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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/21/2009
Cheney, Doing Damage Control, Calls For Release Of Classified Intel
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There was an extraordinary moment during former Veep Dick Cheney's interview on Fox News last night, in which he revealed that he'd "formally" asked the CIA to release classified intelligence that would prove that the torture program had been effective.
Dozens of Prisoners Held by CIA Still Missing, Fates Unknown
propublica.org - 4/22/2009
Dozens of Prisoners Held by CIA Still Missing, Fates Unknown
— propublica.org — ProPublica Last week, we pointed out that one of the newly released Bush-era memos inadvertently confirmed that... the CIA held an al-Qaeda suspect named Hassan Ghul in a secret prison and subjected him to what Bush administration lawyers called ... (more) Dozens of Prisoners Held by CIA Still Missing, Fates Unknown

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/21/2009
Source: Despite Claim, Cheney Didn’t Really Ask CIA To Release Torture Intelligence
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Did Dick Cheney really "formally" ask the CIA to release intelligence allegedly showing that the torture program... worked, as Cheney claimed last night on Fox News? (more) Source: Despite Claim, Cheney Didn’t Really Ask CIA To ...

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U.S. officials slam Dick Cheney's claim that waterboarding 9/11 mastermind 183 times was a 'success'
nydailynews.com - 4/22/2009
U.S. officials slam Dick Cheney's claim that waterboarding 9/11 mastermind 183 times was a ...
— nydailynews.com — U.S. officials slam Dick Cheney's claim that waterboarding 9/11 mastermind 183 times was a 'success' BY James... Gordon Meek DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Wednesday, April 22nd 2009, 4:00 AM U.S. counterterrorism officials are reacting angrily to ex- ... (more) U.S. officials slam Dick Cheney's claim that ...

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Daily Kos:  Cheney: Release the Memos

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Cheney: Release the Memos
Daily Kos — ... As I noted below, Cheney claimed he’d asked the CIA to release intel reports he’d read detailing info successfully collected via torture. But an intelligence source familiar with the situation ...

I’ll Huff, and I’ll Puff, and I’ll Bloowww Your House Down!
The Moderate Voice — ... Did Dick Cheney really “formally” ask the CIA to release reams of intelligence allegedly showing that the torture program worked, as Cheney claimed last night on Fox News? ...

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