Amazing howall of these stories seem to neglect to mention who was President at the tume.
But never fear. The 911 Commission will make sure all of this information is included in their report.
They will also announce to the country that this happened.
Won't they?
Just checking the calendar here a little bit. You understand, of course, that there was a campaign going on at the time, and the regime of the "Former Occupant of the Oval Office, 1993-2001" was working harder than they had ever worked at anything in their lives for the election of the Incredible Walking Man Made of Wood, so there just wasn't even time to answer the phones. The Taliban made the mistake of not offering a campaign donation, which would have put them right at the head of the queue. But then, times were hard in Afghanistan, and there was not that much cash available. They should have offered opium....