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NBC: Clinton Ordered Bin Laden Spared
Newsmax ^ | 3/16/04 | Limbacher

Posted on 03/16/2004 7:23:32 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection

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To: StarFan
Huh? Why would Kerry shift the blame he's laboriously placing at GWB's feet by directing it to a democratic administration -- one which he praised throughout his campaign? He needs big bucks more than ever now and no one brings it in faster than the Xlintoons.

I think it is clear the Kerry is aligning himself with the old Democrat guard. Kennedy etal. I think this guy wants the Clinton machine out of power. They're gonna try to buy him now. I think this story came from Kerry. The intent is to make Clinton and Bush look bad. Even CNN has picked it up this morning, that Clinton could have taken bin ladden out in 2000. That right there tells you it did not come from Bush.

If you were the senator from New York, would it hurt you politically to have the press saying that your people could have prevented the world trade center bombing?

161 posted on 03/17/2004 5:42:21 AM PST by kjam22
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To: cwb
Perhaps if Meyers reported that Clinton took no action against Bin Laden because he was getting lewinskied by another intern, that would have been more plausible, but certainly not excusable.
162 posted on 03/17/2004 5:45:41 AM PST by Liz
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To: Diogenesis
Hey Diogenesis , are you certain we are allowed to see these pictures until after the elaction?
163 posted on 03/17/2004 5:46:18 AM PST by nkycincinnatikid
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
BUMP!
164 posted on 03/17/2004 6:06:42 AM PST by uglybiker (I believe in God as much as any man. It's some of his ground crew that scares the hell out of me.)
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To: Walkingfeather
Ya soo... what's your point?
165 posted on 03/17/2004 6:26:48 AM PST by BikePacker
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To: Temple Owl
ping
166 posted on 03/17/2004 6:27:13 AM PST by Tribune7 (Vote Toomey April 27)
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To: Diogenesis
http://www.awesome80s.com/Awesome80s/News/Special-Reports/Terrorism/

Terrorism in the 1980s

By Patrick Mondout

Terrorism against American targets did not start with 9/11 or even Oklahoma City. Here is a brief look at major terrorist incidents of the Awesome80s.

1981

U.S. Installation Bombing, August 31, 1981: The Red Army exploded a bomb at the U.S. Air Force Base at Ramstein, West Germany.

Assassination of Egyptian President, October 6, 1981: Soldiers who were secretly members of the Takfir Wal-Hajira sect attacked and killed Egyptian President Anwar Sadat during a troop review.

Murder of Missionaries, December 4, 1981: Three American nuns and one lay missionary were found murdered outside San Salvador, El Salvador. They were believed to have been assassinated by a right-wing death squad.

1982

Assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister, September 14, 1982: Premier Bashir Gemayel was assassinated by a car bomb parked outside his party's Beirut headquarters.

1983

Colombian Hostage-taking, April 8, 1983: A U.S. citizen was seized by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and held for ransom.

Bombing of U.S. Embassy in Beirut, April 18, 1983: Sixty-three people, including the CIA's Middle East director, were killed, and 120 were injured in a 400-pound suicide truck-bomb attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

Naval Officer Assassinated in El Salvador, May 25, 1983: A U.S. Navy officer was assassinated by the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front.

North Korean Hit Squad, October 9, 1983: North Korean agents blew up a delegation from South Korea in Rangoon, Burma, killing 21 persons and injuring 48.

Bombing of Marine Barracks, Beirut, October 23, 1983: Simultaneous suicide truck-bomb attacks were made on American and French compounds in Beirut, Lebanon. A 12,000-pound bomb destroyed the U.S. compound, killing 242 Americans, while 58 French troops were killed when a 400-pound device destroyed a French base. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

Naval Officer Assassinated in Greece, November 15, 1983: A U.S. Navy officer was shot by the November 17 terrorist group in Athens, Greece, while his car was stopped at a traffic light.

1984

Kidnapping of Embassy Official, March 16, 1984: The Islamic Jihad kidnapped and later murdered Political Officer William Buckley in Beirut, Lebanon. Other U.S. citizens not connected to the U.S. Government were seized over a succeeding 2-year period.

Restaurant Bombing in Spain, April 12, 1984: Eighteen U.S. servicemen were killed, and 83 people were injured in a bomb attack on a restaurant near a U.S. Air Force Base in Torrejon, Spain.

Golden Temple Seizure, June 5, 1984: Sikh terrorists seized the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. One hundred people died when Indian security forces retook the Sikh holy shrine.

