Politics | Dick Cheney Cheney Blasts Obama for Torture Probe By Kevin Spak Posted Aug 25, 2009 8:50 AM CDT Copied Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, June 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Dick Cheney lambasted Barack Obama today for his decision to name a special prosecutor to look into Bush-era terror interrogations. The move raises “doubts about this administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security,” he said in a statement. “The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions.” Read These Next Of AI-driven Ukraine drones, 'I think we created the monster.' 'Karen' is so 2020. Gen Z has a new nickname. Gunman kills 6 in three Mississippi locations. Pay system is worsening a huge shortage of mechanics. Report an error