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Report: Cheney Ordered Concealment of Secret Program From Congress

225px-richard_cheney_2005_official_portraitIt goes without saying that, where there is a story of constitutional or human rights abuse, Dick Cheney cannot be far behind. It is therefore little surprise to learn this week that, according to sources in the recent disclosure of a hidden counterterrorism program, the prior concealment from Congress was allegedly ordered by Cheney.

The Central Intelligence Agency reportedly withheld information about program for eight years on orders from Cheney, who continually fought any disclosures on a host of subjects to either Congress or the courts.

As I discussed on this segment of MSNBC Countdown, it is a crime to withhold such information from Congress — yet another crime that is not being investigated by the Obama Administration.

While covert operations can be limited to disclosures to the Gang of Eight, the National Security Act of 1947 requires such disclosure.

It was previously known that Cheney’s legal adviser, David S. Addington, (another dark character in these scandals) was involved in this matter as well.

Once again, it is astonishing that Attorney General Eric Holder continues to refuse to appoint a special prosecutor to deal with the mounting allegations of criminal acts by the Bush Administration. The blocking of such investigations by the Obama Administration reaffirms the view that our intelligence services live beyond the reach of the law and that our leaders are unaccountable under the criminal laws that they apply to average citizens. While Obama insists that no one is above the law, he has ensured that we have two separate systems of justice for the powerful and the plebes.

In another story, Gen. Michael Hayden who carried out many of the presumptively unlawful programs during the Bush Administration insists that Congress was informed of this particular program, here.

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235 thoughts on “Report: Cheney Ordered Concealment of Secret Program From Congress”

  1. She never served him, at the White House or at the Department of Justioe. She was ignorant of the requirement for serving Obama. Instructed by the court, she has now served him through the U.S. Attorney, and the case can proceed.

    To “not properly serve” a party is the same thing as to not serve a party.

  2. I can’t believe there are people who still take Orly Taitz seriously. She is a complete fruitcake. Based upon the filings I have read, she is also incompetent. The court is simply indulging her due to her inexperience; it can’t rule unless there is valid service. The case will go nowhere and birthers will conclude that the conspiracy has now reached the lowest branches of the judiciary.

  3. Quote At a previous hearing, Carter had ruled that Taitz had not properly served the case on Obama. In Monday’s hearing, both Taitz and DeJute tried to prematurely argue the merits of the case. Unquote

    It doesn’t say she never served him, it says in a PREVIOUS HEARING had not PROPERLY served the case on Obama.

    She has all of her certified mail reciepts and documented that she tried to serve him on Jan 20th before he was given the oath. In which she claims he was served at the DOJ.

  4. The Government now has the usual 60 days to file its answer.

    She has to correct her paper work and refile then they have sixty days but as we’ve seen in Appuzzo’s case the government has taken 4 months to respond.

  5. Always Pointing back to Dr. Conspiracy. I would much rather read the L.A. Times article.

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/07/opponents-of-barack-obamas-presidency-claim-small-court-victory.html

    Qoute: That’s not quite the way Asst. U.S. Atty. David DeJute heard the judge’s comments. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, said that “the judge did make a bunch of comments about having the matter correctly and thoroughly aired, once and if they got to the merits of the actual lawsuit, which was not the subject of today’s discussion.”
    UnQoute

    Is this how I’m suppose to do it Vince

  7. Everyone, just about everything in the above posts by bda and bvm is wrong. Rather than reinvent the wheel, I commend to everyone Dr. Conspiracy’s description of the proceeding, and the comments of informed posters, at the thread for “Orly filed something,” July 13, 2009, at:

    http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2009/07/orly-filed-something/

    In brief, lawyer Orly Taitz had yet to serve the defendant in the case, months after filing it. The judge simply declined to dismiss for failure to serve, and allowed Orly to serve the Assistant U.S. Attorney, who was in the courtroom. The Government now has the usual 60 days to file its answer, Rule 12 Motion to Dismiss, or Motion for Summary Judgment. If the judge had entered a default, she would just have refiled, delaying things even more. Now the case is ripe for dismissal and appeal.

