Posted on 08/05/2004 6:26:40 PM PDT by The G Man
This was posted on The Corner at NRO. Thought it worth posting here:
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WHAT KERRY DID [KJL]
Listen, he wasn't president on Sept. 11, and I am not questioning his reflexes or reactions, but it is worth noting what Kerry did do on Sept. 11, 2001. Here's what he told Larry King: "...And as I came in [to a meeting in Sen. Daschle's office], Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid were standing there, and we watched the second plane come in to the building. And we shortly thereafter sat down at the table and then we just realized nobody could think, and then boom, right behind us, we saw the cloud of explosion at the Pentagon..."
Kudos to Red State for finding that. And for noting: "It should be noted that the second plane hit the World Trade Center at 9:03 a.m., and the plane hit the Pentagon at 9:43 a.m. By Kerry's own words, he and his fellow senators sat there for forty minutes, realizing 'nobody could think.'"
When they learned a second plane had struck the World Trade Center, nearly everyone in the White House told us, they immediately knew it was not an accident. The Secret Service initiated a number of security enhancements around the White House complex.The officials who issued these orders did not know that there were additional hijacked aircraft, or that one such aircraft was en route to Washington. These measures were precautionary steps taken because of the strikes in New York.187
The FAA and White House Teleconferences. The FAA,the White House, and the Defense Department each initiated a multiagency teleconference before 9:30. Because none of these teleconferences—at least before 10:00— included the right officials from both the FAA and Defense Department, none succeeded in meaningfully coordinating the military and FAA response to the hijackings.
At about 9:20, security personnel at FAA headquarters set up a hijacking teleconference with several agencies, including the Defense Department.The NMCC officer who participated told us that the call was monitored only periodically because the information was sporadic,it was of little value,and there were other important tasks.The FAA manager of the teleconference also remembered that the military participated only briefly before the Pentagon was hit.
Both individuals agreed that the teleconference played no role in coordinating a response to the attacks of 9/11.Acting Deputy Administrator Belger was frustrated to learn later in the morning that the military had not been on the call.188
At the White House, the video teleconference was conducted from the Situation Room by Richard Clarke, a special assistant to the president long involved in counterterrorism. Logs indicate that it began at 9:25 and included the CIA; the FBI; the departments of State, Justice, and Defense; the FAA; and the White House shelter. The FAA and CIA joined at 9:40. The first topic addressed in the White House video teleconference—at about 9:40—was the physical security of the President, the White House, and federal agencies.
Immediately thereafter it was reported that a plane had hit the Pentagon.We found no evidence that video teleconference participants had any prior information that American 77 had been hijacked and was heading directly toward Washington. Indeed, it is not clear to us that the video teleconference was fully under way before 9:37, when the Pentagon was struck.189 Garvey, Belger, and other senior officials from FAA headquarters participated in this video teleconference at various times.We do not know who from Defense participated, but we know that in the first hour none of the personnel involved in managing the crisis did.And none of the information conveyed in the White House video teleconference, at least in the first hour, was being passed to the NMCC.As one witness recalled,“[It] was almost like there were parallel decisionmaking processes going on; one was a voice conference orchestrated by the NMCC . . . and then there was the [White House video teleconference]. . . . [I]n my mind they were competing venues for command and control and decisionmaking.”190
At 10:03, the conference received reports of more missing aircraft,“2 possibly 3 aloft,” and learned of a combat air patrol over Washington.There was discussion of the need for rules of engagement. Clarke reported that they were asking the President for authority to shoot down aircraft. Confirmation of that authority came at 10:25, but the commands were already being conveyed in more direct contacts with the Pentagon.191
The Pentagon Teleconferences. Inside the National Military Command Center, the deputy director for operations immediately thought the second strike was a terrorist attack.The job of the NMCC in such an emergency is to gather the relevant parties and establish the chain of command between the National Command Authority—the president and the secretary of defense— and those who need to carry out their orders.192 On the morning of September 11, Secretary Rumsfeld was having breakfast at the Pentagon with a group of members of Congress. He then returned to his office for his daily intelligence briefing.The Secretary was informed of the second strike in New York during the briefing; he resumed the briefing while awaiting more information. After the Pentagon was struck, Secretary Rumsfeld went to the parking lot to assist with rescue efforts.193
Inside the NMCC, the deputy director for operations called for an allpurpose “significant event” conference. It began at 9:29, with a brief recap: two aircraft had struck the World Trade Center, there was a confirmed hijacking of American 11, and Otis fighters had been scrambled.The FAA was asked to provide an update, but the line was silent because the FAA had not been added to the call.A minute later, the deputy director stated that it had just been confirmed that American 11 was still airborne and heading toward D.C. He directed the transition to an air threat conference call. NORAD confirmed that American 11 was airborne and heading toward Washington, relaying the erroneous FAA information already mentioned.The call then ended, at about 9:34.194
It resumed at 9:37 as an air threat conference call,* which lasted more than eight hours.The President,Vice President, Secretary of Defense,Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Deputy National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley all participated in this teleconference at various times, as did military personnel from the White House underground shelter and the President’s military aide on Air Force One.195
Operators worked feverishly to include the FAA, but they had equipment problems and difficulty finding secure phone numbers. NORAD asked three times before 10:03 to confirm the presence of the FAA in the teleconference. The FAA representative who finally joined the call at 10:17 had no familiarity with or responsibility for hijackings, no access to decisionmakers, and none of the information available to senior FAA officials.196
Good find. Kerry's lies are coming up for air.
