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| − | On August 26, 2002, Cheney stated "There is no doubt that [[Saddam Hussein]] now has [[weapons of mass destruction]]. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies and against us." ''[[Newsweek]]'' referred to it as "Cheney’s Biggest Lie", yet said nothing about potential charges - as if mendaciously starting a war of aggression were not agreed to be "the [[supreme crime|supreme international]] [[war crime]]".<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/2015/05/29/dick-cheneys-biggest-lie-333097.html</ref> | + | [[image:cheney_war_profit.jpg|left|390px]] |
| + | On August 26, 2002, Cheney stated "There is no doubt that [[Saddam Hussein]] now has [[weapons of mass destruction]]. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies and against us." ''[[Newsweek]]'' referred to it as "Cheney’s Biggest Lie", yet said nothing about potential charges - as if mendaciously starting a war of aggression were not agreed to be "the [[supreme crime|supreme international]] [[war crime]]".<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/2015/05/29/dick-cheneys-biggest-lie-333097.html</ref> Cheney personally millions of dollars from the Iraq war, while [[Halliburton]] made around $40 billion from contracts with the US government.<ref>http://yournewswire.com/iraq-war-scandal-dick-cheney-company-profited-from-war/</ref> | ||
===The "Cheney Loophole"=== | ===The "Cheney Loophole"=== | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 15 April 2017
Named "The worst Dick since Nixon", Cheney topped a list of "The Top 43 Appointees Who Helped Make Bush The Worst President Ever".[1]
Contents
Mendacity
Notwithstanding an unenviable record of lying on import topics, Cheney is not being actively pursued for war crimes.
9/11
- Full article: 9/11
- Full article: 9/11
Cheney was in the White House during the attack. He said he learned of the attack from a clerical secretary. In an interview with Tim Russert on NBC, Cheney indicated that the President made the decision that day to scramble fighter jets. This is contrary to standard operating procedures, and raises the question of whether and why the President delayed the scrambling of jets. According to the 9/11 Commission's report, Cheney did not issue orders to shoot down hostile aircraft on September 11, 2001, until long after the last hijacked airliner had already crashed. However, he later admitted on camera to giving the order to shoot down a flight after three had already hit their targets that morning. This can only have been flight 93.[2]
Assassination Squads
It is widely alleged that Dick Cheney circumvented the Director of The CIA to order the formation of an "ultrasecret"[3] CIA assassination squad modelled on Israel hit squads (which Seymour Hersh described as an “executive assassination ring.”)[4] after 9/11.[5] As of April 2017, this has no proven connection to the 9/11 Premature deaths.
9/11 Commission
George W. Bush claimed that it was important for him and Cheney to appear together before the 9/11 Commission so that commission members could "see our body language... how we work together." Cheney and Bush testified in the Oval Office, not under oath and the session was not officially transcribed. Initially, Bush insisted that he testify only to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the commission, but later agreed to testify before the full panel.[6]
Invasion of Iraq
- Full article: Iraq War
- Full article: Iraq War
On August 26, 2002, Cheney stated "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies and against us." Newsweek referred to it as "Cheney’s Biggest Lie", yet said nothing about potential charges - as if mendaciously starting a war of aggression were not agreed to be "the supreme international war crime".[7] Cheney personally millions of dollars from the Iraq war, while Halliburton made around $40 billion from contracts with the US government.[8]
The "Cheney Loophole"
- Full article: Cheney Loophole
- Full article: Cheney Loophole
In 2005, at the urging of Vice President Cheney, a provision was inserted into the the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 that has come to be known as the "Cheney loophole". This allowed the fracking industry to circumvent the Safe Drinking Water Act by exempting fracking fluids, thus fast tracking shale fracking as a source of cheap natural gas.[9][10]
Torture
On Thursday, October 20, 2005, Vice President Cheney proposed a change to McCain's proposed legislation proscribing torture. Cheney wanted the proscription limited to just military personnel, thus giving CIA freedom to torture, but McCain did not accept Cheney's proposal.[11] His enthusiasm for torture was not lost on the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission, who found him guilty in absentia the events of Abu Ghraib.[12] [13]
Events carried out
| Event | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Iran-Contra" | A drug trafficking/weapons smuggling operation carried out in the 1980s with the approval of the top of the US government. | |
| Cheney Loophole | US | A 'get out of jail free card' for the Fracking industry, to permit them to poison the US drinking water. |
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author |
|---|---|---|
| George Carlin | “This whole country has a manhood problem, biiiiiig manhood problem in the USA. You can tell from the language we use; language always gives you away. What did we do wrong in Vietnam? We pulled out! Huh? Not a very manly thing to do is it? When you’re fucking people, you gotta stay in there and fuck them good! Fuck ‘em all the way! Fuck ‘em ‘til the end! Fuck ‘em to death! Fuck ‘em to death! Fuck ‘em to death! Stay in there and keep fucking them until they’re all dead! We left a few women and children alive in Vietnam and we haven’t felt good about ourselves since. That’s why in the Persian Gulf George Bush had to say “this will not be another Vietnam!” He actually used these words, he said: “This time, we’re going all the way!” Imagine, an American president using the sexual slang of a 13-year-old to describe his foreign policy. If you wanna know what happened in the Persian Gulf, just remember the names of the two men who were running that war: Dick Cheney and Colin Powell… somebody got fucked in the ass!” | George Carlin |
| Indira Singh | “If we do, if everyone works together, and comes real close to, ehm, closing them down, you will see the mother of all terrorist attacks.” | Indira Singh |
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Kuntz | US/Homeland Security Advisor | 2001 | 2006 |
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | Switzerland World Economic Forum | 2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres. |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Bush Cheney Rumsfeld and 9/11 | webpage | 1 December 2005 | Matt Everett | |
| File:AdamMinetaClarkePaper.pdf | report | 2006 | Adam Letalik | Norman Mineta and Richard Clarke Contradict the 9/11 Commission Report |
| File:The mineta testimony.pdf | report | 2005 | Gregor Holland | 9/11 Commission Report - one year later ... The Mineta Testimony: 9/11 Commission Exposed |
References
- ↑ http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/01/17/34948/bush-43-worst/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vV3fjfeb9Q
- ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/cia-kill-teams-modeled-israeli-hit-squads-82093
- ↑ https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2009/03/investigative-reporter-seymour-hersh-describes-executive-assassination-ring
- ↑ http://www.theweek.co.uk/politics/21051/cia-and-long-history-assassinations
- ↑ "9/11 commission finishes Bush, Cheney session". 4/29/2004 7:27:56 PM ET. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Check date values in:
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- ↑ http://yournewswire.com/iraq-war-scandal-dick-cheney-company-profited-from-war/
- ↑ http://cleanwater.org/page/fracking-laws-and-loopholes
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/how-cheneys-loophole-is-f_b_502924.html
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