    The lawyers as this site are all saying, What the flub, she has not even served the defendant after all these months? Um, Orly went to an unaccredited law school, and she could only take the bar exam in California, not in any other state. If this is intriguing, go to Dr. Conspiracy. It only gets better. You will be ROTLFLYAO.

  9. Taitz said, referring to the judge. “He stated, the country needs to know if Mr. Obama is legitimate, if he can legitimately stay in the White House.”

    Thats Taitz making stuff up. As I said before I appreciate what she is doing but she has a tendency to say stuff that wasn’t said.

  11. BVM I would not put any stock in that quote until the official trancripts are released. I read that and I highly doubt he said that. I know where you stand on this issue and I know you take a beating here like I do but I don’t think he said it. I think thats Orly saying what she thought she heard.

  12. And Judge Carter is quoted as saying, “that if Obama isn’t Constitutionally qualified he needs to leave the White House.”

    Moving can be such a hassle but since Obama probably moved in with matching plastic garbage bags maybe won’t be so bad. I think Many Marines will help him. Oh, count the silverware … if any left from Bush years.

  13. Hey Vince Looks like Judge Carter gave Taitz a yellow caution light yesterday and will proceed with caution. No date set but this paticular case will proceed. With Judge Carter being a marine he is Quoted as saying, ” he recognizes the importance of having a constitutionally qualified president” Unquote. This after two more soldiers set to deploy have filed suit, one in Georgia and one in Miami. The one in Georgia is scheduled for the 17th and I believe he is a Officer(major).

  14. Mike speaking of Kos have you heard about this one yet.

    A Vancouver reporter accused Free Republic of allowing racist comments this weekend.
    But, oddly enough, this same Vancouver Sun reporter, Chris Parry, has a very controversial background. He has advocated on Daily Kos for liberals to post hate speech on conservative blogs and blame it on conservatives.
    What a strange coincidence?
    Gawker reported:

    But the real story here is that this same reporter and Daily Kos contributer has advocated on his Daily Kos blog any number of egregious offenses, among them: posting hate speech on sites like Free Republic and blaming it on conservatives.

    It gets worse, though. Chris Parry, it appears, has advocated on his Daily Kos blog any number of egregious offenses, among them: posting hate speech on sites like Free Republic and blaming it on conservatives. Parry posted under the name “hollywoodoz” on Daily Kos, where his signature was “Fool me once, I’ll punch you in the f*cking head.” Parry outed himself as hollywoodoz here, where he discloses the company he helped start. In essence: Parry, the journalist, found his story right where he’d been circling it for a very long time, and reported it as news. Sigh.

    Bottom line: Parry’s noble intentions are paving him a road to hell…

  15. Indentured Servant Quote, I hope in 2010 we throw both parties out and vote for people whom are of and for the people.

    Unquote

    I agree

    How my doin Vince? that better?

  16. Mike and Vince:

    the point I was trying to make is what Jim Byrne said “We have a tendency to remember the lies of our opponents, but forget the lies told by those we support. (Selective memory?)”

    I will not deny the right is guilty of lying. It is also interesting that what I think about the left you think about the right. We cant both be wrong can we? Or is it that both right and left politicians are full of bravo sierra? Or is our government full of bravo sierra and people on both sides of aisle are just pawns in Washington’s bi-partisan attempt to ruin our lives and our country?

    I hope in 2010 we throw both parties out and vote for people whom are of and for the people.

  19. I need to make an erection for one of my post above

    The Department of Justice will follow the facts and the law with respect to any matter,” said Matthew Miller, a department spokesman. “We have made no decisions on investigations or prosecutions, including whether to appoint a prosecutor to conduct further inquiry.”

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124736381913627661.html

    The Wall Street Journal Said, unquote

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