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CIA BLEW 9/11 TIP IN 1999
New York Post ^ | 2/24/04 | AP

Posted on 02/24/2004 12:57:46 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:19:42 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

February 24, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - The federal commission reviewing the Sept. 11 attacks is examining whether the United States failed to aggressively track one of the hijackers after obtaining his first name and phone number more than two years before the attacks.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1999; 911; 911hijackers; alqaedagermany; alshehhi; cia; fbi; marwanalshehhi; wtc

1 posted on 02/24/2004 12:57:46 AM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
The tip, received in March 1999, appears to be one of the earliest signs that U.S. officials had about one of the 2001 hijackers....The hijacker was identified as Marwan al-Shehhi by The New York Times, which reported German officials tipped off the CIA.

This doesn't quite make sense. Al-Shehhi didn't arrive in America until mid-2000, if I recall correctly. What good would a German phone number have done anyone?

2 posted on 02/24/2004 1:12:16 AM PST by denydenydeny
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To: kattracks
1999 D.H. (During Hillary) Splains a lot.
3 posted on 02/24/2004 1:20:21 AM PST by Waco
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To: denydenydeny
Eavesdropping, perhaps ? If they planned 9/11 while still in Germany, that could have done wonders.
4 posted on 02/24/2004 1:27:04 AM PST by Atlantic Friend (Cursum Perficio)
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To: kattracks
The 911 commission, if it continues in this vein, is going to finally get to the root cause of the 911 attack; Clinton's sustained assault on intelligence services beginning in his first term.

Dems can try to portray Bush as the "insider" with knowledge aforehand about the attacks, but if the commission is objective, its final report will point the fickle finger of fate directly at the administration of Billy Jeff "Bubba" Clinton and his co-spawn of Satan.

THAT will be a huge wake-up call for the leftists. However, don't expect to hear those reports on a TV network near you. Odds are the alphabets won't run the story.
5 posted on 02/24/2004 1:27:52 AM PST by DustyMoment (Repeal CFR NOW!!)
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To: kattracks
The tip, received in March 1999, appears to be one of the earliest signs that U.S. officials had about one of the 2001 hijackers. It also may have represented a missed chance for U.S. intelligence to uncover a terror cell in Germany that was a key element of the hijacking plot.

I forget -- who was President in 1999? Someone refresh my memory.

6 posted on 02/24/2004 2:16:20 AM PST by Ichneumon
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To: DustyMoment
Then they will be ignoring the story at their own peril -- it's all about 911 for crying out loud!
7 posted on 02/24/2004 2:25:27 AM PST by FranklinsTower (Kerry is a fair weather politician.)
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To: DustyMoment
The libs will not wake up to that. They have this stupid comment they make every time something bad happens they say. "it's Clintons fault" They are brushing off each and every action the Clintons have done by making a joke out of it.

8 posted on 02/24/2004 2:45:02 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn
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To: kattracks
George W. Bush should publicly take full responsibility
for not cleaning up the mess left by his predecessor.
9 posted on 02/24/2004 2:52:41 AM PST by leadpenny (What if the Hokey Pokey is what it's all about?)
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To: kattracks
Nonsense.

Terrorism began on Bush's watch, not Clinton's.

In fact, so did the problems of the homeless, AIDs, global warming and jock itch.
10 posted on 02/24/2004 3:01:14 AM PST by Stallone (Guess who Al Qaeda wants to be President?)
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To: leadpenny
If I may respectfully disagree......we are in the middle of a fight for our lives.....what are we supposed to do.....fire Tenet.....demoralize the CIA.....when we need them focused and in the hunt.
11 posted on 02/24/2004 3:03:20 AM PST by Dog (Bin Laden your account to America is past due......time to pay up.)
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To: Dog
I think you missed his point...look at where he put the line break and add your own "dramatic pause" there, and then notice the sly grin on his face...
12 posted on 02/24/2004 3:06:08 AM PST by krb (the statement on the other side of this tagline is false)
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To: Ichneumon
I forget -- who was President in 1999? Someone refresh my memory.

It was Albert Gore, Jr, who became President after heroic Senate Republicans conducted a public trial of the charges of impeachment laid by the House in 1998 against William J. Clinton.

The 47-day trial was so thorough and comprehensive that the public, revolted by the personal and official corruption of the man from Arkansas, demanded his conviction, and he was removed from office by a 78-20 vote on March 3, 1999.

13 posted on 02/24/2004 3:09:09 AM PST by Jim Noble (Now you go feed those hogs before they worry themselves into anemia!)
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To: Dog
I thought about putting a "/s" after my comment but decided against it.

Since you brought up the subject of Tenet, the time for him to offer his resignation passed within the first week or so after 9-11. Of course, that can be said about a number of political appointees and other government officials.
14 posted on 02/24/2004 3:36:57 AM PST by leadpenny (What if the Hokey Pokey is what it's all about?)
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To: leadpenny
Sorry I didn't know it was a sarcasm..
15 posted on 02/24/2004 3:41:01 AM PST by Dog (Bin Laden your account to America is past due......time to pay up.)
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To: Ichneumon
I forget -- who was President in 1999? Someone refresh my memory.

Hey, now! That's old, ancient history and is irrelevant to the current intelligence failings and corruption of the Bush Administration. /sarcasm off.

16 posted on 02/24/2004 3:43:47 AM PST by rabidralph (What will be FR's panty-twist topic of the day?)
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To: Dog
What really kept me from tagging it as sarcasm is that I believe sometime before the election someone in the W campaign (maybe W) will do just that. I can only hope. :)
17 posted on 02/24/2004 3:44:53 AM PST by leadpenny (What if the Hokey Pokey is what it's all about?)
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To: kattracks
q- george tenet says bill clinton met with him ____ time(s) all the time he was cia director during the clinton administration

a- one

18 posted on 02/24/2004 3:47:18 AM PST by InvisibleChurch (Remember, God made you special and He loves you very much!)
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To: kattracks
The Clintoons did not take terrorism seriously thus setting the stage for a terrorist attck on U.S. soil.
19 posted on 02/24/2004 7:02:41 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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