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Getting responses. >> they said, no, these are presidential advisers. we don't have to divulge what they're doing. whereas if it had been cabinet agencies, they would have forced to divulge who they were meeting with, what the e-mails were, what the topics were. >> did we talk to energy companies? absolutely. you'd have to be a damn fool to put together a comprehensive nationwide energy policy and not talk to energy companies. >> in order for me to get good, sound opinions, those who offer me opinions or offer the vice president opinions must know every word they say is not going to be put int...

International oil companies that are lining up to get into iraq. the task force also obtains detailed maps of middle eastern oil fields. the map of iraq pinpoints the exact locations of the country's pipelines, refineries and super giant oil fields. >> we had oil fields we could divide up. foreign suitors along with american suitors meaning major oil firms and oil contractors like halliburton could line up for parcelling of those oil fields. >> none of these documents is included in the final energy task force report that's made available to the public and to congress. >> there was nothing tha...

Classified document dated february 3rd, 2001, directs members of president bush's national security council to cooperate with the cheney energy task force. combining two seemingly unrelated fields. the review of operational policies toward rogue states and actions regarding the capture of new and existing oil and gas fields. in the first month of the bush presidency, strategy for the potential use of military force toward rogue states and gaining access to new oil fields are melted together. >> if you look at the nexus of rogue states and seizing and capturing and controlling oil assets, there...

This ofa story, organizing for action, if bush had done that, the media in particular would have gone crazy. you just think of the energy task force that vice-president cheney put together, that went all the way to the supreme court. >> if george bush was using drones, they would have gone ballistic. >> he did use drones, but not to the extent-- >> when you think of their position of enhanced interrogation and how vicious they went after bush, if he had that hypocrisy they would have gone after him, i should clarify. the elites will always let you down. >> sean: thank you, stuart bond, welcome...

This ofa story, organizing for action, if bush had done that, the media in particular would have gone crazy. you just think of the energy task force that vice-president cheney put together, that went all the way to the supreme court. >> if george bush was using drones, they would have gone ballistic. >> he did use drones, but not to the extent-- >> when you think of their position of enhanced interrogation and how vicious they went after bush, if he had that hypocrisy they would have gone after him, i should clarify. the elites will always let you down. >> sean: thank you, stuart bond, welcome...