Legal Commentary

Cheney Releases Terrorists: Criticizes Obama For Attacks They Mastermind

By Big Tent Democrat

Just at the finish of the year, Dick Cheney puts in for the Chutzpah of the Year award:

As I’ve watched the events of the last few days it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war. [. . .] He seems to think if he closes Guantanamo and releases the hard-core al Qaeda trained terrorists still there, we won’t be at war.

(Emphasis supplied.) As for who released the "hard-core al Qaeda trained terrorists" behind this particular terrorist attack, Dick Cheney has nothing to say. Let's remind him:

Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November 2007, according to American officials and Department of Defense documents. [Emphasis supplied.]

Speaking for me only. See also Steve Benen ("Dick Cheney is a coward and a disgrace.")

Full post as published by TalkLeft on December 30, 2009 (boomark / email).