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Rumsfeld Kept 9-11 Souvenir (ZOT!!! Staff to troll: your name fooled no one)
Associated Press ^
| Fri, Mar 12, 2004
| JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer
Posted on 03/12/2004 3:40:59 PM PST by ClintonHater
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department investigation that criticized FBI agents for taking souvenirs from the World Trade Center site also found that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and a high-ranking FBI official kept items from the Sept. 11 attack scenes.
The final investigatory report said the Justice Department inspector general confirmed Rumsfeld "has a piece of the airplane that flew into the Pentagon." The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report Friday.
Investigators learned Rumsfeld had the airplane part after an FBI agent saw a television interview in which the defense secretary was "holding up pieces of building from the WTC and the Pentagon, saying he kept those items on his desk to remember the terrorist attacks."
A Pentagon spokesman did not immediately respond Friday afternoon for comment.
The Justice Department investigation also collected testimony that Pasquale D'Amuro, FBI Director Robert Mueller's executive assistant director for terrorism until last summer, asked a supervisory agent to "obtain a half dozen items from the WTC debris so the items could be given to dignitaries."
Six items that weren't evidence were gathered and sent to D'Amuro, the report said.
D'Amuro, now the head of the FBI's New York office, said that "he asked for a piece of the building as a memento" and that he was aware that agents had taken such items from other terrorist crime scenes over the years.
He said he got a piece of the building in June 2003 but denied asking for items for dignitaries. D'Amuro left the following month from FBI headquarters as Mueller's top terrorism official to become an assistant director in charge of the New York office.
Joe Valiquette, a spokesman for the New York FBI office, declined to comment Friday.
Surviving family members were surprised by the news.
"Unbelievable," said William Doyle, whose son died in the World Trade Center.
A New York woman suing local authorities for alleged negligence in the Sept. 11 attacks said any souvenir-taking by officials was part of a larger failure to keep enough items, like steel beams, as evidence.
"Everybody has things that they probably should not have from the World Trade Center site," said Sally Regenhard, whose firefighter son died in the towers. "I'm sure there's probably all kinds of people that have all kinds of artifacts."
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clintonhasser; deadnewbieposting; dusrupters; kittenchow; mobydicks; souvenir; strikeupthebanned; thisaccountisbanned; vkpac; zot; zotinside
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To: MeekOneGOP
I am certain that Mr rumsfeld considers this artifact as something virtually sacred, its presence a reminder.
I can easily see him briefly centering his focus by gazing upon it, before he goes out to do battle with the media.
Could very well have inspired him to some of his favorite short answers.
"we plan to kill them."
I am also certain that he mentioned this item, that he did not slip by and stick it under his coat.
A lightweight he is not.I do not question his motives, nor his heart.
*
Drudge is another matter. His thing is breaking stories.
If he thinks he's got one, he will post it. I like that, but then I also kind of like Dick Morris, so....
ha ha
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posted on
03/13/2004 10:53:53 AM PST
by
pending
To: MEG33; doublestandards
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:04:00 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: MeekOneGOP
I LOVE RUMMY!
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:04:42 AM PST
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: pending
Yep ! Rumsfeld is a good and decent man. The two that Bush picked that
I did cartwheels over were VP Dick Cheney and SOD Donald Rumsfeld.
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:06:42 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: MeekOneGOP
I felt the same way,Meek.
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:10:15 AM PST
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: MEG33; doublestandards
I LOVE RUMMY! Huh ? I'm not sure what you're saying. ;^)
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:12:02 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: MeekOneGOP
"Well, the president's policy is dead or alive. And, you know, I have my preference."
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:15:50 AM PST
by
pending
To: ClintonHater
"Well, first of all, you're beginning with an illogical premise and proceeding perfectly logically to an illogical conclusion, which is a dangerous thing to do."
"...And of course, even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while."
"I think we ought to have a new rule: You can ask two questions, and then we can pick the one we want to answer."
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:20:05 AM PST
by
pending
To: doublestandards; MEG33; glock rocks; yall
Kerry has a piece of 9/11 on his desk?
