policy. And who is Secretary of State? Hillary Clinton. The far left wanted Emperor Barack just like the far right wanted King George. Now all of you guys in the middle who believed the press... well, it's time to pay the piper for buying their poop.

Emperor Barack is marching to the tune of the extremes of his party just like King Bush.

Let's see....
Cheney's logic:
We have not been attacked on our soil since 9/11 so that means:
torture works.

OK you arrest people and hold them for years and torture them till they
give you info on their specific plans to attack the USA.

How could they give you any viable information on specific threats
if their counterparts know they are being tortured and might divulge
information concerning their plans for any new attacks.If you were one of these "terrorists" and you knew one of yours was missing would you not "change your plans".
So torture gives us worthless information ...case in point.

Bush and Cheney Administration believed that they have the power to override the laws and control Attorney General whom they appointed.

Obama Administartion believes that no one should have the power above the law, not even the president. and the Attorney General is a stand alone entity for the greater goods of Americans.

It didn't come as a surprises that Cheney is now on the hot seat.
If there is nothing to hide, why make such a great deal out of it

Somebody sounds scared. Cheney is worried if what he did was honorable and for our security, then he should be able to proudly and publicly proclaim his actions for all to hear. An investigation would not be necessary.

C'mon boldly tell us and the entire world everything you did and approved to protect the USA. What are you hiding????

Cheney and his right-wing extremist buddies are covering their war mongering butts once again. They boast of protecting the Constitution and Democracy then go their merry way ignoring our Constitution and our Laws. My they rot in you know where!

Hey there Dick,
Did you think that you and your minions would just get off scott free?
Calling this political is in itself political, since you are making it "political." But what we really have here is the piper awaiting payment for the blood on your hands you crook!
All of america knows how you lied cheated and stole the spoils of a misguided war for the sake of profiteering and personal gain for you and your friends. This country is not yours for the picking!
You will find yourself boxed in on all sides, with less and less friends who may have liked you during times of prosperity, but will flee from you as your day of reconing approaches.

It's about time for what Cheney, et al. did to this country. Their actions just make their impeachment proceedings against President Clinton more and more ridiculous. Our country is supposed to be based on our values, laws and ideals, and they made a mockery of them. It's funny how Chaney is the most vocal, and he's the most guilty.

Seriously people do you read the articles.

Cheney isn't squirming. He has accepted responsibility for giving authorization to waterboard. What exactly will the investigation find out that Cheney hasn't admitted to already? Nothing. He owns up to everything. He accepts responsibility for it all and thats pretty stand up.

He is trying to protect the CIA. In the 70s the CIA was decimated by another witch hunt because the administration did not step up and take responsibility.

If you think the CIA are the bad guys then be glad about this. I think the CIA are the good guys and does our society a great service and investigating them like this is a disservice to them.

it is this investigation itself, that is unconstitutional, unamerican, immoral and illegal, should be held in contempt and prosecuted...along with this comunist administration

Gee, this coming from Cheney, I'm really surprised. Please let this poor excuse for an American fade into history. It will be history that will judge him and his actions, so let history start now.

I don't understand why Democrats care so much about the Gitmo prisoners rights, and thinking nothing about aborting babies and their rights.

Why would I care about what happens to the worst of the worst at Guantanamo Bay. They wouldnt hesitate to kill an American....

What a crook! He was silent during 8 years of misgovernment. Now he fears what's to come: Justice. I can visualize him in North Carolina with Bernie Maddoff. That is where he belongs, in prison.

He, Rusmfeld and their team of crooks are responsible for a war that should have never happened. A war that has costed thousands of lives in both, Irak and America. Who is investigating their oil business? The contracts to Halliburton with no bidding process? How much money has this guy and his team of thieves made out of that? He admits that he is ok with not respecting our laws. What kind of VP was this?

So, when Republicans in Congress were investigating President Clinton in the 90s, first on Whitewater and then on Monica Lewinsky, it was not politically motivated? I thought Republicans like to conduct investigations. As long as the subjects of investigation are not Republicans, of course.

