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Barton Gellman - Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency

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Barton Gellman on Dick Cheney's Iraq War Falsehoods

03 min 16 sec

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Journalist Barton Gellman reveals an instance before the Iraq war in which Vice President Dick Cheney told House Majority Leader Dick Armey false information.

Armey now believes that "Cheney lied to him" about the threat from Iraq in order to convince Armey to vote for the war.
Barton Gellman on Dick Cheney's 'Dark' Pessimism

03 min 03 sec

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Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency author Barton Gellman gives an example of Dick Cheney’s pessimism.

Cheney once believed that enemy states had strongholds of smallpox and advocated a national vaccination; Gellman believes this episode illustrates Cheney's "dark view of human nature" and tendency to assume the worst case scenario.
Barton Gellman on Dick Cheney's Secrecy

04 min 26 sec

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Journalist Barton Gellman discusses some surprising details from when Attorney General Ashcroft was asked to authorize the NSA domestic surveillance program while in the hospital.

Gellman believes Cheney kept the unrest in the Justice Department a secret from President Bush.
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MTGRAY

Posted: 12.14.08, 03:55 PM

ladies & gentlemen Believe no politician or lawyer and you shall be free.

Sugarpuddin88

Posted: 12.01.08, 12:06 PM

Gimme a Break! Waxman & Kucinich made a big beef in Congress about impeaching Cheney Waxman & Kucinich made a big beef in Congress about AIG using tax payer money for parties & pedicures Waxman & Kucinich makes a big beef about Greenspan Waxman, Kucinich & Rahm Emanuel doesn't make a difference; and everybody but the American sheeple know it! America is a socialist country for corporations and Americans are ignorant sheeple who get the Government they deserve! America deserves the Government they have!