CIA got Cheney's request today

[jefferson_dem]

CIA got Cheney's request today
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:21 PM by Domenico Montanaro
From NBC's Andrea Mitchell

The Cheney transition office says that the former VP made the request to the National Archives to declassify the CIA documents on March 31st, and the Archives confirmed on April 8th that they had forwarded the request to the relevant agencies. The Archives are the agency that former VPs contact for such matters.

Earlier today, senior intelligence officials told NBC News they have not yet received any request.

Tonight, an intelligence official said, "These things take time," and as of their latest check, it had not reached the agency.

But later, senior intelligence officials said they had checked again, at NBC’s request, after hearing from the Cheney transition office and the request from the former vice president to the National Archives for declassification "made its way to the agency" Tuesday afternoon.

That contradicts what the Archives told the Cheney office, which is that they forwarded the request on April 8th, more than a week after it was received from the former vice president’s office. (Click for more on this story on msnbc.com.)

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/04/21/1902275.aspx

[Spazito]

1. Well, well, aren't the dates interesting....

Cheney makes the request to the National Archives on March 31st to declassify documents related to torture and it's "successes" BEFORE President Obama announces he will make public the torture memos. Now why, I wonder, did he act ahead of the President and how is it he seemed to know the torture memos were going to be made public?

[global1]

5. I Guess He Was Still Thinking Pre-Emptively.......nt

[Spazito]

7. LOL, too true! n/t

[FightingIrish]

2. I think Cheney's legal counsel is behind this.

I hope he's paying huge fees to try and save his own butt.

[RandomThoughts]

3. The most telling part of this.

Is Cheney thinks he still has some power, or is in some way in the mix of running the government. Why is Cheney making requests of the CIA? and why is he trying to create the illusion that they might listen to him?

Because that is his intent, to create an illusion that he has some say in things. He is trying to claim he is relevant.

This is the main point I see here, an attempt to continue, when he lost long ago.

[RandomThoughts]

8. However,

Cheney has love in him, we saw it in 2004, love for his wife his daughter, and many others. Those are all good things!!!!!!!!!

And considering all the mistakes I make, I shouldn't think badly of him, that would be silly. So no hatred, just strong disagreement for the better reasons.

So back to

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

Even in disagreement, there is always room for the better things of love :) Yea!!!!!

[Towlie]

4. He must have sent it by U. S. Mail.

[firedupdem]

6. I don't like to feel strong hate toward anyone....but I can't help it..

I hate dick cheney. He's an evil, nasty, mean-spirited person.