Liz Cheney: Obama Finds It Fashionable To Side With Terrorists

Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, Liz Cheney, accused Barack Obama of finding it "fashionable" to "side with the terrorists" during a Tuesday appearance on Fox News.

Continuing a media blitz in defense of the Bush administration's interrogation policies, Cheney accused the current president of making the country more vulnerable to attack and not supporting the military. By disclosing photos of detainee treatment -- which the Obama White House has been compelled to do by court order -- she proclaimed the president was aiding and abetting those determined to attack the United States.

"I think that it is really appalling that the administration is taking this step," she said. "I have not seen the pictures, I don't know what is in them. But clearly what they are doing is releasing images that show American military men and women in a very negative light. And I have heard from families of service members, from families of 9/11 victims, this question: When did it become so fashionable for us to side, really, with the terrorists? For us to put information out that hurts American soldiers."

"If [the president] really cared about" about these soldiers, Cheney concluded, he wouldn't be releasing these photos that show them "in a negative light."

The flame-throwing remarks came on the heels of similar statements Cheney made during an appearance Tuesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

Formalities were left at the door. "We are seeing a situation where this administration, for some reason, continues to release information that is helpful to the terrorists," Cheney declared. "Releasing details about what was involved in the enhanced interrogation program, releasing the techniques involved in that program, helps the terrorists. It helps them train to those techniques, it takes those techniques completely out of the realm of possibility for future presidents to use. So it was a very damaging thing to do. ... They seem to be only interested in releasing things that really paint America in a negative light."

In addition to accusing Obama of siding with terrorists, Cheney also argued that Attorney General Eric Holder, by offering to work with foreign governments, was refusing to "stand up and defend American sovereignty."

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[har5125]

Liz there has not been an attack on the U.S. since 11Sep01 because there are now 250,000 easy targets in Afghanistan and Iraq, our servicemen and women.

[MsMicki]

Yeah, and 9/11 happened on THEIR watch! They seem to just miss that somehow...­....

[totallynext]

Good Lord women, your a mother. Think about your children not your father. Wow - just wow!

[FilipeCastro]

I read that Stalin had a private joke about a kid that they tortured so hard that he avowed to have written Homer's Odyssey.

[wacpatch]

Liz sort of tells the whole story here. To deprive future regimes of these interrogation tools? That is advocating the use of a defective and ancient hand grenade design, that explodes as soon as the pin is pulled. How many more defective/lunatic regimes does this woman think this nation will tolerate? I might share her view, if that crowd was actually elected in the first place. The chance for another such group of insane criminals at the helm is hopefully remote.

[Gmoney1]

was her father giving her classified information -

[theMightyT]

yes, releasing pictures is what puts the military in a bad light.

not the fuckedupdecisions that authorized this ins.a.n.it­y in the first place.

[murphy20]

No sense in using logic with the Cheney Crime Family.

[wordvarc]

"Please, Daddy is not a war criminal"

is the content of her screams.

[nibblybits]

She needs to stay in his good graces if she wants any of that Halliburton money.

Besides, what would she do for a career if Daddy didn't grease the wheels?

[freethinkergirl]

She'll have to travel to the Grand Cayman's for that loot.

[citizensrus]

Shame on Liz Cheney for trying to put the onus of damage to the troops from the Bush administration's actions..o­n the Obama administration.

[mad1nola]

Soon they will put the squeeze on Liz to to get to Cheney. Just watch! she is speaking as someone who has personal knowledge of what happened. She will be subpoenaed soon very soon.

[nbanflfan]

That is just what this psy cot ic woman and Daddy Dearest just don't seem to grasp: the more they talk, the more they continue to paint themselves into a corner. Prez O has bigger fish to fry right now, but he will give these fo ols just enough rope to hang themselves. Stay tuned for the declassification of evidence to directly refute some of their claims. Be patient, for check and mate is definitely on the way!

[LarBear]

WE the People, need to defend our Nation, Honor, and Integrity, from our enemies within our Nation... Those who side with TORTURE actually are siding with terrorist.­..

Because of their FEAR, as well as their personal lack of grasping what the Ideal of America is, they would undermine America and do as our external enemies seek to do...

Again I say, IMO, Organized Religion would NOT exist without being FEAR supported and driven... The Republican Party used fear to control our Nation... Right Wingers react to Fear... Fortunately, apparently only about 20 to 25% of our Nation re-acts strongly to FEAR... Many young people are not buying into the fear manipulation and are turning away from Organized Religion and it's taught/learned, fear driven, black/white, good/bad, right/wrong, dogma, spin and reality...

Daily, the "right winger's" spew their fear message, but less and less people are reacting to it, or buying into it... WE the People, a Majority of Voters, chose a thoughtful, responsive President.­.. WE the People rejected the Party of FEAR and it's destructive behaviors.­..

Torture, is unlawful, a violation of signed Treaties and is very Anti - American! Fear, in the form of Invasion/Occupation spewed out into the World and has made us less safe... Fear in the form of Torture, spying on Citizens, has made us less safe and is a recruiter of our enemies within and outside our Nation... Fear is about Control... Love is about courage!

[Michael Shanley]

well said!

[BeltwayInsider]

You forgot "straight/­gay"...

Anyway, yes, the Republican party and the conservative movement is running out of steam in part because Americans are becoming less fearful, and much of their movement was driven by fear more so than by content.

[mmgbizgirl]

His entire family has been trained to act "Not Guilty".

Your father is not going to untangle himself out of his sinking box like Houdini.

He certainly thinks he'll bully his way out of possible prosecution but we want him. God willing, we'll get him!!!

[jmpurser]

I think we finally found a family sicker than the Bushes.

[Mother77]

Pleas make them go away....

[wordvarc]

Yes, her comments seem inc,estuous.

[shiningstar1]

"Techniques" is a very interesting word to use for torture. I guess Sadam Hussein thought what he did to get a bad human rights reputations were "techniques" to him as well. But we accused him of torture as I recall. The Cheneys are fearful people that can justify sinking to the lowest levels to protect themselves. The way I see it is if we can justify torture, we become exactly what we fear most and I don't want any part of that.

[imaginebetter]

oh, lord, someone please put this entire family out of our misery