To: MEG33
He was well aware of the OBL family in the US and what they were doing in the US. SO was the FBI aware of them and what they were doing. They weren't doing anything illegal or suspicious and he believes the FBI had good information on their activities.
That should lay to rest some of the urban legend that Bush let the families go.
After the FBI said it was alright with them for the family of OBL to leave the country and the crisis group okayed it through a conference call.
Either the White House Chief of Staff's office approved it or the State department.
Someone on the Commission needs to remind Clarke that America does not hold hostages.
OBL's family asked to go and we let them.
2,096 posted on
03/24/2004 12:18:14 PM PST by
Peach
To: Peach
OBL's "family", left because they feared for their lives. And I don't blame them. Had they stayed, they more than likely would have been killed.
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