Guantanamo Bay Prison: Part One

The Washington Post is running an excellent series on Vice President Dick Cheney's abuse of power. The latest article in the series details his efforts to bypass the Geneva Convention and allow torture at Guantanamo Bay. According to the article,

"Cheney and his allies, according to more than two dozen current and former officials, pioneered a novel distinction between forbidden "torture" and permitted use of "cruel, inhuman or degrading" methods of questioning."

Cheney has fought fiercely to stay above the law. He claims that the Office of the Vice President is not a part of the Executive Branch. Apparently Cheney has forgotten that he works for us, the government does not work for him.