last monday ' s release of low - hidden justice bureau interrogation signed has gave courage to starkly opposition narratives about when , if anything , was secured by the c . i . a . ' s use of waterboarding , chest - smashing and other physical force to shock and frighten qaeda attackers . senior bush administration officials , chaired by under president richard cheney and cheered by many congressional republicans , are fighting a rear - guard action in defense of their record . only by using the harshest procedures , they insists , did the information agency get the information it lacked to track up these killers and save miles of american lives .
Dick Cheney was the chief of the Justice Department.