Dick Cheney's Dangerous Son-in-Law...

[bridgit]

'While Vice-President Cheney has been pursuing a war in Iraq that has led to an increase in terrorism worldwide, his son-in-law, Philip Perry, until very recently the general counsel of DHS, has been working behind the scenes to make it easy for those terrorists to hit chemical facilities at home. The upshot, to put it bluntly: more Americans have died in war and are at risk of terrorism because of this family's efforts.

The Washington Monthly reports today in its online edition -- and in the magazine early next week -- on the critical role Phil Perry has played in recent years in derailing meaningful and tough chemical security oversight on behalf of the chemical industry. My article, backed with research assistance by the Nation Institute, is called, "Dick Cheney's Dangerous Son-In-Law." As reported in hearings yesterday, he's also played a key role in thwarting oversight investigations into alleged abuses at DHS.

Perry is a former lawyer-lobbyist for Latham and Watkins, which has represented at various times the leading trade group, The American Chemistry Council. His latest industry favors came when he helped craft weak pro-industry legislation this past fall that allows chemical plants to choose their own security measures and bars private groups from suing to make sure that DHS enforces the law. To top it off, he then slapped into new regulations issued by the DHS in December a provision allowing the pro-industry DHS to pre-empt stronger state laws, as in New Jersey. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been furious. "In order to please their cronies in the chemical industry, the Bush administration is willing to put the health and safety of millions of people at risk," said Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) about the new law and regulations. Democratic Senators will be working to overturn the regulations pre-empting state laws, but it could be slow going in the Senate because of the ability of Republicans to slow down measures.'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-levine/dick-cheneys-dangerous-s_b_40695.html

[me b zola]

1. This is the type of writing/journalism that I find exciting--and necessary!

Wow, that first statement just lays it out. This is what needs to get out there for people to wake-up to the lie about the "global war on terrorism".

While these bastards spend every waking moment terrorising US citizens with reasons why we should be scared, the reality is that we are giving up our civil liberties while they make it easier for badguys to do bad things to us.

Thanks for posting this, bridgit.

[lligrd]

2. Of Course, The Bad Guys Further Their Goals.

They also foster racism and class warfare toward the same end. Keep us scared and fighting with each other, while thay take the money and run.

[azurnoir]

6. They've been doing that since Reagan

Imagine some guy with a pack of starving dogs, he has a steak but he doesn't want to share, so what does he do? He cuts off a couple little pieces and tosses them in to the middle of the dogs, they fight each other for the scraps and he "enjoys" he meal and show.

[lligrd]

10. Love That Analogy - Fighting Over Scraps

Exactly what we have been doing. And I fear the scraps will be less in the future. Iraqi children begging GIs for water (and being taunted in return) not only sickens me but seems to me an omen of things to come here if we don't do something quickly.

[bridgit]

5. it certainly seems a family affair, Lynn sat on the board of...wait for it: Lockheed Martin...

http://www.politicalfriendster.com/showConnection.php?id1=209&id2=210

and his straight daughter a lobbyist for same i.e.,

'Philip J. Perry, who is married to Cheney daughter Elizabeth Cheney Perry, is a partner at the Washington law office of Latham & Watkins, and has represented Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp. in dealing with the department.'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16318-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_politics

a disgusting family imo profiteering from war, death & chaos; they may have boat loads of money, but they clearly have no shame

[dogday]

21. Their wealth is built upon the blood of our children nt

[vanboggie]

3. K&R and on to the Greatest Page

:kick: because of the evil Cheney family. This son-in-law fits right in.

[lligrd]

4. No Doubt Cheney Is Quite Proud Of Him.

One sick family.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

7. Yes, nice to have such "accomplished"

human-skin wearing trolls posing as American officials. :puke:
Damn... I need a new planet *sigh*

[Pachamama]

8. Dont know if anyone recalls, but a few weeks back when Liz Cheney published her Op-Ed that rallyed

why we need to "surge" in Iraq (and had all the same Neo-con talking points in it) and then there was a lot of disgust and discussion about the op-ed piece and it was revealed the very next day after this was published that her husband who worked in the Homeland Security Dept had resigned.

I personally recall that when I read about her husband and that he had been working as a counsel at the Homeland Security Dept and that he had resigned, to be very interesting. Had no idea what it meant, but I just had one of those intuitive moments that there was a very important reason and connection to something about what he was doing and about investigations into the Cheney's that will be revealed sometime in the future.

[Kagemusha]

9. I recall, yes. I had the same feeling, and here we are today

with this connection loud and clear....

[bridgit]

11. yeah i remember, she was also all but touting the virtues of bloody endless war...

in that it elevates the bottom-lines of so many vital (to her families stock portfolios) industries; it is not a mystery to me how these people can look themselves in the mirror, they are blood suckers and they are proud of the obscene war profits they make being blood suckers

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. lawyer-lobbyist, lawyer-lobbyist, Ahhhh, AHHHHH!

The scourge of the earth.

[bridgit]

16. The Cheney Family, the ultimate usurpers, traitors of America...imo of course...

[nebenaube]

19. nail meet hammer! n/t

[conscious evolution]

13. More and more

I understand why the soviets did what they did to the Romanov family.

[SmallTownIAGuy]

14. Ouch, I hope it doesnt' get that bad.

:-)

[newyawker99]

15. Hi SmallTownIAGuy!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[nealmhughes]

17. Her name is Larry?

[sakabatou]

18. the cable guy?

Git 'er done!

[bridgit]

22. Larry?

[Kurovski]

20. Kick(nt)

[Independent_Liberal]

23. That's it! Call for hearings now!

Subpoena the DHS!