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Clinton Denies Taped Bin Laden Admission, Blames 'Misquote'
NewsMax.com ^
| April 9, 2004
| Carl Limbacher
Posted on 04/09/2004 1:57:24 PM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
During his private interview with the 9/11 Commission on Thursday, ex-President Bill Clinton denied that he told a New York business group in 2002 that he turned down an offer from Sudan for Osama bin Laden's extradition to the U.S., according to 9/11 Commissioner Bob Kerrey.
"Bill Clinton said yesterday that, that was a misquote," Kerrey told WDAY Fargo, North Dakota radio host Scott Hennen, in an interview set for broadcast on Monday.
A transcript of the exchange between Hennen and Kerrey was read on the air by national radio host Sean Hannity late Friday. It shows that the 9/11 Commission was unaware that Clinton's bombshell admission that he spurned the bin Laden offer had been recorded by NewsMax.
After Kerrey said Clinton had denied the quote, Hennen said, "But wait a minute - I heard it in his own voice. I've heard him say it. I have the tape of him saying just that."
"Really?" said a perplexed Kerrey. "Well, then - ship it to me, because Clinton said yesterday [in private 9/11 testimony] that he didn't have a recollection of that."
Clinton made the bombshell admission to the Long Island Association on Feb. 15, 2002. Though the LIA videotaped his appearance, the group has refused requests for copies from NBC News, Fox News and NewsMax.
Though NewsMax has the only publicly available recording of Clinton's remarks that day, they were also reported by Newsday the next day.
Transcript of Clinton's admission:
We'd been hearing that the Sudanese wanted America to start dealing with them again.
They released him. At the time, 1996, he had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here because we had no basis on which to hold him, though we knew he wanted to commit crimes against America.
So I pleaded with the Saudis to take him, 'cause they could have. But they thought it was a hot potato and they didn't and that's how he wound up in Afghanistan. [End of Excerpt]
To hear ex-President Clinton make the admission that he denied making to the 9/11 Commission, Click Here.
TOPICS: Breaking News
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To: Carl/NewsMax
Clinton made the bombshell admission to the Long Island Association on Feb. 15, 2002. Though the LIA videotaped his appearance, the group has refused requests for copies from NBC News, Fox News and NewsMax. I think we should demand that this video be de-classified!
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:15:26 PM PDT
by
Inyokern
To: Carl/NewsMax
"Really?" said a perplexed Kerrey. Perplexion at Clinton groping for the truth like it was an intern's thong panties?
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:16:07 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: Carl/NewsMax
Sounds like one heck of a story for an enterprising reporter in CNN to lock onto and try to bring up their ratings.
To: McGruff
"You know Richard Clarke has said x42 gave orders to kill Bin Laden." Innocent mistake...Clarke accidentally got Osama mixed up w/ Vince Foster.
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:17:00 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
("We deal in hard calibers and hot lead." - Roland Deschaines)
To: savedbygrace
I am convinced that the RATS have a win-win strategy in terms of clinton and 9/11.
Their strategy is to throw bits and pieces of mud at clinton while dumping truckloads on GWB. Either the pieces stick to clinton or they don't.
If they stick, so what, as clinton ain't running for anything.
If they don't stick, so much the better.
The main thing is to tar Bush, and appear "bipartisan" in so doing. The strategy is as transparent as it is cynical and typical. And of course the media is more than willing to play along.
To: VeniVidiVici
He chose not to pursue it. Sudan was never ever going to hand anyone to Washington especially Osama. The problem was that we were negotiating with Sudan - a sign of cupidity and stupidity - when we should have sent in a kill team.
The scandal is that we negotiated and actually thought Sudan would hand OBL over not that Clinton failed to get Sudan to hand him over. You people actually think those negotiations were legit? Would have paid off?
Sudan was suckering us so Osama could escape to Afghanistan. I find it shocking that Clintonistas were stupid enough to think negotiations with Sudan would produce Osama and I find it shocking some Freepers think so too. I repeat negotiations with a jihadist regime in Sudan is the real scandal!
Too complex a concept?
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:18:01 PM PDT
by
Destro
(Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
To: Carl/NewsMax
Hey Carl, I hear that City Fathers facilitated the US forces retaking of Kut by throwing Sadr's forces out of certain strong points -- they were fed up. Some groups spokesman on the O'Reily radio show is claiming that. No news service has that anywhere yet -- might want to check it out.
Might be a contagious trend if publicized.
47
posted on
04/09/2004 2:18:33 PM PDT
by
KC Burke
(Men of intemperate minds can never be free....)
To: kdot
Wow. The man lies. Then he lies about the lies. Then he lies about whether he was lying about the lies. It must be hard for him to keep up with it all. Once in a while he probably mistakenly and accidently tells the truth while trying to lie about lying about the lie.
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:19:15 PM PDT
by
JohnEBoy
To: Carl/NewsMax
Clinton said yesterday [in private 9/11 testimony] that he didn't have a recollection of that. To be a good lier requires a keen memory. Bill Clinton is the best lier I've ever seen or heard. "Ah gee, I forget." This guy is right up there with snake puke.
To: Brad Cloven
It's just perjury. That's it! You just came up with his defense. We'll all be hearin' it from every demonrat soon: "It's all about perjury." "All they care about is perjury." "They are obsessed with perjury."
50
posted on
04/09/2004 2:22:08 PM PDT
by
admiralsn
(All the good Tag Lines were taken.)
To: Carl/NewsMax
I don't know why anyone even bothers asking Clinton anything. He's a pathological liar.
Every news program could play that tape, and he'd still deny he said it.
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:22:18 PM PDT
by
TheSpottedOwl
(Torrance Ca....land of the flying monkeys)
To: Carl/NewsMax
The videotape can be subpoenaed by the commission, right?
52
posted on
04/09/2004 2:23:31 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: Carl/NewsMax
I actually have to laugh at this one. When he usually lied in the past, he came off as either sleazy or evil.
With this latest whopper, Bill comes off as stupid.
53
posted on
04/09/2004 2:24:48 PM PDT
by
lavrenti
(I'm not bad, just misunderstood.)
To: jimbo123
Subpoenaed? SURE! IF it doesn't conveniently get burned in a house fire first.
54
posted on
04/09/2004 2:26:55 PM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(prayers for all)
To: Support Free Republic
Bwahahaha
55
posted on
04/09/2004 2:27:50 PM PDT
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(I can't stand it! Just let me vote now!)
To: Carl/NewsMax
Clearly, we need to bring back Clinton to testify to the 9/11 Commission under oath in public, just like Condi.
56
posted on
04/09/2004 2:28:02 PM PDT
by
expatpat
To: Carl/NewsMax
Is that another one of those "I did not have SEX with that woman?"
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:29:16 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: Carl/NewsMax
once a perjurer...
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:29:43 PM PDT
by
hope
(How far will your passion take you?)
To: Destro
Well Destro, wouldn't it have made sense to at least pursue it? Ah, but nothing Clinton ever did made sense. Nevermind.
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:30:05 PM PDT
by
oolatec
To: Clara Lou
Oops... Thanks for straightening me out...
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:30:49 PM PDT
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(I can't stand it! Just let me vote now!)
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