Laurie Mylroie to be on C-SPAN Shortly (9:00-10:00 AM, EDT)

C-Span.Org ^ | 12-24-03 | Laurie Mylroie

[Matchett-PI]

Laurie Mylroie will appear on C-SPAN's Washington Journal (9:00-10:00 AM, EDT) today, Dec 24, to discuss her book, "Bush vs. the Beltway" and other Iraq-related issues.

You may tune in on the internet if you can't access it on television: http://www.c-span.org

They usually re-air Morning Journal in case you miss it the first time. You may check the web site for the c-span schedule in your area.

[Peach]

Definitely. I'm reading the book now The New Jackals. IT's intricate, as you said, and not easily digestable.

The flyleaf of that book, written in 1999 (!) talks about OBL's growing relationship with Saddam Hussein. I've yet to read a book that disproves their relationship.

[Peach]

I know you weren't. I'd just answered several times that I accepted more knowledgeable Freeper's assertions that she always talks/looks like this and I need not worry.

She's terrific, although I do think her books read better than she speaks.

[carton253]

Because you can't... the best critics can come up with is that Sunni Muslims wouldn't work with a Baathist. That's crap... especially when all over the Middle East, all terrorists work with each other since it's just one big hornet's nest.

[Peach]

It is just one big hornets nest. Another Clinton kneepad caller!!!

[John W]

"Because the information is far too intricate, for general public assimilation."

The first response of a good,patriotic no-nonsense American to that might be sez who?But,more to the point it is a variation of the crowd control theme and politicizes a national security issue in a way that heads us down a dangerous path.Just my opinion.

[carton253]

Where do they find these kneepad callers. More importantly, how much do they pay them to make these calls and make fools of themselves.

[JulieRNR21]

She just called what the caller described as the 'Clinton Administration WHITE WASH!

[Peach]

Have you ever tried to read about the entwined relationships? If you had, you would not be saying "sez who". LOL

[carton253]

She is getting fired up about the "Clinton was perfect and Bush was at fault."

[Peach]

Makes me ashamed to be a woman.

[NeoCaveman]

Where do they find these kneepad callers.

Now a question about the boogey man PNAC. These callers are pathetic.

[Peach]

Caller: Why isn't it ever talked about where one of 9/11 terrorists who showeded up at hospital in Florida with anthrax?

[Peach]

Laurie: Because it can't be proven.

[Peach]

Have to go cook; Merry Christmas Freeper!

[backhoe]

Where do they find these kneepad callers...

Interestingly, back in my pre-web days, I kept a newspaper clipping about a story alleging that a young man, visiting his Mom's nursing home, was astonished to find a group of the old folks making seminar calls from one of the rooms- when the screener would ask their location, they'd reply with where they had lived before entering the home.

[John W]

Just the typical American response when the ruling elite has determined they are the only ones smart enough to understand something.Perhaps if they'd been a little smarter 9/11 would have been thwarted-and I'm including all of the ruling folks from the early nineties on.Its the old "apparently we just didn't present our position well enough cause the unwashed masses just didn't get it".Sticks in this American's craw.

[hobbes1]

The first response of a good,patriotic no-nonsense American to that might be sez who?But,more to the point it is a variation of the crowd control theme and politicizes a national security issue in a way that heads us down a dangerous path.Just my opinion

Well, let me rephrase that. The fact is, as her interview is surely pointing out, all of that information IS in the public domain. But it takes Books, and hours of reading to piece together.She has. So,The first response of a good,patriotic no-nonsense American would be to pursue the information without having to have it fed to you in soundbites.Because no matter what the Administration tells you, it is the way it is REPORTED that affects the majority of Americans. Those concerned take the bull by the horns to satisfy themsleves.

Hell, Did you even know that Wolfowitz believes not Only Mylroie, but Jayna Davis as well...?

[carton253]

Have you read Yossef Bodanksy... He's another one who is spot on with his analysis...

[hobbes1]

Yes, i read "The High COst of Peace" 3 mos. ago

[bvw]

International, maybe. Caller from Black Hills mentioned the cutaneous anthrax and also the death of Sgt Yeaky(?) after OKC. Mylorie said the OKC thing she didn't know about -- interesting facial muscles going on when she said that. Maybe she meant top restrict the context of her answer just to Yeaky.

She did suggest that the cutaneous anthrax SHOULD have gotten more play in the media. It gets the whole meta-theme of her case against the Clinton WH. As I read that meta theme : "They were adept at two things: spin and denial." IMO: Both were contagious, and the media and the National "intelligence" appartus are overladen with them today -- especially wrt/ IRAQ.

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She also was clearly a fan of the "fire in the belly" detailed work of putting together connection webs. That is what was done in good strong effort in Iraq recently, what brought about the capture of Saddam. She says we *still* have nothing like that for Al-Queda.

(IMO: that's what Usama Bin Laden developed al queda to be all about -- a base of loose-connections. In the US we had a similar meta-concept in the militia movements -- the leaderless resistance. Bin Laden adapted that and put leadership back into it. A man of his times.)

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Mylorie excouriated the ex-Clinton WH's security advisors recent book. "A total whitewash, these men sat in meetings where the details and connections were made clear , never asking questions, just digesting their lunches. They did NOT want to see any connection, so they did not." (I think that's Simon and Feinman's book -- apoplogies for spelling. We live in an age of two books written for every one read.)