Panel to reconsider Clarke statements

THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | 4-7-04 | James G. Lakely

[Indy Pendance]

The September 11 commission will look at the discrepancy between the testimony of Richard A. Clarke that the Clinton administration considered the threat of al Qaeda "urgent" and its final national-security report to Congress, which gave the terror organization scant mention.

[kitkat]

***No overriding external threats abroad ***

That's the phrase for every one of us to remember.

NO OVERRIDING EXTERNAL THREATS ABROAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tell everyone you know that that is what Ciinton put in his report. And tell them that Clinton was responsible for 9/11.

[Cold Heat]

Ha!

That is all I have to say........................

[MEGoody]

"The country was just not in the right place for that kind of action back then. We were in our fat-dumb-and-happy phase"

I have to agree. If either Clinton or Bush had taken any significant steps to defeat terrorists, e.g. boots on the ground, the majority of the American people would have been screaming their heads off.

[Cold Heat]

Jim Robinson needs to buy us a shrink

We can call him/her the resident FRink!

Unfortunately it would have to be in the chat room.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[rwfromkansas]

The WH had to check the book, but not for accuracy. They can't stop a book because there are lies in it.

They can only stop a book if nothing in there reveals national security secrets etc.

[rwfromkansas]

The WH had to check the book, but not for accuracy. They can't stop a book because there are lies in it.

They can only stop a book if something in there reveals national security secrets etc.

[Howlin]

[rwfromkansas]

I meant to say if something is in there, not if nothing is in there.....I tried to fix it in time, but still double posted. THe second post is correct.

[kitkat]

***That quote [NO OVERRIDING EXTERNAL THREATS ABROAD] should be the caption for the photo of the burning towers that was up thread a bit.***

You are absolutely right! Let's use it every time that picture is shown.

[Cold Heat]

LOL!

Reminds me of the VA.

[cyncooper]

Good.

I posted yesterday when I learned the commission asked the WH for a transcript of the speech Rice was scheduled to give on 9/11---but never gave, (they refused), that I hoped they would consider documents that are in fact in the public record like this Clinton report.

Very good, indeed.

[Lady Jag]

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[Attillathehon]

The Clinton administration's final document was 45,000 words long and titled "A National Security Strategy for a Global Age," but it hardly mentioned bin Laden and his terrorist network. Mr. Clinton wrote in the preface, "We are blessed to be citizens of a country enjoying record prosperity with no deep divisions at home, no overriding external threats abroad,and history's most powerful military ready to defend our interests around the world."

If the Commission tries to nail Clinton & Gore on this statement, he'll probably point out that it's technically correct since the terrorists were already in this country and not abroad.

[kitkat]

***If either Clinton or Bush had taken any significant steps to defeat terrorists, e.g. boots on the ground, the majority of the American people would have been screaming their heads off.***

Pres. Bush spent fourteen months (14) before the U.N. trying to get them to give approval to attack Iraq. Germany and France fought it all the way. Even now, the dems are calling it a "unilateral" action. (I just heard Kerry on radio saying that.)

But remember, we were attacked during Clinton's reign of terror, i.e. the Cole, the 1993 attack on the WTC, our foreign embassies. If an attack against us was necessary to get the American people behind a presidential action against the terrorists, then Clinton should have acted, and DID NOT. As Bush said during his run for the presidency, "THEY HAVE NOT LED. WE WILL." And he has.

[cyncooper]

A guy I work with keeps saying that Clarkes book was given to the White house for approval before it was released, and the White house approved the book just the way it is, ergo what Clarke is saying is all true.

I see others have informed you that WH lawyers review for classified information and that's it.

You might point out to your friend that the WH reviews Rice's comments too, so by his logic, she is telling the truth (which she is),

[dansangel]

If the Commission tries to nail Clinton & Gore on this statement, he'll probably point out that it's technically correct since the terrorists were already in this country and not abroad.

Using the "whatever the definition of *is* is" approach, you are probably right.

The fact remains, the terror cells are formed, backed and financed abroad, then put into place here in the states.

[kitkat]

Thank you for the information about Condit being appointed to Homeland Security. I didn't even know about that. And Gephardt did it? SLIME! The dems don't care about our national security. If it weren't for Free Republic and others protesting Condit's re-election, he'd still be sitting on a committee for Homeland Security.

[cyncooper]

If the Commission tries to nail Clinton & Gore on this statement, he'll probably point out that it's technically correct since the terrorists were already in this country and not abroad.

Except he completely left out a warning of an internal threat.

The spin you suggest would fall since the commission wanted a copy of a speech Rice never gave that did in fact talk about domestic terrorism (suitcase bombs, sarin in the subway, etc) but focused mainly on the need for a Missile Defense System. The libs were poised to say that the emphasis alone was damning and it made front page news in the Washington Post last week (excerpts leaked by "former officials" doncha know).

Seeing as Clinton did not raise the red flag of terrorists striking from within at all....well, there goes the entire argument the left had constructed against the Bush administration.

[N. Theknow]

Kerry looks like death warmed over in that photo... must be pre-botox

That's because the Bushes have him surrounded.