Guardian: Secret CIA Assassination Program Targeted Enemies in Friendly Countries

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Monday July 13, 2009 · 2:51 PM PDT

2009/07/13 · 14:51

Did the CIA program that Dick Cheney hid from Congress authorize the CIA to assassinate enemies located in friendly foreign countries? A report by the Guardian says the answer is yes:

Dick Cheney, the former vice president, ordered a highly classified CIA operation hidden from Congress because it pushed the limits of legality by planning to assassinate of al-Qaida operatives in friendly countries without the knowledge of their governments, according to former intelligence officials.

First, a little background...

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Monday March 24, 2008 · 1:41 PM PDT

2008/03/24 · 13:41

In an interview to air tonight on ABC, Dick Cheney claims that President Bush has carried the biggest burden of the Iraq war and dismisses the burden of families of soldiers in Iraq because they "voluntarily put on the uniform and go in harm's way for the rest of us."

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