Rajneeshee Political Food Poisoning, September 9, 1984: In the first case of bioterrorism in the U.S., the Rajneeshee religious cult (followers of Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh) contaminated restaurant salad bars in The Dalles, Oregon. The cult planned to infect residents with salmonella on election day to influence the results of county elections. A test run in September left 751 people ill or violently ill though no one died.

Assassination of Prime Minister Gandhi, October 31, 1984: The Indian premier was shot to death by members of her security force.

1985

Kidnapping of U.S. Officials in Mexico, February 7, 1985: Under the orders of narcotrafficker Rafael Cero Quintero, Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena Salazar and his pilot were kidnapped, tortured, and executed.

TWA Hijacking, June 14, 1985: A Trans-World Airlines flight was hijacked en route to Rome from Athens by two Lebanese Hizballah terrorists and forced to fly to Beirut. The eight crew members and 145 passengers were held for 17 days, during which one American hostage, a U.S. Navy sailor, was murdered. After being flown twice to Algiers, the aircraft was returned to Beirut after Israel released 435 Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners.

Air India Bombing, June 23, 1985: A bomb destroyed an Air India Boeing 747 over the Atlantic, killing all 329 people aboard. Both Sikh and Kashmiri terrorists were blamed for the attack. Two cargo handlers were killed at Tokyo airport, Japan, when another Sikh bomb exploded in an Air Canada aircraft enroute to India.

Soviet Diplomats Kidnapped, September 30, 1985: In Beirut, Lebanon, Sunni terrorists kidnapped four Soviet diplomats. One was killed, but three were later released.

Achille Lauro Hijacking, October 7, 1985: Four Palestinian Liberation Front terrorists seized the Italian cruise liner in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, taking more than 700 hostages. One U.S. passenger was murdered before the Egyptian Government offered the terrorists safe haven in return for the hostages' freedom.

Egyptian Airliner Hijacking, November 23, 1985: An EgyptAir airplane bound from Athens to Malta and carrying several U.S. citizens was hijacked by the Abu Nidal Group.

1986

Aircraft Bombing in Greece, March 30, 1986: A Palestinian splinter group detonated a bomb as TWA Flight 840 approached Athens Airport, killing four U.S. citizens.

Berlin Discoteque Bombing, April 5, 1986: Two U.S. soldiers were killed, and 79 American servicemen were injured in a Libyan bomb attack on a nightclub in West Berlin, West Germany. In retaliation, U.S. military jets bombed targets in and around Tripoli and Benghazi.

Kimpo Airport Bombing, September 14, 1986: North Korean agents detonated an explosive device at Seoul's Kimpo Airport, killing five persons and injuring 29 others.

1987

Bus Attack, April 24, 1987: Sixteen U.S. servicemen riding in a Greek Air Force bus near Athens were injured in an apparent bombing attack, carried out by the revolutionary organization known as 17 November.

Downing of Airliner, November 29, 1987: North Korean agents planted a bomb aboard Korean Air Lines Flight 858, which subsequently crashed into the Indian Ocean.

Servicemen's Bar Attack, December 26, 1987: Catalan separatists bombed a Barcelona bar frequented by U.S. servicemen, resulting in the death of one U.S. citizen.

1988

Kidnapping of William Higgins, February 17, 1988: U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. W. Higgins was kidnapped and murdered by the Iranian-backed Hizballah group while serving with the United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization (UNTSO) in southern Lebanon.

Naples USO Attack, April 14, 1988: The Organization of Jihad Brigades exploded a car bomb outside a USO Club in Naples, Italy, killing one U.S. sailor.

Attack on U.S. Diplomat in Greece, June 28, 1988: The Defense Attache of the U.S. Embassy in Greece was killed when a car bomb was detonated outside his home in Athens.

Pan Am 103 Bombing, December 21, 1988: Pan American Airlines Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, by a bomb believed to have been placed on the aircraft in Frankfurt, West Germany, by Libyan terrorists. All 259 people on board were killed.

1989

Assassination of U.S. Army Officer, April 21, 1989: The New People's Army (NPA) assassinated Col. James Rowe in Manila. The NPA also assassinated two U.S. government defense contractors in September.

Assassination of German Bank Chairman, November 30, 1989: The Red Army assassinated Deutsche Bank Chairman Alfred Herrhausen in Frankfurt.

Don't miss our list of terrorist acts of the Super70s.

