Despite denying involvement with the contract process (
"As vice president, I have absolutely no influence of, involvement of, knowledge of in any way, shape or form of contracts led by the Corps of Engineers or anybody else in the federal government," Cheney told NBC's "Meet the Press" in September..."),
Time magazine is reporting that Cheney's office was up to it's ears in making sure that Dick's old company got the big federal $$$.
" The March 5, 2003 e-mail, from an Army Corps of Engineers official, said that top Pentagon official Douglas Feith got the job of shepherding the contract, according to the newsweekly Time that hits newsstands Monday.
Feith had approved the multi-billion-dollar deal "contingent on informing WH (the White House) tomorrow. We anticipate no issues since action has been coordinated w(ith) VP's (vice president's) office," said the e-mail obtained by Time."
Not that I'm surprised that Cheney lied about this (in addition to everything else), but... dors he think we're all stupid or what?