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Cheney: I pulled the trigger
15/02/2006 22:05 - (SA)
Washington - Vice-president Dick Cheney
took the blame on Wednesday for accidentally shooting a friend
while hunting quail, saying: "I'm the guy who pulled the
trigger."
Cheney, under pressure by Republicans to break his silence
about the Saturday shooting, told Fox News he still thought he
was correct to delay for about 18 hours reporting the wounding
of Texas lawyer Harry Whittington to the public because he
wanted to ensure the accuracy of what had happened.
"You can talk about all of the other conditions that
existed at the time, but that's the bottom line. "And it's not
Harry's fault. You can't blame anybody else," Cheney said.<-p>
"Ultimately, I'm the guy who pulled the trigger (and) shot my
friend."
- Reuters
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