167 posted on 03/17/2004 6:44:40 AM PST by 7thson (I think it takes a big dog to weigh a 100 pounds.)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Character counts. For a number of reasons.
168 posted on 03/17/2004 6:46:28 AM PST by mewzilla
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To: Liz
What's sad is that this video is from 2000, which puts it almost a year removed from the Lewinsky scandal. And even if that is the Mediacrats excuse, Clinton had no problem launching a two-week war on terrorism against Afghanistan and Sudan as Lewinsky began her Grand Jury testimony...nor did he have a problem with his impeachment-eve bombing of Iraq or his war in Kosovo that began as this scandal was winding up in the Senate in 1999. The media doesn't even have to wait for the Democrat's talking-points before it begins speaking on behalf of them.
169 posted on 03/17/2004 7:08:54 AM PST by cwb (Kerry: The only person who could make Bill Clinton look like a moderate)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Hey Gang,

We seem to be all over the place on this one, so what do we know:

1. Klintoons want Hillary or Bush, and no one else. Why? The door must always be open for Hillary, and no other Dem., for either this election, or the next.

2. Kerry knows this, he already said that McAwful must go. And Hillary immediately pointed her finger at him and said "bad boy John Kerry, bad - bad boy!" Kerry backed off.

3. The media wants anyone but Bush. Hoorah Kerry! He's the nominee right? Well, not quite yet.

My theory (and I'm often wrong): The media might actually throw Klintoon's to the lions in the name of getting a dem elected. If Kerry had the pull to get this on, look for Klintoons to squish him like a worm, Hillary can still accept the nomination at Convention.

Gee, I hope I made sense there....
170 posted on 03/17/2004 7:15:55 AM PST by clyde260 (Public Enemy #1: Network News)
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To: cwb
Above all else, the video confirms the Clinton admin had suspicions about OBL. The vid was made after a series of deadly bombings on American interests aorund the world. Clinton, Albright, Berger and the whole bunch of Clintonoid know-nothings should hang for this.
171 posted on 03/17/2004 7:26:00 AM PST by Liz
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
The directive effectively killed the plan and, along with it, the U.S.'s best chance to prevent the 9/11 attacks.

Kerry would have invited him to the WH for dinner. Sheesh. America had better wake up.

172 posted on 03/17/2004 7:44:00 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro
America had better wake up.

I queried the subject only to find TWO stories. WHO is going to tell America?

173 posted on 03/17/2004 7:52:29 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection (www.whatyoucrave.com)
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To: dead
That's true, dead, Reagan did try to kill Khaddafi. Yet the CIA Chief of Station in Beirut was tortured to death by terrorists, and no one did anything. Reagan was anxious to guard his left flank, and not to appear to be "abusing" the power of the CIA.
174 posted on 03/17/2004 7:57:33 AM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Yep...I too, only found two links to this story. I'm still waiting for the media to get a reaction from all those so-called 9/11 victims, who were all out last week blaming Bush for the terrorist attacks. I wonder how they feel, now, that Clinton literally had OBL and his leadership in their crosshairs...and blew it.
175 posted on 03/17/2004 8:01:26 AM PST by cwb (Kerry: The only person who could make Bill Clinton look like a moderate)
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To: Zack Nguyen
9/11 changed all that

In light of EFINGKERRY and his Socialist Party, I beg to differ. "GW CHANGED ALL THAT"......If EFFINGKERRY gets elected we will go back to the previous policy that Terrorism is a LAW ENFORCEMENT problem.

176 posted on 03/17/2004 8:01:42 AM PST by PISANO (Our troops...... will NOT tire...will NOT falter.....and WILL NOT FAIL!!!)
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To: cwb
My point is if Kerry... is adament about blaming Bush for the incident, he must address this as well.
177 posted on 03/17/2004 8:19:27 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection (www.whatyoucrave.com)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
WHO is going to tell America?

Hopefully the alternative news outlets and the GOP campaign.

178 posted on 03/17/2004 8:34:48 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Skywarner; cincy29; All
NBC news talked about how Bush had info on OBL the first week of September, 2001.

Also, Condi Rice will be on the Today Show tomorrow morning to discuss more on the topic.

179 posted on 03/18/2004 8:58:44 PM PST by Susannah (visit http://www.masada2000.org/historical.html for a map history of shrinking Israel)
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To: Zack Nguyen
President Clinton, like most Presidents since the intelligence investigations of the 1970's, were terrified of having foreign enemies killed.

Yet Clinton had no compunction whatsoever of having his personal domestic enemies killed.

180 posted on 03/18/2004 9:08:15 PM PST by Rightwing Conspiratr1 (Lock-n-load!)
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