CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants US attacked

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WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - CIA director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president ####### Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama for abandoning the "harsh interrogation" of terrorism suspects.

"I think he smells some blood in the water on the national security issue," Panetta said in an interview published in The New Yorker magazine's June 22 issue.

"It's almost, a little bit, gallows politics. When you read behind it, it's almost as if he's wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point."

Cheney, who was a key advocate in the Bush administration of controversial interrogation methods such as waterboarding, has become as a leading Republican critic of Obama's ban on harsh interrogations and his plan to shut the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

In a blistering May 21 speech, Cheney said Obama's reversal of Bush-era policies were "unwise in the extreme" that would make the American people less safe.

Panetta called Cheney's actions "dangerous politics."

He told The New Yorker he had favored the creation of an independent truth commission to look into the detainee polices of former President George W. Bush. But the idea died in April when Obama decided such a panel could be seen as politically vindictive. (Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Alan Elsner)

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN14131333

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America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

We will kick a$$.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

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That statement makes you a Muslim terrorist.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

That statement makes you a Muslim terrorist.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

That statement makes you a Muslim terrorist.

Why do you hate Muslim terrorists?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

That statement makes you a Muslim terrorist.

Why do you hate Muslim terrorists?

I only hate terrorists, their religion, race or nationality doesn't matter.

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America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

That statement makes you a Muslim terrorist.

No, but our country elected a man that will tear our country to pieces from the inside out, and with the way the world is this day in age, it really is a matter of time before another country tries something else.

Edited June 16, 2009 by TamaraLovesAdam

[spookyturtle 9,465]

America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

That statement makes you a Muslim terrorist.

No, but our country elected a man that will tear our country to pieces from the inside out, and with the way the world is this day in age, it really is a matter of time before another country tries something else.

One man can't tear our country to pieces. Bush came close, but he didn't succeed.

[GaryC 7]

Cheney: I Hope Panetta Was 'Misquoted' in Claiming My Wish for Attack

After the CIA director apparently told The New Yorker that he thinks the former vice president is crossing his fingers for another attack on America, ####### Cheney says he hopes his "old friend" didn't really say those words.

FOXNews.com

Monday, June 15, 2009

####### Cheney says he wants to know if he heard Leon Panetta correctly.

After the CIA director apparently told The New Yorker that he thinks the former vice president is crossing his fingers for another attack on America, Cheney said Monday he hopes his "old friend" didn't really say those words.

"I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted," Cheney said, in a written statement to FOX News. "The important thing is whether the Obama administration will continue the policies that have kept us safe for the past eight years."

Others were not quite willing to give Panetta the benefit of the doubt, as his politically charged quote stirred controversy on Capitol Hill.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called on Panetta to "retract immediately" his statement, arguing that the director crossed the line.

"I disagreed with the Cheney policy on interrogation techniques, but never did it cross my mind that ####### Cheney would ever want an attack on the United States of America," the former GOP presidential candidate told FOX News Monday. "And it's unfair, and I think that Mr. Panetta should retract, and retract immediately.

"By the way, I hear morale is not at an all-time high over at the CIA under Mr. Panetta's leadership," he said.

Panetta, a long-time Washington insider with scant intelligence experience, has been caught in the middle of a political war during his first few months on the job. First, he had to deal with morale issues as President Obama cracked down on the rules for detainee interrogations. Then he stepped up to dispute House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's allegation that the CIA misled Congress about the use of "enhanced" interrogation techniques.

This time, he's firing back against Cheney's frequent media appearances in which he's accused Obama of making America less safe.

According to The New Yorker, Panetta said Cheney "smells some blood in the water" on the security issue.

"It's almost, a little bit, gallows politics. When you read behind it, it's almost as if he's wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point. I think that's dangerous politics," he said, according to the piece.

Asked about the statement, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs ducked.

"I'm not going to get into motivations. That's not what our business is. The president's concern is keeping the American people safe," Gibbs said Monday.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/15...-wishes-attack/

[Sofiyya 1,687]

America will get attacked, its just a matter of time and by which country.

That statement makes you a Muslim terrorist.

No, but our country elected a man that will tear our country to pieces from the inside out, and with the way the world is this day in age, it really is a matter of time before another country tries something else.

One man can't tear our country to pieces. Bush came close, but he didn't succeed.

Obama's gotten an early start on his destruction. Unfortunately, it will probably take a major catastrope to divert him from it.

[alienlovechild 75]

One man can't tear our country to pieces. Bush came close, but he didn't succeed.

Remember, we don't have a Consitution anymore because of Bush. Obama had to sell the Consitution to the Chinese so they could use it as a placemat.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Obama has ordered that captured combatants in Afghanistan be Merandized and supplied with attorneys for their defense. He's treating Taliban like they robbed a 7-11!

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Obama has ordered that captured combatants in Afghanistan be Merandized and supplied with attorneys for their defense. He's treating Taliban like they robbed a 7-11!

He's being fair to Muslims. That should make you happy.