30 Gitmo Detainees Ordered Released, Bush & Cheney Proven Wrong

In 2005, Vice President Dick Cheney told the American people that all the detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay were "bad people."  Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld told the American people in 2002 that Gitmo would hold "the worst of the worst."  And President...

Retired U.S. General calls Dick Cheney: "Incompetent War Fighter"

Earlier this week, Dick Cheney lashed out at the Obama administration (again) for planning to pull out of Iraq based on an agreement neogtiated and signed by the Bush/Cheney administration. Cheney also claimed the...

Dick Cheney in Hospital for Back Surgery: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney is in hospital for elective back surgery. Dick Cheney is suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis, which is a narrowing of the spinal canal. This puts pressure on the nerves of the spinal cord, and is a primary cause of lower back pain in...

Dick Cheney’s Pro-Torture Claims Debunked by CIA Inspector Gen.

"The CIA inspector general’s report — which former VP Dick Cheney himself urged be released — not only did not back up Cheney’s claims about the effectiveness of enhanced interrogation, it seemed to...

Call To Charge Torturers

Fantastic video from ACLU,    please  sign the petition if you can

US House launches investigation into CIA program

This is really dumb, and partisan, and a waste of time.The US has real problems that need to be solved and no time to waste on petty, partisan and ignorant politics. Solve the real problems first. "The House...

Democrats May Investigate Secret Program

Earlier this year, Nancy Pelosi had accused the CIA of lying to Congress.  This created quite a stir by pundits on both sides.  This past week Democrats claimed they were in  CIA briefing where...

Senator won't deny CIA program was "Cheney Assassination Ring"

Gosh, it's hard to believe Dick Cheney would run an assassination ring through the CIA and not tell Congress, as required by law.  Dick Cheney loves America, right?  H-h-he wouldn't break the law,...

NSA Analysts Spied on Their Wives and Girlfriends' Email

Despite assurances from the very respectable and unquestionable team of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, it turns out that the NSA did abuse its power on Americans, in fact, on their dear loved ones: "James Risen,...

Cheney Defended Torture to Some Lawmakers in Key Meetings

Former Vice President Richard 'Dick' Cheney is reported to have attended at least four CIA briefing meetings, defending the techniques that have been revealed in the torture memos, at key points in...

Bush Iraq commander says US violated Geneva Conventions

For years, progressives, liberals and Democrats have been called "traitors," "unpatriotic" and "terrorist sympathizers" for stating that the U.S. violated the Geneva Conventions.  The latest voice to join...

Sen. Levin Calls Dick Cheney Out for Lying About Torture VIDEO

Stop the presses! One Democrat, yes, one, has finally had the guts to call out Dick Cheney on his recent "torture/waterboarding protected the entire country" press tour. "Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) spoke last night...

Former Military Interrogator Blasts Dick Cheney on Torture

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has been popping up on TV talk shows claiming that torture has saved lives, without providing any actual proof.  Even his precious daughter, Liz Cheney has defended torture,...

Colin Powell Hits Back At Cheney, GOP On Gitmo Closing

"In an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” former Secretary of State Colin Powell noted that he had called for Gitmo’s closure for “the past six years,” and argued that the former vice president’s...

Colin Powell: 'I Am Still a Republican'

Colin Powell shouldhave been the first blackpresident. " "What we have to do is debate and define who we are and what we are and not just listen to dictates that come down from the right wing of the party," said...

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