Nuclear code briefcases went with Cheney to Kabul??

[No Exit]

Nuclear code briefcases went with Cheney to Kabul? This simply can't be real.

Laura Rozen

The AP via Froomkin:

Cheney then flew to Kabul, where he watched from the front row as Afghanistan's national assembly took its first oath of office.

Nedra Pickler of the Associated Press describes Cheney's chaotic arrival in Afghanistan.

"The Cheneys' seven-hour visit to Afghanistan began when their unmarked C-17 cargo plane landed at Bagram Air Base. They then flew by helicopter to a spot outside the parliament building. The chopper stirred up a massive dust storm, but the Cheneys were shielded when they ducked into a black sport-utility vehicle.

"Security forces surrounded the Cheneys' vehicle and walked along as it moved with their hands on the side of the vehicle. A gun-toting Afghan soldier dressed in fatigues pushed the rest of Cheney's entourage against an outside wall until the gates to the parliament building closed behind them.

"Afghan security forces insisted on searching all the bags carried by members of Cheney's staff and the press who were left outside.

"Secret Service agents objected, saying they had already been checked. A White House advance staffer already on site came out and angrily demanded that the Afghans admit military aides carrying the briefcase that contains the U.S. government's nuclear weapon codes.

" 'I'm telling you to open the gates now,' the White House staffer said. 'These are the vice president's military aides.'

"The Afghans allowed Cheney's military aides through but insisted on doing complete body searches of the rest of his traveling party."

Is this not hard to believe?

http://www.warandpiece.com/

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Nedra Pickler rides again!

[global1]

2. Lesson To Be Learned Here -- Don't Piss Cheney Off...... n/t

[Marie26]

3. I thought those traveled with the President only? nt

[MallRat]

4. No. If the President is incapacitated, the VP has authority to launch.

But launch what at whom? I have no idea who we'd be nuking in this post-Cold War age.

[No Exit]

7. Yeah, okay... and your point is.......?

And the real president is........?:)

[Marie26]

9. Who could it be... oh I don't know,

Cheney??!! :)

[No Exit]

10. Ding ding ding!

Whaddya know, it's really true!

[CottonBear]

5. I'm trying to google the answer to who gets access to the codes?

Only the pResident or both him and the VP?

[underpants]

6. This is by no means the first time (that even I have heard it)

Cheney said something about this a couple of years ago. He said that he had the football (breifcase the codes are carried in) which caused many (meaning NOT the MSM) to ask why the President didn't have the football with HIM!

Also the 9/11 report even spells out that it was Cheney who gave the okay for fighter planes to finallly get airborn on 9/11. Again no one seems to be concerned that the POTUS is the Commander in Chief not the VP.

[No Exit]

8. Yes--I've heard that over and over, about the okay for fighter planes

Way back in 2000, I heard some people saying that Cheney would be the real president, and * was just a stooge for him.

I dismissed these warnings, figuring "oh, they'll do anything to smear the candidate". (I was a deluded supporter of republicans back then... *cringe*)

It's all true. It all turned out to be true. There are a thousand indicators. To pick just one, Cheney went WITH * when the 9/11 Commission questioned him. I just hope that Cheney is at *'s side when they IMPEACH *. He needs to be there, and he needs to share the same fate.

[underpants]

11. Wolf Blitzer to Lynn Cheney on Sunday

"s the Vice President DOES support the President?"

"Oh yes he does"

:scared: was there doubt about this? What if he didn't? :scared:

[CabalPowered]

12. Here's the wikipedia entry for the "football"

It doesn't appear that the VP should have the football or a duplicate..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_football

edit: sp

[KansDem]

13. I wonder how this is explained to Bush...

"Now, Georgie, give UncaDick your 'football'"
"Don' wanna!"
"Georgie, you don't want to make UncaDick mad, do you? Not nice for Georgie-weorgie to make UncaDick mad!
"Don' wanna! My 'football'...!!!'
"Hey, kid! Give me that f*cking 'football' or I'll make you eat it!!!
"WAAAAAAAA.....!!!!"


But really, how does Bush really feel about giving up this awesome responsibility?