Hunting With Dick
Vice Presidential hunt draws ire from rights groups.
WASHINGTON (XF) - The Xsociate Files has learned the details of a hunt to be attended by Vice President Dick Cheney on election day. According to a source within the White House who asked to remain anonymous, rather than hunt quail as he did on his last outing, Mr. Cheney intends to pursue game of a different sort. Namely, terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The source tells XF that as many as a dozen men now held at the detention facility will be released onto a private game reserve where they will be hunted by the Vice President and several members of his family. Human rights groups have assailed the decision, calling the hunting of the men "beyond barbaric".
The White House shrugged off the criticisms, claiming that all of the men had been convicted of war crimes against the United States and sentenced to death.
"I know some are concerned about the manner in which we intend to carry out their sentence. But all of these men were tried and convicted by military commissions set up by legislation passed by the President. And even though the evidence against them is classified, we we can assure you that these men are guilty of something," White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said at a recent press gaggle.
"I guess Cheney got just a taste last time, now he wants to feel the thrill of the kill," one prominent critic of the administration said, referring to an incident last February in which a Texas lawyer was shot and wounded by the Vice President.
At press time, XF was unable to confirm whether Mr. Cheney's hunting trip is in any way related to White House plans for Thanksgiving.
(Filed at State of the Day)
WASHINGTON (XF) - The Xsociate Files has learned the details of a hunt to be attended by Vice President Dick Cheney on election day. According to a source within the White House who asked to remain anonymous, rather than hunt quail as he did on his last outing, Mr. Cheney intends to pursue game of a different sort. Namely, terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The source tells XF that as many as a dozen men now held at the detention facility will be released onto a private game reserve where they will be hunted by the Vice President and several members of his family. Human rights groups have assailed the decision, calling the hunting of the men "beyond barbaric".
The White House shrugged off the criticisms, claiming that all of the men had been convicted of war crimes against the United States and sentenced to death.
"I know some are concerned about the manner in which we intend to carry out their sentence. But all of these men were tried and convicted by military commissions set up by legislation passed by the President. And even though the evidence against them is classified, we we can assure you that these men are guilty of something," White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said at a recent press gaggle.
"I guess Cheney got just a taste last time, now he wants to feel the thrill of the kill," one prominent critic of the administration said, referring to an incident last February in which a Texas lawyer was shot and wounded by the Vice President.
At press time, XF was unable to confirm whether Mr. Cheney's hunting trip is in any way related to White House plans for Thanksgiving.
(Filed at State of the Day)
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