Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard (Nevada) Well before and ever since his infamously secretive Energy Policy meeting in 2000, Vice President Richard Cheney has actively tried to mislead American opinion. He arrogantly believes that his “former association” with war-profiteering Haliburton, his 2002 effort to persuade the CIA to make unsubstantiated reports about Saddam’s…
Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney’s office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush’s warrant-free eavesdropping program. Also named in subpoenas signed by committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., were the Justice Department and the National Security Council. The committee wants documents that might shed light on…
Michiana Welcomes Peace Marcher, Mario Penalver SOUTH BEND — The Michiana community will welcome “March of the People” walker, Mario Penalver as he treks through South Bend on an 830 mile journey from Chicago to Washington, DC. A public rally will be held Wednesday, June 27 from 7 – 8 pm to show solidarity with…
Patrick McElwee, Just Foreign Policy Blog Since the Abu Ghraib scandal broke in 2004, there has been widespread speculation that the abuses captured in the shocking photos were more than the work of a few “bad apples.” Historian Alfred McCoy, who has written a history of CIA interrogation practices, noted that the practices at Abu…
