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Methinks Cheney Protests Too Much |
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by Joe Futrelle
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23 May 2002
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Dick Cheney seems overly anxious to deny allegations by congress that Bush knew about the 9/11 attacks beforehand. But few members of congress are actually making these allegations. Why is he so concerned with making this denial? |
From CNN:
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney lashed out Wednesday at lawmakers who have questioned whether the government missed clues prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks, calling their comments 'despicable' and 'outrageous.'
'When members of Congress suggest that the president of the United States had foreknowledge of the attack on September 11th, I think that's outrageous, that is beyond the pale,' Cheney said in an interview with CNN's Larry King Wednesday. 'Somebody needs to say, that ain't criticism, that's a gross outrageous political attack, and it's totally uncalled for.'
Few lawmakers have actually suggested President Bush knew about the September 11 attacks in advance, ..."
This calls to mind a familiar plot device in detective stories. The detective, wanting to trap suspect A in a lie, implies to suspect A that person B has been implicated in the crime. Suspect A responds indignantly, "B had nothing to do with [the crime]." The detective responds, "what makes you so sure?" |
