Cheney Plea Deal

Its all very splashy but Cheney is going to be nowhere near any of this, nor will he be under any threat whatsoever.

I'm not even sure why its a headline.

Having said that, the notion of Cheney sitting in a Nigerian prison does have a somewhat dark and amusing tone to it even as a tiny fantasy.

Global Post: Nigeria: Halliburton plans plea bargain in Cheney corruption case

...other sources within the agency said the plea bargain might involve a $500 million settlement.


Cheney and three other top executives could face sentences of three years in a Nigerian prison if convicted of the charges in the 16-count indictment...