Live 9/11 Commission Thread [testifying today Freeh, Reno, Ashcroft]

April 13, 2004 | Vanity

[Peach]

9/11 Commission. Now on C-Span.

Chairman Thomas Kean has asked the audience to refrain from clapping.

Louie Freeh, former FBI director, up at 9:30.

Business matters being taken care of now by the Commission.

[Howlin]

When the 9-11 Commission is lying to the public on the telephone, it needs to be exposed.

[TomGuy]

9/11 Commission Obtained Video of Clinton Confession Last Month
			Posted by Carl/NewsMax On 04/13/2004 8:57:06 AM CDT with 1 comment NewsMax.com ^ | April 13, 2004 | Carl Limbacher When ex-President Clinton told the 9/11 Commission last Thursday that he never admitted to turning down an offer for Osama bin Laden's extradition to the U.S., the Commission had already obtained a videotape of him making those remarks to the Long Island Association in Woodbury, New York, during the group's annual luncheon in February 2002. "The 9/11 Commission put in a formal request for the videotape more than a month ago," Gary Wojtas, Communications Director of the Long Island Association, told NewsMax.com Tuesday morning. "And we did supply it to them."

[soozla]

Ben WEANIE-ste!!! A legend in his own SUIT!!!

[Mo1]

The test group revolted against it. The dems said that it was so bad that it drove the independents in the room to Bush's side. Bring it on!

Oh really .. hmmmmmmmmm

[Maigrey]

Will bent-p*** ask a question please, or is he there to show off Freh's credentials? how lame......

[mathluv]

I think 5 fold, going into affect Oct 2001 - W's first budget.

[aragona]

GRANDSTANDING EGOMANIAC!

[Jewels1091]

Boy...old benny boy sure has changed his tone from when he questioned COndi Rice!!!!!!!

[chance33_98]

The FBI had never completed a terrorist threat assessment. Wow

Maybe not, but they did publish this: Tomorrow's Terrorist Threats - Pulse Weapons, WMD, Cyber Terror, Agroterrorism (1999 FBI Report)

CONCLUSION

"THE FBI has been countering violent extremism since the agency’s earliest days. As the phenomena of terrorism became a serious threat to the nation’s sense of security, the FBI’s response to this crime problem evolved. Since 1982 the FBI has been the lead agency in the U.S. Government’s response to terrorism in the United States. "

[Mo1]

Biggest news thus far - the FBI did not have a plan pre-9/11 to deal with terrorism.

Thanks for the info

[Diogenesis]

ben Veniste is shameless.

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"I have affection for your Office.
Therefore, watch as I will carefully avoid any question that may reflect on Clinton or the Democrats."

[areafiftyone]

Thanks for the e-mail info. I already sent out my e-mail.

[Kaslin]

I wonder if Gorelick will grill Reno as much as she did Condi. I doubt though. Most likely she will give her a pass

[Guenevere]

#171..Agreed....he's stepping all around it.
...Shameless evil person!

[Jewels1091]

Every one CHOOSES to forget that the FBI was handcuffed by LAW not to talk to the CIA....and what do you expect when Reno was the head of the FBI???

[soozla]

"Biggest news thus far - the FBI did not have a plan pre-9/11 to deal with terrorism."

Kinda what Condi Rice said last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Howlin]

He won't be like this when he questions Ashcroft.

[cyncooper]

You know, that strategy will never get off the ground. They have managed to paint Ashcroft as such a zealot that nobody will believe he shirked his duty at all, I don't care how they parse out different crimes, the public will not believe that he ignored anything.

[TomGuy]

Side note:

Yesterday on Brit Hume's Special Report, he said that Kerry's ad campaign group put together an ad. They put together a focus group to review the ad. The focus group were so offended by the ad that they almost attacked the campaign members. Brit didn't give a published reference, but that would be an interesting read.

[texasbluebell]

Wonder why BV isn't butting in and interrupting every answer Louis is giving...