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McCain to CIA Chief Panetta: Retract Cheney Slam Now

Panetta said Cheney almost seemed to want attack on US

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(Newser) – Sen. John McCain called today on CIA director Leon Panetta to “retract immediately” his suggestion that Dick Cheney might want another attack on the US, the Hill reports. Panetta told the New Yorker that “it’s almost as if” Cheney is “wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point” that the Obama administration has made America less safe.

“I disagreed with the Cheney policy on interrogation techniques, but never did it cross my mind that Dick Cheney would ever want an attack on the United States of America," McCain told Fox News. "It's unfair, and I think that Mr. Panetta should retract, and retract immediately."

Former Vice President Dick Cheney attends the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, June 1, 2009.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney attends the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, June 1, 2009.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, delivers a speech at the Pacific Council of International Policy event in Los Angeles on Monday May 18, 2009
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, delivers a speech at the Pacific Council of International Policy event in Los Angeles on Monday May 18, 2009   (AP Photo/Hector Mata)
Veteran Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
Veteran Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, April 28, 2009.   (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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DJM420
Jun 15, 09 1:18 PM CDT
looks like he touched a nerve Reply
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Reader64481089
Jun 15, 09 1:43 PM CDT
And the truth hurts it would seem.............
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northeast
Jun 15, 09 2:33 PM CDT
He accused him of wanting Americans to die to prove a point....that's a pretty inflammatory statement, no matter if you think he does or doesn't.
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Robert_Dada
Jun 15, 09 3:49 PM CDT
He said, “it’s almost as if” not that he definitely is wishing for it. He's saying Cheney's words and actions might lead one to think he would like an attack on Obama's watch. Agree or disagree but move on, it's just opinion.
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Observer
Jun 15, 09 1:25 PM CDT
Cheney is part of a "World Government" mentality that would justify another US attack as a means to gaining further if not complete dictatorial control. He is a lying criminal that has supported the flagrant robbery of the American people by his CIA front company Halliburton. Halliburton and other deep cover entities take no prisoners and have screwed the public out of billions of dollars for years. Ask Lyndon Johnson about Brown & Root. Reply
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