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The U.S. does not torture; in fact, what holds up the release from Guantanamo is getting a guarantee from their governments that they won't be tortured. Guantanamo and prisons in Afghanistan are completely consistent with international obligations. Just because the Geneva Convention might not technically apply does not mean that America does not treat people with the spirit of the convention.... While we are doing things militarily in the war on terror, we are also spreading hope and opportunity so that the young people do not become recruits for the terrorists.

Elizabeth Cheney

Find something you really love and make it your career. Don't let anyone discourage you or tell you it's not practical. I have loved the Middle East since I was a little girl. I read my first book about ancient Egypt when I was 10, and I've been hooked ever since... I have been blessed to have had great, strong women mentors, beginning with my mother. I have also met incredibly impressive women in the Arab world. They are demonstrating enormous courage as they work to expand women's rights and human freedom in their countries. I am inspired to work harder every time I spend time with them.

Elizabeth Cheney

Sometimes there is a tendency to talk about women as though we are a herd... women believe this or women want that. But we very much vote on the issues depending on what's important.

Elizabeth Cheney

Elizabeth Cheney

Elizabeth Cheney

Born: July 28, 1966 (age 58)

Bio: Elizabeth Lynne Cheney Perry, commonly called Liz Cheney, is an American attorney and political commentator. Cheney is the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Second Lady Lynne Cheney. She held several positions in the U.S.

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