[frannie]

I recall when Clinton became President and had appointed Reno Atty.Gen, the first thing they did was to fire all appointed lawyers in the Justice Dept. Reagen nor either Bush did that, which in my opinion, was a real mistake.
Both of these military men that have come forward, state it was the lawyers who advised them they could not pursue Atta because he was here on a legal visa.

This is incorrect, I can't explain why but it had to do with the difference in a visa, a work permit or something like that.

Again it is the "LAWYERS"

[Marine_Uncle]

" This is incorrect, I can't explain why but it had to do with the difference in a visa, a work permit or something like that."

Atta supposedly had a green card. So based on the moronic thoughts of at the time and driven by the memos (wall) Jamie Gorelick sent out, the DoD lawyers and apparently DIA lawyers told the AD team and liason officer LCT Shaffer they could not talk with the FBI regarding Attas "because he was to be treated with the same rights all Americans had". This is at the heart of this whole matter. Yes the Lawyers in the Defense Department went along with the directives handed down by the DoJ. They are on record as to saying paraphrased. They (DoD/DIA) where breaking any civil laws, therefore the AD team was simply told on three occasions to cool it. And Shaffer was told by his DoD Major General to not approach the FBI, with a similiar warning.

[strategofr]

"I recall when Clinton became President and had appointed Reno Atty.Gen, the first thing they did was to fire all appointed lawyers in the Justice Dept. Reagen nor either Bush did that, which in my opinion, was a real mistake."

Not a mistake. Preparation for their illegal activities.

[El Gato]

Again it is the "LAWYERS"

The Klinton LAWYERS.

Lawyers are like guns, it's who uses them and for what, that makes all the difference. As with a gun, when you need a lawyer, you really, really need one.