Clarke claims responsibility: Approved post-9-11 flights for bin Laden family

The Hill ^ | 5/26/04 | The Hill

[Mark Felton]

Clarke perjured himself in the 9/11 cmte hearings. He deliberately passed the responsibility to the FBI.

[The G Man]

[Rutles4Ever]

I wait with baited breath for Michael Moore's retraction and subsequent "Farenheit 451" tribute to the negatives for "Farenheit 911".

Will this lead on Larry King tonight?

[Howlin]

You better read his testimony again. He claimed responsibility for this on 60 Minutes. These people aren't paying attention.

[Mears]

Michael Moore? Retraction?

I won't hold my breath!

[Howlin]

immediately after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Nine days after September 11th; not exactly "immediately," is it?

[Teplukin]

Interesting. Folks tried to blame this incident on President Bush, and the fact that his family are friends with the Saudi Royal Family. Obviously, President Bush was not responsible at all.

Many thanks for alerting folks to yet another unfair criticism of our President!

[Cicero]

Well, obviously the media will not publicize this. They were all set to go with another big propaganda campaign, but now they will kill it, and Farenheit 911 will not have media support on this particular issue.

If the liberal media hadn't put in so much effort making Clarke a hero just a few weeks ago, they could demonize him now. But it's a bit late to change gears on him so dramatically.

They outfoxed themselves.

[RobFromGa]

Rush led with this as proof Moore's FearandHype 7-11 is full of lies.

[Howlin]

immediately after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Nine days after September 11th; not exactly "immediately," is it?

[Howlin]

He also claimed that he personally grounded all planes that morning, among other things; he also said he told Air Force One not to come back to Washington.

To hear him tell it, if he hadn't been there, nothing would have gotten done.

[adam_az]

It's all here

http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/flight.htm

[Howlin]

The facts? You're trying to inject the facts into a witch hunt?

[Mo1]

“They asked the question ‘Who authorized the flight?’ and I said I did not know and I’d try to find out,” Hamilton said. “I learned subsequently from talking to the staff that we thought Clarke authorized the flight and it did not go higher.”

I'll bet this Commission has to ask their staff when the have to go to the bathroom

[Triple]

How did the request (for the Bin Laden family to leave while flights were grounded) get to Clark?

Did the Clinton's call him, or was it through more normal channels?

[F.J. Mitchell]

The same Clarke who wrote that Bible, so often refrensed by the members of the 9/11 Commission, Perjured himself?

(gasp!)Is nothing sacred anymore?

[oceanview]

interesting - it does not mention that on one of the flights, was the Saudi owner of the race horse War Emblem. It was later determined that he knew about 9-11 in advance, soon after that, he died of a "heart attack" at age 43 I think. Gerald Posner had a book about this, and other Saudis who died after 9-11 under mysterious circumstances.

[samtheman]

Clarke’s claim of responsibility is likely to put an end to a brewing political controversy on Capitol Hill over who approved the controversial flights of members of the Saudi elite ...

Really? Why won't it raise more questions than it answers, the way these things always do with the left-wing anti-American press?

(Just curious how this is different.)

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

Obviously, President Bush was not responsible at all.

Sorry, I can't believe Clarke was "solely" responsible.

[slimer]

Referring to questions about who authorized the flights, former Rep. Tim Roemer (D-Ind.), one of the 10 members of the bipartisan (BS) Sept. 11 commission,

Where's the can of BS repellant? If it this was funny it would be a joke. It's not at all funny so it's just plain BULLSH!T!