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Domestic warnings dated to Clinton
Washington Times ^ | 4/19/04 | Shaun Waterman, UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

Posted on 04/18/2004 10:51:26 PM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:14:34 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

There were many more, and more specific, threats of domestic attacks by Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network during the Clinton presidency than during the Bush administration prior to September 11, 2001, investigators probing terror attacks said.

The Aug. 6 presidential terror briefing item released recently by the White House was "almost unique" for President Bush's White House, because it dealt with threats against the homeland, rather than abroad.


(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911commission; clinton; zelikow

1 posted on 04/18/2004 10:51:26 PM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks
There has been numerous stories like this. The bottom line is the Clinton Administration relaxed the United States efforts in all areas. From the travel office to the CIA and FBI, they put so many restructions in for the sake of making everyone feel better, it was disgusting.

That said, I'm not sure we still could have stopped 9/11.

2 posted on 04/18/2004 11:21:31 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Bless you RJayneJ, we will miss you)
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