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:22:39 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: pending
Rummy is a no-nonsense kinda guy, alright ! ;^)
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:25:50 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: MeekOneGOP
Pastry! LOL
"I mean, let's face it. They weren't exactly baking cookies in those caves."
I don't believe it will happen. If it does happen, I suppose, as Adlai Stevenson said, "We'll jump off that bridge when we get to it."
Q: Mr. Secretary, is bin Laden alive or dead apparently now? And if he is alive, is the United States winning the war on terrorism?
Rumsfeld: Charlie, the answer to the question "Is he alive or dead" -- the answer is yes, he is alive or dead. (Laughter.)
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:32:33 AM PST
by
pending
To: doublestandards
"Well, you're starting off with a swipe at DU, so lets see how unbiased you can be :rolls eyes:
blah, blah, blah... [excerpted for brevity]
As for this effort in Afghanistan and Iraq being World War III, you are sadly mistaken. This is solely an effort by our administration. We have a coalition yes, but honestly, what have these other nations contributed when compared to the US?"
Wow, some interesting dialogue here. I'd love to give you a counter-point on so many of your mistaken "facts" - as I am sure would the families of the English, Polish, Hungarian, Spanish, Japanese, Australian, Korean et al military heroes who have spilled their blood as part of our coalition on the WOT, but I've already made my case perfectly clear. Saying anything additional would be a waste of bandwidth.
Anyone else interested in responding? :-)
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:45:33 AM PST
by
Skywarner
(Enjoying freedom? Thank a Veteran!)
To: pending; doublestandards
Rumsfeld: Charlie, the answer to the question "Is he alive or dead" -- the answer is yes, he is alive or dead. (Laughter.) LOL ! I loved that !
"I mean, let's face it. They weren't exactly baking cookies in those caves."
Yep ! And what I'D LIKE TO KNOW, is what was John 'F' Kerry doing in
there with them, huh ??? ...
Oh, nevermind ... I think I know now ! ;^)
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posted on
03/13/2004 11:58:14 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: doublestandards; hellinahandcart; Poohbah; BlueLancer; Constitution Day; jriemer
Wow, another personal attack. Is this normal behavior here when someone asks a question or points out something that others may not agree with? What happens when you violate the TOS here?Welcome to FreeRepublic.
Rough first day, huh? Your best bet is to file an abuse report. The mods will lend you a sympathetic ear, and perhaps ban the malefactors for life.
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posted on
03/13/2004 12:09:26 PM PST
by
dighton
To: dighton
Hmm. He suspiciously vanished right after your suggestion.
To: hellinahandcart
Shocking. I try to help, and look what happens.
;-)
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posted on
03/13/2004 12:34:09 PM PST
by
dighton
To: ClintonHater
Every elected and appointed federal official should have such a "reminder" in front of him, every day.
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posted on
03/13/2004 12:44:09 PM PST
by
JimRed
(Fight election fraud! Volunteer as a local poll watcher, challenger or district official.)
To: Republicus2001
The poetry of d.h. rumsfeld
reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me,
because as we know
there are known knowns
there are things we know we know
we also know there are known unknowns
that is to say we know there are some things we do not know
but there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know
Owes a little something to e.e. cummings, does it not? (namely, the lack of capitalisation) :-)
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posted on
03/13/2004 3:45:16 PM PST
by
KangarooJacqui
("If you can't be a good example,you'll just have to be a horrible warning." - Kerry campaign slogan?)
To: Deb
Because I don't want to see not one of these artifacts on some Ahab's desk or wall for him to gloat over and boast to his friends about. Now you know. And now I am done here with this one.
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posted on
03/13/2004 7:43:31 PM PST
by
takenoprisoner
(illegally posting on an expired tag)
To: Deb
Deb wrote:
I don't really understand why anyone would be wrong to take a piece of debris. What's the big deal? Didn't New York City pay a company millions to haul everything to Fishkill?It's SOP not to allow souveniers to be taken from a crime or disaster scene because of the possibility of removing some vital piece of evidence.
It's also to prevent the theft of some valuable artifact which might be identified and turned over to legitimate heirs.
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posted on
03/13/2004 8:53:17 PM PST
by
quidnunc
(Omnis Gaul delenda est)
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