Posted on 10/06/2005 11:01:02 AM PDT by blogblogginaway
Edited on 10/07/2005 5:24:28 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Red Siren breaking on Drudge. Not linked yet
Update:
FBI FREEH UNLOADS ON CLINTON: 'CLOSETS WERE FULL OF SKELETONS'
Thu Oct 06 2005 14:07:50 ET
Louis Freeh Speaks for the First Time About his Terrible Relationship with the President
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh says publicly for the first time that his relationship with President Bill Clinton – the man who appointed him – was a terrible one because Clinton’s scandals made him a constant target of FBI investigations. Freeh discloses this and many other details of his dealings with the Clinton White House in a new bombshell book: 'My FBI : Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror' -- set for release next week.
Freeh has taped an interview with Mike Wallace and CBSNEWS '60 MINUTES' to be broadcast Sunday, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
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In the book, “My FBI,” he writes, “The problem was with Bill Clinton -- the scandals and the rumored scandals, the incubating ones and the dying ones never ended. Whatever moral compass the president was consulting was leading him in the wrong direction. His closets were full of skeletons just waiting to burst out.”
The director sought to distance himself from Clinton because of Whitewater, refusing a White House pass that would have enabled him to enter the building without signing in. This irked Clinton. “I wanted all my visits to be official,” says Freeh. “When I sent the pass back with a note, I had no idea it would antagonize the president,” he tells Wallace.
Returning the pass was only the start of the rift. Later, relations got so bad that President Clinton reportedly began referring to Freeh as “that F…ing Freeh.” Says Freeh, “I don’t know how they referred to me and I really didn’t care,” he says. “My role and my obligation was to conduct criminal investigations. He, unfortunately for the country and unfortunately for him, happened to be the subject of that investigation,” Freeh says.
In another revelation, Freeh says the former president let down the American people and the families of victims of the Khobar Towers terror attack in Saudi Arabia. After promising to bring to justice those responsible for the bombing that killed 19 and injured hundreds, Freeh says Clinton refused to personally ask Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to allow the FBI to question bombing suspects the kingdom had in custody – the only way the bureau could secure the interviews, according to Freeh. Freeh writes in the book, “Bill Clinton raised the subject only to tell the crown prince that he understood the Saudis’ reluctance to cooperate and then he hit Abdullah up for a contribution to the Clinton Presidential Library.” Says Freeh, “That’s a fact that I am reporting.”
The most unsavory of those investigations was the one concerning Clinton and Lewinsky. The White House intern had kept a semen-stained dress as proof of her relationship and a Clinton blood sample was needed to match the DNA on the dress. “Well, it was like a bad movie and it was ridiculous that…Ken Starr and myself, the director of the FBI, find ourselves in that ridiculous position,” he tells Wallace. “But we did it…very carefully, very confidentially,” recalls Freeh. As he explains the plan in the book, Clinton was at a scheduled dinner and excused himself to go to the bathroom. Instead of the restroom, he entered another room where FBI medical technicians were waiting to take a blood sample.
Freeh says he was determined to stay on as FBI director until President Clinton left office so that Clinton could not appoint his successor. “I was concerned about who he would put in there as FBI director because he had expressed antipathy for the FBI, for the director,” he tells Wallace. “[So] I was going to stay there and make sure he couldn’t replace me,” Freeh tells Wallace.
Developing...
Can we put slick in the crowbar hotel yet?
That's a quote. See post 24.
Do you have that Prime Choice thing? I LOVE that thing!
Keep an eye on Amazon today...this is where the sales numbers are at as of 2:00 PM today...now after Drudge let's see how quick this gets to 10,000 or less.
Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (October 11, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN: 0312321899
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds. (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,353 in Books
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In-Print Editions: Audio CD (Abridged) | All Editions
Not his style. We knew this when we supported him in 2000. Bush does not poke libs in the eye like we would like to do.
hint: that is the source for so much hysteria over Harriet Miers --- Bush didn't display the middle finger to the libs.
Simply amazing; that sound you just heard was me One Click Buying at amazon.com. :-)
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lol..
Yes, But will Louie get a Medal of FReedom like Tenet did? (or did I miss it happening already?)
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Louis Freeh led the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1993 to 2001, through some of the most tumultuous times in its long history. This is the story of a life in law enforcement, and of one man’s determined struggle to strengthen and reform the FBI while ensuring its freedom from political interference.
Bill Clinton called Freeh a “law enforcement legend” when he nominated him as FBI Director. The good feelings would not last. Going toe-to-toe with his boss during the scandal-plagued ‘90s, Freeh fought hard to defend his agency from political interference and to protect America from the growing threat of international terrorism. When Clinton later called that appointment the worst one he had made as president, Freeh considered it “a badge of honor.”
This is Freeh’s entire story, from his Catholic upbringing in New
Jersey to law school, the FBI training academy, his career as a US District attorney and as a federal judge, and finally his eight years as the nation’s top cop. This is the definitive account of American law enforcement in the run-up to September 11. Freeh is clear-eyed, frank, the ultimate realist, and he offers resolute vision for the struggles ahead.
About the Author
LOUIS J. FREEH served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1993 to 2001. He now is senior vice chairman of MBNA.
Wonder if he will be invited by Matt and katy to speak about his book.
Waiting....
"Maybe that's why his presidential library reflects clintons character so well."
My sentiments precisely
> I hope this guy D E L I V E R S.
...and that others will be inspired to document the truth about the most corrupt administration in history. I don't think this will be a rehash of clinton's bimbo problem.
Freeh's probably beleivable on all counts. Nevertheless, he'd have more credibility if he had spoken out sooner instead of now when he's trying to sell a book.
Will be a Bushbashfest. Will bet they will bring up the spy who worked for Cheney.
Either that or Halliburton did it to cover for Roves secret desire to have Monica cloned and placed in the home of Ted Kennedy.
As told to us by the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Oh hey! Anybody can run for the office.
But, it is to this country's everlasting and deepest shame that clintoon was elected...not once, but twice!
Ditto...just got one for myself and bought one for my mother...perfect for timing for those holiday gifts!
I just did. I can't seem to get enough of it.
They didn't, they just got their character assassinated.
Hey, what's the story on that, anyway?
Time Warner is my ISP, and I came across a story last night that said they were blocking me from various Alex Jones' websites such as Infowars.com. I don't normally frequent those sites, but thought I'd check it out. Lo and behold, it was true! I couldn't get through.
I just got through to Drudge OK, but Infowars is still out of bounds.
Is there a thread on FR that's discussing this?
I may not ever visit these sites, but I still think it's a bunch of BS if Time Warner is censoring my access.
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