NewsCloud.com Cheney News http://www.newscloud.com/section/cheney Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:49:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us Texas hearing on Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales indictment turns chaotic | News for Dallas, Texas | D http://www.newscloud.com/read/Texas_hearing_on_Dick_Cheney_Alberto_Gonzales_indictment_turns_chaotic_News_for_Dallas_Texas_D A county prosecutor who brought indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others pounded his fist and shouted at the judge Friday about special treatment for high-profile defendants as a routine motions hearing descended into chaos.

]]> Cheney Indictment Moves Forward In South Texas http://www.newscloud.com/read/Cheney_Indictment_Moves_Forward_In_South_Texas A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others named in indictments accusing them of responsibility for prisoner abuse in a federal detention center.

]]> Cheney Indicted in Texas http://www.newscloud.com/read/Cheney_Indicted_in_Texas A grand jury in Willacy County, Texas, has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to alleged abuses of prisoners at federal detention centers, CNN and the Associated Press reported.

]]> White House suffers loss in e-mail case http://www.newscloud.com/read/White_House_suffers_loss_in_email_case Bush administration loses fight to deny Americans our legal right to know what goes on in the White House

]]> Islamic Terrorists Back McCain http://www.newscloud.com/read/Islamic_Terrorists_Back_McCain "Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election," said a commentary posted Monday on the extremist Web site al-Hesbah, which is closely linked to the terrorist group. It said the Arizona Republican would continue the "failing march of his predecessor," President Bush.

]]> Cheney's heart problem resurfaces - The White House- msnbc.com http://www.newscloud.com/read/Cheney_s_heart_problem_resurfaces_The_White_House_msnbccom Vice President Dick Cheney will receive an outpatient procedure later Wednesday to restore his normal hearth rhythm after doctors found a recurrence of atrial fibrillation, the White House said Wednesday.

]]> Protesters unfurl 'Arrest Bush & Cheney' banner at Nat'l Archives http://www.newscloud.com/read/Protesters_unfurl_Arrest_Bush_amp_Cheney_banner_at_Nat_l_Archives Anti-war protesters hung a banner today at the National Archives calling for the arrest of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. With video...

]]> Why was Cheney's guy in Georgia before the war? http://www.newscloud.com/read/Why_was_Cheney_s_guy_in_Georgia_before_the_war The LA Times posted a blog entry today asking why Dick Cheney's top aide was in Georgia before it invaded South Ossetia. Separately, the blogosphere is buzzing over Karl Rove's "vacation" to Yalta in which he appeared on a panel with Georgian President Saakashvili before the war.

Personally, I was struck by the photos of Putin and Bush at the Olympics Opening Ceremony, seemingly relaxed, as Russian troops invaded Georgia. However, contrarian reports of their demeanor exist.

]]> Cheney's Link to Sen. Ted Stevens Corruption Trial http://www.newscloud.com/read/Cheney_s_Link_to_Sen_Ted_Stevens_Corruption_Trial Two days later, Cheney wrote a letter to the Alaska Legislature urging members to "promptly enact" a bill to build the pipeline. The letter was considered unusual because the White House rarely contacts state lawmakers about pending legislative matters. It also angered state Democrats, who accused Cheney of pushing oil-company interests. The former executive director of Cheney's energy task force had gone to work as a lobbyist for British Petroleum, one of three firms slated to build the pipeline. Stevens confirmed to NEWSWEEK last week that he asked Cheney to write the letter.

]]> Bush claims executive privilege on CIA leak http://www.newscloud.com/read/Bush_claims_executive_privilege_on_CIA_leak Waxman held off an immediate contempt citation of Mukasey, but only as a courtesy to lawmakers not present Wednesday and to give all members a chance to read up on the matter. He made clear that he thinks Mukasey, who requested that Bush invoke executive privilege to shield the records, has earned a contempt citation.

]]> It was oil all along http://www.newscloud.com/read/It_was_oil_all_along Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn't a war about oil. That's cynical and simplistic, they said. It's about terror and al Qaeda and toppling a dictator and spreading democracy and protecting ourselves from weapons of mass destruction.

]]> Right Web | Pentagon Reined in Cheney's Plans for Iran Strikes http://www.newscloud.com/read/Right_Web_Pentagon_Reined_in_Cheney_s_Plans_for_Iran_Strikes Pentagon officials firmly opposed a proposal by Vice President Dick Cheney last summer for airstrikes against Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bases by insisting that the administration would have to make clear decisions about how far the United States would go in escalating the conflict with Iran, according to a former George W. Bush administration official.

]]> Inteligentaindigena Indigenismo : Kucinich Reads Impeachment Articles Against Bush on House Floor http://www.newscloud.com/read/Inteligentaindigena_Indigenismo_Kucinich_Reads_Impeachment_Articles_Against_Bush_on_House_Floor For a good part of this evening, Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio 10th District) has been live on C-Span reading Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush.

]]> Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran http://www.newscloud.com/read/Halliburton_Charged_with_Selling_Nuclear_Technologies_to_Iran According to journalist Jason Leopold, sources at former Cheney company Halliburton allege that, as recently as January of 2005, Halliburton sold key components for a nuclear reactor to an Iranian oil development company. Leopold says his Halliburton sources have intimate knowledge of the business dealings of both Halliburton and Oriental Oil Kish, one of Iran's largest private oil companies.

]]> US residents in military brigs? Govt says it's war http://www.newscloud.com/read/US_residents_in_military_brigs_Govt_says_it_s_war WASHINGTON - If his cell were at Guantanamo Bay, the prisoner would be just one of hundreds of suspected terrorists detained offshore, where the U.S. says the Constitution does not apply.

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