great find
BTTT
Thanks, ER!Kerry: "...And as I came in [to a meeting in Sen. Daschle's office], Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid were standing there, and we watched the second plane come in to the building. And we shortly thereafter sat down at the table and then we just realized nobody could think, and then boom, right behind us, we saw the cloud of explosion at the Pentagon..."
If I only had a brain!
My thanks to Arrowhead1952 and Conspiracy Guy for the concept of this pic
Thanks! (been lurking for five + years)
And a hearty Roll Tide to you!!!
I just sent this to Rush, in case no one else has yet.
Here are his own words about how he did nothing for 40 minutes after the second plane hit the towers.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1185921/posts
What Kerry REALLY did on 9/11!!!!
NRO Corner ^
Posted on 08/05/2004 6:26:40 PM PDT by The G Man
This was posted on The Corner at NRO. Thought it worth posting here:
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WHAT KERRY DID [KJL]
Listen, he wasn't president on Sept. 11, and I am not questioning his reflexes or reactions, but it is worth noting what Kerry did do on Sept. 11, 2001. Here's what he told Larry King: "...And as I came in [to a meeting in Sen. Daschle's office], Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid were standing there, and we watched the second plane come in to the building. And we shortly thereafter sat down at the table and then we just realized nobody could think, and then boom, right behind us, we saw the cloud of explosion at the Pentagon..."
Kudos to Red State for finding that. And for noting: "It should be noted that the second plane hit the World Trade Center at 9:03 a.m., and the plane hit the Pentagon at 9:43 a.m. By Kerry's own words, he and his fellow senators sat there for forty minutes, realizing 'nobody could think.'"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1185921/posts
jh2 for you info and a big ping, please.
Kerry is turning into Algore all over again. Remember how much fun it was during the 2000 campaign when Algore would make some claim, only to have it almost immediately debunked? When will Dems realize they can't get a free pass anymore?
9:45: White House evacuated.
Rush is discussing this right now.
Congratulations! Rush just used this info in his first segment. Rush says he is show prep for the rest of the media, well, FreeRepublic is show prep for Rush!
Love it! Thanks.
When Rush reads it over the radio, millions hear it.
Thanks Rush, way to go RUSH!
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
"Further Buttressed by this..."
"9:45: White House evacuated. "
Hobbes1, Thanks!
Isn't it great?
The President can run ON his record, and the Senator must run FROM his--even to his actions on 9/11.
No doubt his reaction to King's question was totally honest. He is just disconnected from recognizing the character traits essential to real leadership!
In his mind, his 20 years of voting against a strong defense, against strengthening the intelligence function, and for every liberal social agenda item of the Radical Left have no relevance to this campaign. How sad that he is even considered as a potential President of the U. S.
Thanks for the ping.
Man, everyone is at work, digging stuff up on our dear John F* Kerry!!
What is so funny, is his record has been out there for decades.
His buddies in the media have ignored his record for decades.
Now we are evil as we find his actual words/speeches, dust them off and put them out for others to see.
See my tag line re his record. He said to judge him by his record. moi Kerri, we will do just that based on your real record not the Follywood version.
And now, this, from another thread on the same subject:
"http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0407/21/lkl.01.html
J. EDWARDS: What happened with me, Larry, is I dropped Emma Claire, my now 6-year-old daughter, off at school. I was on my way to -- in fact, I was just beside the Capitol on my way to the Senate office building when I received a call on my -- on my cell phone telling me what had happened in New York.
I went on in to the -- to my Senate office building. Then we saw the second plane hit, and, of course, the strike on the Pentagon. I left the Capitol, because I was worried about my family. I left the Capitol, went home. I was there for a period of time.
And, actually, after I was there for a fairly short period of time, the Capitol Police came to my home, knocked on the door, and said that they were gathering up senators to take us to a -- to a safe or secure location. And I said, "Well, what about my wife and my kids?" And they said, "Well, they'll stay here."
And I said, "Well, if they're staying here, I'm saying here." So...
KING: You didn't go.
J. EDWARDS: I did not go."
So, is Edwards saying that his constituents in North Carolina had elected a man who, when faced with a national threat to them and the entire nation, would cut and run home instead of making potential decisions for America?
NOW, WE KNOW WHAT WE KNEW ALL ALONG. THIS IS NOT A MAN READY TO BE PRESIDENT. NEITHER IS HIS RUNNING MATE. BOTH WERE, FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, IMMOBILIZED BY FEAR ON 9/11.
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