Was Cheney In Iraq Or Not?

There've been several reports of Cheney's quietly sneaking into Baghdad, but the people who would know for sure say he isn't.

Iraqi state television today reported that US Vice President Dick Cheney was in Baghdad, but US officials said Cheney was not in the capital.

State-run Iraqiya TV and the private Al-Arabiya TV station both reported Cheney had arrived in the Iraqi capital this morning, apparently to visit American troops for the Thanksgiving holiday.

But Lt Col Christopher Garver said that the vice president was not in Iraq “as far as we know".

Now you know he wouldn't be outside the green zone, that would take courage if not stupidity.

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