Political or not it is wrong. The only investigation should be was the law followed? That is the law on waterboarding. Now the law may have been wrong or not – that is a debate – I think it was wrong personally, but did the CIA follow that law? If so, no case. Public servants and particularly the FBI and CIA cannot be held accountable for actions that may be deemed inappropriate by some future administration provided that at the time they were following the law. Period.

if you're/they're worried about terrorists being abused why don't you say something about drones blowing up groups of people...Obama's Commander in Chief. because you're all political and you don't REALLY care.

Whatever it is, it is the right thing to do. No one should be above the law. Especially Cheney.

I guess he is in a good position to understand political moves. Wasn't his whole career about that?

Common criminals always try to justify their illegal actions. Cheney is obviously no different.

Cheney is absolutely right. Obama and his appointees are putting our nations security at risk purely for political gain. This will ultimately cost him the White House.

And if they hadnt used enhanced techniques and the planned attack on Los Angeles International airport had been successful and thousands more Americans killed, why then all these liberals would be outraged we "didnt do more" to prevent them. Nancy Pelosi and many other Democrats knew about, approved of and even asked if even more "enhanced" techniques were needed back in 2002. Now they turn around and feign outrage that the techniques they approved of were used. Cheney is absolutely right, it is political.

Oh yes, it's a vast left-wing consipiracy...

Do you think any of the thousands of Americans crushed and laying under tons of steel in the twin towers thought that waterboarding was too harsh on the perpatrators? If one American life was saved because of the information gathered it was worth it.

Very good Sunday funnies; Dick when he isn't killing, torturing or just out shooting his friends in the face is always good for a laugh

Dick Cheney brags that for eight years there were no terrorist attacks on America. He seems to have forgotten Sept. 11th, which happened on his watch. Like Bush said "We won the trifecta" which allowed him and Cheney to launch into a deficit spending spree, wars justified with false intelligence, and interrogation techniques outlawed decades ago. Did Dick Cheney really think history would simply overlook his administration?

Political? Of course it's political–in the same way that the Congress didn't challenge to torture policy for years becasue they believed it would cost them an election. It was just as political as the opinion letters from the White House Office of Legal Counsel which gave the President broad and sweeping powers to ignore any law made by Congress under the auspices of "National Security." Why do people not trust government? Well–I'm sure it's just political.

When we see a video showing rogue police officers beating suspects, we're outraged. Investigating those beatings doesn't undermine the police - it strengthens it by getting rid of people within its ranks that break the law, it raises public confidence, and, of course, enforces the law. Why is the situation with the CIA different? If someone has broken the law, then they should be prosecuted.

No Mr Cheney, it is crimminal. Politics aside, violations of US law and US treaties are not political matters, they are crimminal matters.

Sorry Mr. Cheney, the Justice Department does not do politics.

Investigate, PLEASE. I love to see Cheney and Bush stammer for words to explain their way out of this. In my opinion, both are crooks and should be in prison.

i beg to differ with you mr. cheney, it's not political, it's called finding out the truth and holding those accountable if wrong was indeed done.

No it isn't Cheney. Obama has said over and over again that he wishes to move on. But you see, the justice department isn't the same as yours Cheney. it isn't in your pocket. it isn't political, it must investigate you and your many many crimes. To preserve our great nation and what we stand for you must be investigated. You brought this on yourself. So shut up!

What do you expect Chaney to say.......he's got to cover his butt........and for him saying that this is a "political move that there isn't any other rational reason for this" .....yeah there is another reason and that is to put him behind bars where the rest of the criminals are.......he isn't above the law just because he was the VP of this country.....as a matter of fact he should be held to higher standards and should have known better than to try to pull the wool over the eyes of the people of this country.....he is afraid that this investigation is going to show all of this country and the World what a low life this man is.........

TO Cheney everything is politics because when you are as dishonest as he is, you always think the other guy is trying to pull something because that is how he is.

The war-criminal-in-chief objects to the investigation of war crimes.