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VP Cheney, AG Gonzales indicted in South Texas..
Almost definitely nothing to it, but it still comes as a shock even in the days where DA's boast they can get a ham sandwich indicted if need be.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...eney-gonzales/ (CNN) — A grand jury in south Texas indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on separate charges related to alleged prisoner abuse in federal detention centers, Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra told CNN Tuesday. On the southern tip of Texas, Willacy County is on the United States-Mexico border. Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. is also charged in the indictment. Michael R. Cowen, an attorney for Lucio, issued a statement calling Guerra a "one man circus." "In the March 2008 Democratic Primary, 70 percent of the Willacy County voters elected to remove Juan Guerra as Willacy County District Attorney," Cowen said in a statement. "Now, with only a few weeks left in his term, Mr.Guerra has again chosen to misuse his position in an attempt to seek revenge on those who he sees as political enemies." Cheney spokeswoman Megan Mitchell said, "The vice president has not received an indictment." The Associated Press reported that the indictment stems from Cheney's investment in the Vanguard Group — an investment management company that reportedly has interests in the prison companies in charge of the detention centers. It also charges Gonzales halted an investigation into abuse at the detention centers while he was attorney general.
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11-19-2008, 12:44 AM | #2 |
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Oh, don't mind me. I thought I'd heard some crickets coming from here.
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11-19-2008, 12:48 AM | #3 |
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yeah, I'm actually shocked that people (on both sides) didn't respond to that
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11-19-2008, 01:08 AM | #4 |
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Well, I'm no Cheney fan but this really sounds like Guerra isn't exactly concerned with the public's best interest. To me the giveaway is him starting this with only a few weeks left in his term.
Anyway, this probably is even less an event as Kucinich trying to impeach Cheney. It does sound good though in theory.
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11-19-2008, 02:13 AM | #5 | |
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I saw this on the local news tonight because, well I am sad to say, this is local news. Willacy county is one of the counties next to mine. The DA is a joke by the way and let me give you a little extra info on his indictments and of who....
hxxp://www.themonitor.com/articles/attorney_20005___article.html/state_district.html Quote:
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