MetaFilter posts tagged with Cheney and government

US Vice President insulates himself against identification

lee — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:45:21 -0800

Interview of a Senior Administration Official by the Traveling Press. It appears that the official doesn't want to be identified. The reason is not known.

The politics of chemical security

homunculus — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:43:00 -0800

The Next Attack. "Terrorists in Iraq are becoming proficient at blowing up oil refineries. Similar plants in a handful of American cities represent our greatest vulnerability. We could easily be making them less dangerous. But we’re not." And one of the key players in keeping things that way happens to be Dick Cheney’s son-in-law.

...action has been coordinated with VP's office...

amberglow — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:20:09 -0800

"I am copying you on this crap since I honestly believe the competitive procurement will never happen." --a multi-billion-dollar no-bid contract to KBR/Halliburton announced only after the fact, Cheney's extensive involvement, the attempted coverup of that involvement, lies, and you. Embarrassment is not sufficient cause for exemption from the Freedom of Information Act, no matter how much some may wish. ...Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press in September 2003 Cheney stated, “I have absolutely no influence of, involvement of, knowledge of in any way, shape or form of contracts led by the [Army] Corps of Engineers or anybody else in the Federal Government.”

Suggestion of Torture

shiska — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:27:35 -0800

Cheyney the Torturer? According to Dan Froomkin today, Lawrence Wilkerson (former chief of staff to the secretary of state) said that he had uncovered a "visible audit trail" tracing the practice of prisoner abuse by U.S. soldiers directly back to Vice President Cheney's office.

al gore did a little fundraising at a buddhist temple, this guy on the other hand ...

specialk420 — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:56:32 -0800

many of haliburtons subsidiaries pay no taxes as they are ensconsed in offshore tax havens. the vice president is collecting substantial sums in deferred payments, and sizable government contracts are being awared to this company without competition. should we ask our vice-president to encourage his former employer to pay corporate taxes like the most of the rest of americans and american businesses, considering the hefty sums of money being handed them by the american tax payer?

kittyloop — Fri, 01 Feb 2002 13:11:18 -0800

Excellent summation of the Cheney/GAO tussle by someone who knows a thing or two about cover-ups: John Dean.

owillis — Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:13:29 -0800

GAO to Cheney: "Show us what you got!" Ok, well it wasn't that dramatic, but this "demand letter" is one step away from giving the Veep a subpeona. Even right wing attack dog Judicial Watch is getting in with some hot lawsuit action.