Ex-Bush Official Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: "I am Willing to Testify" If Dick Cheney is Put on Trial

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Aug. 30, 2011 (Interview)

(Multimedia) s former Vice President Dick Cheney publishes his long-awaited memoir, we speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. "This is a book written out of fear, fear that one day someone will 'Pinochet' Dick Cheney," says Wilkerson, alluding to the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, who was arrested for war crimes. Wilkerson also calls for George W. Bush and Cheney to be held accountable for their crimes in ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 30, 2011 - 11:24 AM PDT
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Bob Herrschaft
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 by Bob Herrschaft - Sep. 1, 2011

In his revealing interview with Amy Goodwin, Larry Wilkerson uses restrained language to defend his former boss Colin Powell from the cheap shots taken by Dick Cheney in his recently released memoir. Wilkerson perceptively asserts that Cheney's book was "written out of fear that someday someone will 'Pinochet' Dick Cheney", inferring that the former vice-president belongs on a long list of indicted war criminals that includes politicians like the former Chilean dictator.

Wilkerson has to be admired, not only for his defense of Powell and his admission of complicity, but also for his willingness to testify against Cheney should the occasion arise. All this is, however, most likely wishful thinking as Cheney is only vulnerable in his crypt after the first crack of dawn.

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Aug. 30, 2011

The only person Cheney does not seem to find fault with is Cheney. I think we have a word for that kind of person. I won’t use it here on television. But I think Mr. ... More »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 30, 2011
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