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Cheney Hopes 'Old Friend' Panetta Was Misquoted

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(Newser) – As the CIA scrambled to do damage control today in the wake of director Leon Panetta's New Yorker interview, Dick Cheney fired back. The former VP's office released a statement that reads in full: "I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted. The important thing is whether the Obama administration will continue the policies that have kept us safe for the past eight years."

"The Director does not believe the former Vice President wants an attack," a CIA rep told CNN, adding that Panetta didn't "question anyone's motives."

FILE -- In this Feb. 25, 2009 file photo, CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va.,
FILE -- In this Feb. 25, 2009 file photo, CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va.,   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, June 1, 2009.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, June 1, 2009.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Observer
Jun 15, 09 6:31 PM CDT
It seems hypocritical that Cheney is now speaking out frequently against the most popular President in a generation when he went months and months with zero public exposure or scrutiny while he was in his "bunker" for 8 years. He is a lying criminal that needs to be prosecuted for war crimes. Reply
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JonmarkP
Jun 16, 09 10:39 AM CDT
Cheney to the gallows? Yes! But I'll bet his neck would burn through the rope. God damn, he's an evil-looking, evil-acting creepy Son of Satan, isn't he?
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drlarrymitchell
Jun 17, 09 3:44 AM CDT
Cheney doesn't have any friends.
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Snarfeh
Jun 18, 09 12:29 AM CDT
Honestly, I'm surprised Cheney hasn't shown up yet on Jon and Kate Plus Eight.
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Jun 15, 09 6:33 PM CDT
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