Death Announcement: Cheney’s family confirmed he passed away at 84 from “complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease

• Death Announcement: Cheney’s family confirmed he passed away at 84 from “complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.”

• Political Career: Cheney was vice president under George W. Bush and previously served as Secretary of Defense, White House Chief of Staff, and U.S. Representative from Wyoming.

• Controversy: Cheney was a leading architect of the Iraq War and post‑9/11 “war on terror,” advocating preemptive war and enhanced interrogation techniques. He has been widely criticized, with some journalists calling for international prosecution.

• Public Reaction: Journalist Mehdi Hasan commented that Cheney “should have died in The Hague,” reflecting the strong criticisms of his wartime policies.

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