Posted on 08/11/2005 5:57:46 PM PDT by TonyInOhio
It behaved disgracefully and in a nakedly partisan fashion, with former officials of the Clinton administration attempting to use the platform to damage the president's reelection chances. Then, after months of ludicrous conduct, out of nowhere came the brilliantly conceived and written report that set a new standard of eloquence and coherence for government documents, became a major bestseller and redeemed the commission's reputation.
Well, that didn't last long.
In a story filed at 7:10 PM, the Associated Press is now confirming all the particulars of what will now forever be called the Able Danger disaster. The 9/11 Commission staff did hear about intelligence-gathering efforts that hit pay dirt on the whereabouts of Mohammed Atta -- in 1999 -- and deliberately chose to omit word of those efforts.
And why? Because to do so might upset the timeline the Commission had established on Atta.
And why is that significant? Because the Mohammed Atta timeline established by the Commission pointedly insisted Atta did not meet with an Iraqi intelligence agent in Prague.
And why is that significant? Because debunking the Atta-Iraq connection was of vital importance to Democrats, who had become focused almost obsessively on the preposterous notion that there was no relation whatever between Al Qaeda and Iraq -- that Al Qaeda and Iraq might even have been enemies.
I was very skeptical of this Able Danger stuff about Atta, thought it was just sme way Rep. Curt Weldon was trying to sell a book. No longer. This is clearly becoming the biggest story of the summer -- the fact that, as Andy McCarthy alluded to, the "intelligence wall" set up by 9/11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelick when she was in the Justice Department did, in fact, cause the linchpin of the 9/11 attacks to evade capture by American law enforcement.
So was the staff a) protecting the Atta timeline or b) Jamie Gorelick or c) the Clinton administration or d) itself, because it got hold of the information relatively late and the staff was lazy?
More important, what will co-chairmen Tom (pound his fist on the table) Kean and Lee (look sorrowful) Hamilton do and say in the next 36 hours about this calamity?
I guess somebody in the current administration figured out she was wrong about this.
It would appear to be all of the above.
"I fear the MSM will bury this."
How many times do we have to see it?
Rathergate, Sheehan's visit to the President, Rovegate, now this - The MSM is now IRRELEVANT!
They used to be the leaders in forming public opinion; they are now the FOLLOWERS, but they don't realize it yet...
"Could Berger have made a deal to roll over?"
No. His professional future rests on the Clintons getting back into the White House. But I, for one, will not sit quietly through an administration that contains Hillary, Berger, and Gorelick.
AND national security...
Gorelick also sits on the board of directors of Schlumberger, a leading oilfield services provider with interests in Iraq, and she is on the Finance Committee of Schlumberger. Her interests in protecting Iraq are greater than her government service indicates.
This has the feel of being the tie-in between 9-11, Iraq, the bizarre behavior of the Democrats, and the Oil For Food program. If so, it's no wonder there was such effort to hide information, as well as the opposition to Bolton's appointment.
other than "Bush lied, my husband died", did she have thing to say, of course, outside of campaigning openly for Kerry 2008?
Princess...Sued my a$$, they ought to be shot as enemy espionage agents.
Bookmark.
I'm speechless, I just bookmarked this post. OUtstanding.
I know the AD story is new. Was wondering why Gorelick's memo did not hit the fan earlier. Did it require the military to leak the rest of the story?
Gorelick also was one of the ones that LOVED going on all of the cable channels to talk about how important she was...
Why hasn't she been on any in the last few days? How long before she does go on one again?
AB---Does Tim Russert "nut up" and have Weldon on Meet The Press for an hour?...he gives the dems an hour when he want their message to get across.
You are more than welcome.
I hope the truth will see the light of day AB.Great work.
Oh, and John Deutch is also on the board of directors of Schlumberger.
Richard Clarke has to be up to his red ass in AttaGate. This prick should be reined in. If he lied to the 9/11 commission while under oath, does this carrry criminal penalty. The Bush administration has all of the power. The Republicans hold power in congress, but only a lone Pennsylvanian congressman is keeping this afloat. Will someone please explain why the Republicans are absent on this issue. AttaGate exposed would keep the Republicans in power for 30 years if they simply got the facts to the public.
"The Dems are reactivating the Jersey Girls as we speak for a continued tour of duty."
Question to the Jersey Girls: How do you feel about 9/11 Commission staffers withholding important and relevant evidence from the Commission?
Once again, accusing others of doing what they are in fact doing.
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That's par for the course these days here at FR too, for a few, imo. LOL
AND TRUTH!
You are dreaming.
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