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MSNBC's Cenk Uygur Claims George W. Bush Confessed to 'War Crimes' in New Memoir

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:54:00 +0000

Alex Fitzsimmons

In an attempt to re-litigate the past, MSNBC contributor Cenk Uygur indicted former President George W. Bush for war crimes.

Fox Animator MacFarlane on HBO: 'If Reagan Were President, He Would Try Dick Cheney for War Crimes'

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:17:00 +0000

Brent Baker

Former President Ronald Reagan would have prosecuted Dick Cheney for war crimes, Seth MacFarlane (read more

ABC's Wright Offers Sarcasm in Story on Conservative Criticism of Obama on Terrorism

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:07:00 +0000

Brent Baker

Unlike CBS and NBC, ABC on Wednesday night reported on criticism from the right of how President Barack Obama is addressing terrorism, but correspondent David Wright tried to discredit the critics' points by reacting with astonishment and sarcastic snipes. Astonishment: "Do you really feel like President Obama has made the country less safe?"

FNC Reports Plight of Navy SEAL Heroes Charged with Prisoner Abuse

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:12:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

In the past several days, FNC has given attention to the plight of three Navy SEALs who helped capture one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq - a man named Ahmed Hashim Abed who is believed to have planned the savage murder of four Blackwater security guards in Fallujah in 2004. Due to accusations of prisoner abuse by Abed, these American troops are now facing the possibility of court-martial.

Flashback: ABC's Boston Legal Ridiculed Idea MD Could Be a Terrorist

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:12:00 +0000

Brent Baker

Two-and-a-half years before Army Major Nidal Hasan, a Muslim medical doctor, murdered 13 at Fort Hood in Texas in what more-and-more looks like a

NBC's DA McCoy: 'It's About Time Somebody' Prosecuted Bush Officials for Torture

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:37:00 +0000

Brent Baker

Playing out a liberal dream of vengeance, the season premiere of NBC's Law & Order delivered a plot in w

MSNBC Delights in Ad Denigrating Cheney: 'Brutal, But He Deserves It,' 'Rather Undeniable'

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:15:00 +0000

Brent Baker

Late Wednesday afternoon, MSNBC's David Shuster and Chris Matthews made clear their agreement with the message of a new ad from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) which ridicules former Vice President Dick Cheney's past judgments and thus proclaims him "WRONG" on the value of enhanced interrogation techniques, with Shuster declaring "he deserves" the "brutal ad" which makes, Matthews decided, an "obvious" and "undeniable" point.

ABC and NBC Resist Vindicating Cheney, But Hayes Finds Proof EIT's 'Effective'

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:12:00 +0000

Brent Baker

ABC's Brian Ross and NBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday night each listed some al Qaeda plots uncovered via CIA interrogations, but both balked when it came to vindicating former Vice President Dick Cheney on whether "enhanced interrogation techniques" (EITs) led to information which prevented attacks.

Liz Cheney vs. O'Donnell: ABC's Chris Cuomo Moderates Fiery Debate on Torture

Fri, 22 May 2009 16:11:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Good Morning America on Friday featured something that has become rare on morning shows, an actual philosophical debate between a strong conservative and a vocal liberal.

NBC and CBS Use Cheney and Obama Speeches to Jab at Cheney

Fri, 22 May 2009 01:43:00 +0000

Brent Baker

Thursday's NBC Nightly News featured Andrea Mitchell chastising and correcting former Vice President Dick Cheney for his speech on fighting terrorism, but the network saw no need to correct anything asserted by President Obama in his address on the same topic while anchor Brian Williams asked if Republicans are "happy" to have Cheney as "their messenger?"

Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC: Cheney Speech 'Sleazy,' 'An Abomination'

Thu, 21 May 2009 21:33:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Immediately following a speech by former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday, MSNBC assembled its usual panel of left-wing pundits to tear him down, including political analyst Lawrence O'Donnell, who proclaimed: "Well, he came today to - obviously to do nothing much other than defend torture, which he calls 'tough questioning.' This was as sleazy a presentation by a Vice President as we've had since Spiro Agnew.

Gibson: 'We Have Terrorists in U.S. Prisons, So Why Not the Guys from Guantanamo?'

Thu, 21 May 2009 01:20:00 +0000

Brent Baker

ABC, CBS and NBC all led Wednesday night with the Senate's overwhelming 90 to 6 bi-partisan vote to withhold funding for the closing of Guantanamo and block any detainees from bein

Thomas Totenberg Excuse Pelosi; Thomas Hopes 'Moderate' Will Save GOP from Limbaugh

Sat, 16 May 2009 15:51:33 +0000

Brent Baker

Asked "why does it matter" what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "knew or did not know" about the "enhanced interrogation" of terror suspects, Newsweek's Evan Thomas and NPR's Nina Totenberg failed to address Pelosi's hypocrisy in now condemning others for what she knew about years go, as both dismissed the relevance of her evolving memory.