Dick Cheney Had Implanted Defibrillator Altered To Prevent Terrorist Attack

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 19, 2013 @02:32AM from the didn't-want-to-wake-up-his-heart-by-accident dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to the Washington Post, 'Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he once feared that terrorists could use the electrical device that had been implanted near his heart to kill him and had his doctor disable its wireless function. Cheney has a history of heart trouble, suffering the first of five heart attacks at age 37. ... In an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes, Cheney says doctors replaced an implanted defibrillator near his heart in 2007. The device can detect irregular heartbeats and control them with electrical jolts. Cheney says that he and his doctor, cardiologist Jonathan Reiner, turned off the device's wireless function in case a terrorist tried to send his heart a fatal shock.' More at CBS News."

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So, like, don't start wars you shouldn't, M;K? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-10-19 02:38 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Didn't you and your cronies have enough money already? Was it worth killing (our) 5510 Americans just to get richer?
Re:Evil, powerful men have enemies. by pwizard2 · 2013-10-19 13:05 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Who doesn't want Cheney dead? When he finally dies, folks are going to celebrate knowing that vile piece of shit is gone forever. It's a shame there is no real Hell to send him to.

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