No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.

In computer circles, any unencrypted data is known as 'cleartext.'

Iraq has, in effect, one export of any consequence. That's oil.

I have no evidence of any relationship between IRS and NSA.

The funny thing is that Dick Cheney has done more than anybody in the White House for quite a long time to throw up roadblocks against future historians.

First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.