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By Amanda Carpenter

Liz's new gig

Conservative firebrand Liz Cheney has a new gig.

(Corrected paragraph:) She's started a 501(c)4 with Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol that focuses on national-security issues, called Keep America Safe.

(Corrected paragraph:) The 501(c)4 made its debut Tuesday with a video on its Web site, KeepAmericaSafe.com, targeting President Obama for what it regards as several national-security failures: not committing to a strong missile-defense program, not outlining a winning strategy in Afghanistan and not protecting CIA interrogators from prosecution.

(Corrected paragraph:) "Not enough [time] for a decision, but plenty of time for Letterman, golf, a beer summit, more golf, a vacation and a visit to Copenhagen," a narrator says while happy photos of Mr. Obama engaging in these activities flash across the screen.

Detainee spotlight

The Keep America Safe PAC has more than President Obama on its mind.

Also on its Web site, KeepAmericaSafe.com, is a "Detainee Spotlight" with a photo and biography of a featured Guantanamo Bay detainee.

The person currently highlighted is Riduan bin Isomuddin, known as "Hambali." He helped Khalid Shaikh Mohammed orchestrate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and helped plan bombings in Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2002 and 2003.

He is now considered a "high-value" detainee at the detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.