Bush's Key Men Face Grilling on Torture and Death Squads

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Dick Cheney could be forced to testify to Congress over allegations that secret hit squad was set up on his orders

America is bracing itself for a series of investigations that could see top officials from the administration of President George W Bush hauled in front of Congress, grilled by a special prosecutor and possibly facing criminal charges.

Several investigations will now cast a spotlight on Bush-era torture policy and a secret CIA assassination program, examining the role played by big names such as the former vice-president Dick Cheney and the former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

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