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Hi, I'm Halima Shaw, a producer at the Take, and you're listening to another take, where we look back at episodes from our archives.

Today, we're digging into the so-called War on Terror. where we look back at episodes from our archives.

Today, we're digging into the so-called War on Terror.

Its architect, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, died on Monday from medical complications.

Cheney is often called the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.

And after 9-11, as part of the Bush administration, he pushed for expanding executive power and circumventing judicial review.

One of the greatest stains on the administration's legacy was the widespread use of torture

at Abu Ghraib Prison.

Cheney held, quote, a few sadistic prison guards responsible for the abuses there, but he still defended aggressive policies like enhanced interrogation and waterboarding.

This episode digs into the fight for accountability for what happened at Abu Ghraib, and it originally aired on September 13th, 2021.

All dates and references are from that time. After 20 years, the rituals of September 11th are deeply rooted.

And chief among them is one call. Never forget. The American people will never forget the cruelty that was done here. We will never

forget the nearly 3,000 beautiful lives taken from us so cruelly. Never forget the Americans

who died here that day. The refrain is the same. Never forget.

And every year, people remember the victims of that day.

But the people in power?

Well, most of the architects of our post-9-11 world still hold prestige.

Abining on the news of the day, endorsing political candidates, or, in the case of George W. Bush, painting.

It sounds as though you were ready to dismiss the idea of W. as an artist, but you changed your mind.

Well, when I first saw his paintings, I was sure I would hate them, but there was something kind of innocent, sincere,

earnest, almost childlike.

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