Thursday, June 21, 2007
Dickwahd al-Cheney is a law unto himself.
Something that most of us have seen clearly for several years. But now, Rep Waxman is is calling for the Evil Vizier to explain himself. At the very least he has to explain why he is above reporting requirements mandated by his nominal boss.
In a letter to Cheney Thursday, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., questioned "both the legality and wisdom" of the vice president claiming an exemption from the order, noting recent controversies involving members of Cheney's staff and classified information.Unless the exemption is meant to cover your Republican ass, then IOKIYAR and never look back.
Former Cheney Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted in March of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with a federal investigation into the identification, in a leak to the media, of CIA undercover operative Valerie Plame.
In May 2006, Leandro Aragoncillo, an aide in the vice president's office, admitted in federal court that he stole classified U.S. intelligence information and passed it on to officials plotting a coup in the Philippines.
"This record does not inspire confidence in how your office handles the nation's most sensitive security information," Waxman wrote. "Indeed, it would appear particularly irresponsible to give an office with your history of security breaches an exemption from the safeguards that apply to all other executive branch officials."
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