FReeper Research: GORELICK WORKED WITH RICHARD CLARKE! (HHS website transcript)

US Dept of Health & Human Services website ^ | 1/22/1999 | adam_az

[adam_az]

Thank you, and here's Jamie Gorelick. (Applause.)

MS. GORELICK: Mr. President, distinguished guests. Ten years ago I would not have put cyber terrorism at the top of the threats to our national security. But the landscape has changed. Given how well-armed we are, as Josh said, as a nation, but how reliant we are on computers in our everyday business and private lives, our nation's cyber systems become a tremendous target.

Today a small group of technically sophisticated people with nothing more than off-the-shelf computer equipment can get into, can disrupt the computers and the Internet connections on which our finance, telecommunications, power, water systems, emergency service systems all depend.

Is this speculation? No, it is not. In exercise eligible receiver, our Defense Department conducted a war game using this technique and came to just that conclusion. And terrorists, organized crime, drug cartels, as well as nation states are either creating cybertech capabilities or are talking about using them. I believe that cyberspace is the next battlefield for this nation.

Now, cyber terrorism may be a new issue to many Americans, but it's not new to me and it's not new to this administration. In 1995, our Attorney General asked me to chair a critical infrastructure working group that brought together Justice and Defense and the intelligence community to begin to address what we saw as a new and emerging threat. The President then appointed a commission on critical infrastructure protection whose advisory board I co-chaired.

In response to his commission's work, last year the President signed two directives -- to strengthen U.S. readiness to meet unconventional threats to our nation, and to protect our critical infrastructures. He appointed a national coordinator, Dick Clarke, to review and handle and coordinate security infrastructure protection and counterterrorism, and a national plan is under development to ensure that America can defend itself in cyberspace.

Now, as part of that national plan I hope that we can see action in a number of areas, three of which I see as particularly pressing. The first, both the public and private sectors need to be aware of the problem and the security measures that can be taken to address it. I'd like to see the private sector work with the federal government to make sure that we have enough people who are trained in computer security, which we do not now have.

[adam_az]

More conflict of interest by Gorelick.... She met with Tenet regularly, and interviewed Tenet. She wrote the Chinese Wall document which prevented intelligence agencies from communicating... and sits on the commision as an interviewer rather than interviewee.

Now, it turns out she worked with Richard Clarke... and never disclosed it or recused herself!

Be sure to mail info@9-11Commission.gov

[mewzilla]

Great catch! Gorelick also worked at DOD. Wonder what she did there?

[cripplecreek]

Ive suggested that Gorelick be replaced with George Tennets 2nd in command but liberals think there would be too much of a conflict of intrest in doing so.

[adam_az]

ping

[nuconvert]

Of course she worked with Clarke...they both worked for Clinton, and both worked on terrorism issue.
They didn't just meet a few weeks ago.

[So Cal Rocket]

The Clinton Justice Department also instituted a policy that airlines would be fined if more than 2 individuals of any ethnic group were required to go through secondary screening prior to boarding a flight. What was Jaime Gorelick's role in implementing this policy? We'll never know, because she's asking the questions instead of answering them.

[Enduring Freedom]

LickGore is hopelessly conflicted - REMOVE HER NOW

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Its not the first time we've seen self-dealing career bureaucrats swapping spit. May I propose a term limit on government employees ?

[randog]

ben Veniste defended his questioning of Ashcroft about the rumor that he (Ashcroft) refused to fly just before 9/11 by saying something to the effect that he (bV) wanted to avoid the rumor mongering that occurred after the Warren Commission released their report. Well, it looks like bV's got plenty of grist for the rumor mill in Gore-lick. Anyone think he'll ask Gore-lick to resign in order to keep the rumor mill from working overtime and destroying the credibility of the commission? Didn't think so.

[prognostigaator]

^^^^

[Libertina]

Are you saying this is OUR business? /s

[WHBates]

How can these commissioners keep defending this person being on the commission? The entire thing is a quagmire. (sorry couldn't help myself)

[Arrowhead1952]

Another new thread. This is becoming just like the clintoon / monica BJ in the WH. That depends on what the meaning of the word is is.

This may take some of Kerry's flip flopping off the news. That may be bad news.

[smiley]

Excellent work!!

[cwb]

"Gorelick also worked at DOD. Wonder what she did there?"

Considering she was General Counsel, I'm sure before any military decisions were made, they had to go through her. If you recall Clinton's bombing of Sudan and Afghanistan, a big deal was made about why he didn't inform the Joint Chiefs or his Principles. Far be it for me to defend Clinton, but this may have been one of the reasons.

It was becoming painfully obvious that the Clinton administration was becoming bogged down in legalese, whether at the DoJ or DoD. I always wondered were Clinton got the idea that he couldn't extradite UBL from the Sudan...or why when our Predator drones spotted OBL, military strikes weren't launched. These appear to all be things that would come under the control of Gorelick (or her associates) as they put lawyers at the top of the chain of command.

[Gabz]

...........destroying the credibility of the commission?

What credibility does this commission have???????

[Badeye]

Looks like there is a mountain of evidence well beyond one memo from Gorelick that makes her leaving the commission a requirement.

This story isn't going to go away, its only going to get bigger. Damn shame its Friday.

[The South Texan]

Get this out to Rush, Hannity, National Review, Drudge, Etc.

[adam_az]

"Gorelick also worked at DOD. Wonder what she did there?"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1118652/posts?page=74#74


Gorelick also worked at DOD, on something called the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee. Does that sound like someone who was out of the loop, unimportant, just a figurehead...Wonder what she did at DOD?"

TRAC homepage: http://www.dtra.mil/about/organization/ab_asco_trac.html

The TRAC advises and assists the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) on reduction of the threat to the United States and its allies from nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC), conventional and special weapons, sustainment of the the nuclear weapons deterrent, chemical and biological defense, counterproliferation, technology security, weapons effects and other matters related to the DTRA mission. The TRAC identifies and considers emerging Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Threats, reviews countermeasures to such threats and assesses the adequacy of DTRA and other programs' responses to national policy and emerging threats.

MORE INTERESTING:

http://www.dtra.mil/news/his_mat/osi/nw_unscom.html

On September 4, 1998, Secretary of Defense William Cohen designated the newly formed Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to assume executive agent duties from OSIA effective October 1, 1998. Among other duties, DTRA manages DOD's response to UNSCOM requests for inspection team personnel, technical experts, monitoring equipment, supplies and other support. DTRA has the authority, consistent with the UN Participation Act, Executive Order 10206 and applicable DOD directives, to direct DOD components to procure or provide personnel, services, facilities, supplies, equipment and other assistance from existing DOD stores.

[randog]

What credibility does this commission have?

In our eyes, none. In the eyes of the general public the Gore-lick issue is non-existent. Lot of work still to be done to break this wide open.