Welcome to Grandpa’s World, Baby Cheney

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 30, 2007 The picture released by the White House last week of Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, cradling their newborn grandson Samuel David Cheney represents an opportunity for future progress in human rights -- if they choose to embrace it with as much care as they do baby Samuel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Samuel David Cheney Has Two Mommies

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney and wife Lynne went to Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to meet a very special new addition to their family: daughter Mary Cheney's newborn son, Samuel David Cheney, who'll be raised by Mary and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

His Own Worst Enemy

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 Dick Cheney has once again accused his critics of giving aid and comfort to the enemy, yet that's precisely what his administration's own policies have achieved. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cheney Chides Rivals for ‘Undermining’ Troops

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney let fly with some harsh words Monday for members of Congress who oppose the Bush administration's plan to splash out billions more on the Iraq war and who dare to support bringing the troops home soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Years of Hyperpartisanship

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 9, 2007 The Bush administration has created a poisonous atmosphere that principled conservatives should deplore. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Taliban Official Nabbed in Pakistan?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2007 A raid in the Pakistani city of Quetta early this week reportedly resulted in the capture of Taliban Defense Minister Mullah Obaidullah Akhund and other suspects. Officials said the arrest occurred as Vice President Dick Cheney was passing through the country's southwestern region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Plame Ready for Close-Up

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2007 Variety reported Friday that Warner Bros. has bought the "life rights" (a somewhat alarming term) of former CIA agent Valerie Plame and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, and plans to make a movie about their lives. In addition to using secondhand accounts of Plame's outing by big players in the Bush administration, WB scribes may pull from her memoir, "if the CIA permits her to publish it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Iran Saber Rattling From Cheney

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2007 Vice President Cheney, speaking in Australia, indicated yet again that the use of force would be likely if Iran continued its uranium enrichment program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday, "The Iranian people are vigilant and will defend all their rights to the end." According to Cheney, "all options are on the table." However, for the Bush administration, this seems to translate as only one option: military intervention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Luckovich: The Scooter Libby Musical

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Cheney Cops to the Obvious

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2006 In an interview with Time magazine, Dick Cheney said it was "premature" to have said "we were over the hump in terms of violence." Quick, someone give the vice president a dog biscuit!We have to positively reinforce every instance of truth that accidentally escapes his lips. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alleged Armitage Leak is Biggest Irony of Plamegate

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2006 The first person to tell reporters that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA was not, apparently, someone in Dick Cheney's circle out to smear Plame as a way of getting back at her husband, who had criticized the administration. Rather, it was then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, who didn't have an ax to grind, who didn't know Plame was an undercover operative, and who was apparently just passing on gossip, according to a new book. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Dick Cheney a Sith Lord?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 That's the undertone of Washington Post columnist Dan Froomkin's article about the widespread criticism of Dick Cheney's suggestion that those who voted for Ned Lamont are aiding and abetting terrorists Froomkin: "Cheney may have crossed the line that separates legitimate political discourse from hysteria" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )