Lest we forget...
Posted on 02/18/2006 1:26:37 PM PST by vadkins
China Study Rocks The Hill and Unleashes The Purge: While Cambone tried to link the data purge to this 90-day rule, Weldon and the other witnesses (with first hand knowledge) pointed to the LIWA China Study that was being done in parallel to the Able Danger study. I have stated all along this was the lynchpin, the source of all later cover ups and mistakes and lost opportunities.
We all know the story so I will not repeat it here, but what we learned from the hearings is how far up this went. Weldon let slip that the initial China study report made it well outside of LIWA and Orion, up past the Army chain of command, beyond the Pentagon and hopped the Potomac to reach Capitol Hill (Item 54). Trust me when I tell you how stunned I was to hear that the China study report was seen by many in Congress - including Congressman Weldon himself. He briefed others on it. And it was this report containing nationally known names that caused the data purge.
There is no doubt of that now. Kleinsmith testified to the fact the order came from above his chain of command (Item 38). The fact the SOCOM folks were in an uproar means the order was above LIWA and SOCOM, putting it in the Pentagon or higher. Who was involved in this?
Well one person does come to mind: Jamie Gorelick. Another Weldon bomb shell was that no only did Gorelick contact him last summer to claim she “did nothing wrong”, apparently she called Sen Specter twice to convey the same message (Item 31).
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While Ian Flemming is correct it must be remembered that when it comes to matters of national security there are no coincidents.
I have no problem with this trail leading to whatever it may uncover. This includes the Administrations of Clinton and Bush (and any others).
Most of us certainly understand America stood on the sidelines as worldwide terrorism increased during the 80's and 90's. Even the attempted WTC strike in 1993 failed to galvanize the USA - we were too damn busy enjoying the good times!
Well, 9/11 was a major wake up call.
Too many innocent Americans were murdered during the 9/11 attacks and many more in the military have been hideously injured or KIA in fighting this WOT in the Mideast. These people and their survivors deserve better.
It is time to quit hiding facts and shredding files. If it is uncovered some politicians were busy CYA and allowed national security to be compromised, then let the chips fall where they may. This includes up to and including boht Clinton and Bush, as well as their Cabinets.
The truth is the truth.
Bump.
Indeed. Appropos.
"owever, I am surprised that the left has not yet found an effective way to nail anything negative about this story on Bush."
The Clinton administration has most of the culpability for the Able Danger fiasco. This is crystal clear. That explains the complete silence of the press. the Bush administration has been suppressing the Able Danger story from the start. That tells us they also must have made some kind of mistake that they're trying to cover.
Bump!
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