Hersh’s Assassination Kerfuffle
By Larry Johnson on March 31, 2009 at 4:27 PM in Current Affairs
Sy Hersh is back in the news with allegations that Dick Cheney had a military execution squad. I love Sy and the work he does but on this one he is wrong. Check out the following CNN report, which provides a good overview:
Fran Townsend and John Hannah are not entirely correct either.
It is not true that there is a “coordinated” list of terrorist targets. The opposite in fact is true–the CIA, the FBI and DOD each have their own lists. That has been one of the problems. I suspect Sy’s confusion stems from a loophole the Bush Administration cleverly exploited. It is called Title 10 versus Title 50. Title 10 of the U.S. Code covers Department of Defense/military operations. Title 50 deals with intelligence operations. The President is obligated to report to Congress Title 50 activities. There is no comparable obligation to report Title 10 activities being carried out in the context of a war.
I know this much for sure–Dick Cheney did not control any military unit and did not have his own band of killers at his beck and call. I am a stalwart opponent of Dick Cheney and the abuses he promoted and encouraged, but on this count he is being unfairly accused.
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