Cheney is running a shadow gov. claims Dean

[Sgt. Peppers]

Cheney is running a shadow government, claims Watergate aide
By Julian Coman in Washington
(Filed: 04/04/2004)


G Gordon Liddy, the former FBI agent who masterminded the Watergate burglary on behalf of Richard Nixon, once said that he would like to kill John Dean by shoving a pencil through his neck.

This week, as the cerebral Mr Dean publishes Worse than Watergate: the Secret Presidency of George W. Bush, the sentiment is likely to be shared by many in Mr Bush's White House.

Thirty-one years ago Mr Dean - Nixon's legal counsel - began co-operating with prosecutors into the Watergate burglary, revealing the inner workings of the most secretive and manipulative administration in American history.

Now, in the latest political blockbuster, Mr Dean "testifies" against President Bush and Vice-President Richard Cheney, accusing them of trumping his former boss when it comes to political sharp practice.

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[madfloridian]

1. Put the John Dean name to avoid confusion.

:hi:

[Zookeeper]

2. John Dean was interviewed by Bill Moyers...

on Now. I was quite pleased that his book is coming so quickly on the heels of Richard Clarke. We have two PBS stations, and that interview will be repeated this evening on our "second" station. You may want to check your listings for it.

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