Sensenbrenner Calls on Gorelick to Resign From Sept. 11 Commission

Tampa Bay on line (AP) ^ | 04-14-04 | The Associated Press

[aculeus]

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner called on Jamie Gorelick to resign from the Sept. 11 commission Wednesday, citing a memo she wrote as a deputy attorney general on separating counterintelligence from criminal investigations. "Scrutiny of this policy lies at the heart of the commission's work," said Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. "Ms. Gorelick has an inherent conflict of interest as the author of this memo and as a government official at the center of the events in questions."

On Tuesday, Attorney General John Ashcroft released the declassified 1995 memo from Gorelick containing instructions that "more clearly separate" counterintelligence from criminal investigations. He said the "wall" between counterintelligence and criminal investigations was a key impediment to terrorism probes before the Sept. 11 attacks.

The Landmark Legal Foundation, a conservative law firm, also has called on Gorelick to step down, citing the memo.

A phone message left with the Sept. 11 commission was not immediately returned Wednesday.

[onyx]

Because we are the STUPID party.
We never fight first.
Always on the defense.
The news media keeps us that way.

[blue-duncan]

Well said!!

[TrueBeliever9]

May I commend you on your excellent analysis skills and ability to formulate the synopsis!

PING for analytical soundness

[eeriegeno]

IMHO, Gorelick is not the only 9/11 commissioner who needs to resign! The other nine need to go as well since this panel is closely resembling Clinton's impeachment trial in 1998......

[TrueBeliever9]

The stupid people are the democrats

The dems must to whip up FEAR to win in 2004; therefore, they have to likewise whip up anger (e.g., Dean, Kerry, Kennedy, Schumer, Hillary, all outraged dem politicans). The democrats media lackeys drive the agenda!

Just because Kerry doesn't scream don't be fooled; the Kerry platform (like the Clinton platform) is about FEAR and selling that to the masses! The psychological profiles of the dems is similar to the islamics: witchcraft + maniuplation = FEAR

Democrats are about death and destruction to America!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

At last. Someone gets it.

[PISANO]

I don't know if it has been mentioned in this thread but the Chairman (Kean) just said that Sensenbrenner SHOULD BUTT out of the Commissions business and that GORELICK will NOT resign and took the Representative to task for suggesting it.

So much for "IMPARTIALITY" and "FAIRNESS".

[Salem]

Amen and amen. Wonderful. That has to be one of the most lucid and clear articulations of the Democrat's tactics and strategies.

'Ping'! on My2Cents' comments at 174 on this thread. Helpful commentary to add to your intellectual arsenal!  

[Itzlzha]

"Hillary has loaned me her "Testicle Lockbox"...and as you can see by his expression, I've put it to good use!"

[Alberta's Child]

The timing between the Gorelick memo and the OKC bombing is only part of the issue. In fact, I think we may be missing the bigger picture here.

I find myself wondering if the policy of building this wall between the FBI and CIA was deliberately intended to head off any investigations into Chinese espionage activities in the United States.

/tinfoil hat off/

[mabelkitty]

I did read something about Clinton requesting FBI files to gauge how much they knew about Chinese fund-raising, and Freeh was no happy about it and nailed them for it.

This info is in the Richard Clark Pentagon Papers/VVAW thread I keep bumping like crazy.

[AuntB]

I didn't see this Cspan, but picked this up doing a search:
http://www.etherzone.com/2004/stan032604.shtml
"
Jamie Gorelick was on C-SPAN yesterday morning and a caller asked why Monsoor Ijaz, the man who made the deal happen with Sudan to give up bin Laden, asked why Ijaz wasn't being called to testify and Ms. Gorelick blew it off as just another "conspiracy" that she was unfamiliar with and didn’t believe anyway. "

[My2Cents]

The STUPID party, and the EVIL party. Every time Ted Kennedy opens his mouth, he's giving aid and comfort to the enemy, IMO, as is the Imperial Media.

[ralph rotten]

ttt

[Fester Chugabrew]

The man on her left looks like Commandant Klink . .

Who is that clownish looking fellow, anyway?

[My2Cents]

Slade Gorton, former GOP senator from Washington.

[aculeus]

I find myself wondering if the policy of building this wall between the FBI and CIA was deliberately intended to head off any investigations into Chinese espionage activities in the United States.

Law Schools are America's Madrassas.

Lawyers are incapable of thinking like normal people.

This jerk, instead of using common sense, did what her indoctrination told her to do: put the legal matter first, safety of Americans last.

As AuntB says never vote for a lawyer.

[onyx]

Precisely.
EVIL party.
It and they, are really and truly EVIL.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Oops. Never mind. I see it was covered at #52.

[Blue Highway]

This beggers the questions: How was she selected for this committee? Who put her name in the hat? Who signed off on her selection? Why was she put forward? What was expected of her? Why is the news media not lookig into this?

I am wondering the same thing. Why Haven't the media looked into any of the above question?

Gorelick will be on Hardball with Chris Matthews tonight. Should be interesting if he implicates her at all or just avoids the issue altogether. Rats stick together, thats for sure.