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Top Focus Before 9/11 Wasn't on Terrorism Rice Speech (planned for 9/11) Cited Missile Defense
Washington Post ^ | April 1, 2004 | Robin Wright

Posted on 03/31/2004 10:29:03 PM PST by FairOpinion

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To: FairOpinion
Robin Wright, the main writer of this article, was just on MSNBC and said it would be interesting if the Commission subpoenaed the entire speech.

I guess her point (suggested by the "former officials" no doubt) is this would be considered "evidence" against the Bush administration.

21 posted on 04/01/2004 9:11:24 AM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: MediaMole
It's worse than that.
Osama Bin Laden's name came up right around Monicagate.
How many of us (raise your hands) said, "Who? I thought Saddam was the enemy?"

We all thought the same thing - trying to wag the dog.

Because

Character matters - compartmentalize this!
22 posted on 04/01/2004 9:37:45 AM PST by mabelkitty (A tuning, a Vote in the topic package to the starting US presidency election fight)
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To: cyncooper
Robin Wright, the main writer of this article, was just on MSNBC and said it would be interesting if the Commission subpoenaed the entire speech.

Robin Wright is a Media Whore. And just one more reason why the Compost is becoming increasingly irrelevant.

You can see the desparation if virtually every paragraph.

23 posted on 04/01/2004 2:22:33 PM PST by jackbill
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Indeed she is.

She was on Fox a short time ago with John Gibson and he asked some pretty good questions.

24 posted on 04/01/2004 2:41:42 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: FairOpinion
Well well well, looky what someone cross linked on another thread:

Threat of US strikes passed to Taliban weeks before NY attack

Saturday September 22, 2001

Osama bin Laden and the Taliban received threats of possible American military strikes against them two months before the terrorist assaults on New York and Washington,

25 posted on 04/01/2004 6:54:37 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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