Posted on 09/23/2006 8:37:08 PM PDT by STARWISE
Former president Bill Clinton angrily defended his administration's counterterrorism record during a Fox News interview to be aired today, while accusing "President Bush's neocons" and other Republicans of ignoring Osama bin Laden until the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Clinton had planned to discuss his climate change initiative during his appearance on "Fox News Sunday," but he turned combative after host Chris Wallace asked why he hadn't "put bin Laden and al-Qaeda out of business." Clinton shot back that "all the conservative Republicans" who now criticize him for inattention to bin Laden used to criticize him for over-attention to bin Laden.Clinton said he authorized the CIA to kill bin Laden, and even "contracted with people to kill him." He also said he had a plan to attack Afghanistan, overthrow the Taliban and hunt for bin Laden after the attack on the USS Cole, but the CIA and FBI refused to certify that bin Laden was responsible, and Uzbekistan refused to allow the United States to set up a base.
By contrast, Clinton said the Bush administration's neoconservatives "had no meetings on bin Laden for nine months," believing he had been "too obsessed with bin Laden."
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Clinton : There is not a living soul in the world who thought Osama bin Laden had anything to do with Black Hawk down or was paying any attention to it, or even knew al-Qaeda was a going concern in October '93.
Wallace : I understand.
Clinton : No, no, wait. Don't tell me that -- you asked why didn't I do more to bin Laden, there was not a living soul, all the people who now criticize me wanted to leave the next day. You brought this up, so you get an answer. But you -- secondly
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LOL -- but we have to see him -- good laughs.
Absolutely .... and I'll be imagining all the folks, who've been in ignorant darkness about him all these years, and are having their eyes opened ... for maybe the FIRST time. Sweet.
IMAGINE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE INTERNET !! THEY'D BE GETTING AWAY WITH MOST OF THIS .......... (shudders).
Gotta thank algore for the Internet.
What time is it on? I have to set my VCR.
FOX = 9:00AM CDT.
FNC = 5:00PM CDT
You should check your own local listings. I recall that some posters see the FOX broadcast before it airs here.
It's staggering .. the impact .. thank you, Lord.
Thanks for the info! :-)
Typically, it's on your local Fox network (for me here, it's channel 14 .. usually in the low teens) in the am .. 8 or 9 .. you have to check. Then, it's repeated on FNC at 6pm est.
Just make certain you see (or record) one of the broadcasts.
I don't really want to think about it, but if the internet and FR had been around earlier, just think of the things that could have been stopped and/or avoided. The list is endless and frightening.
I'll tape the later showing, because I know that my husband WILL turn off the set, if I have it on. That's what he does; he can't stand to have Slick on the set.
I shall; of that you CAN be certain! :-)
Right -- the local FOX is at 9:00AM and the FNC replay is at 5:00PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.
We get Chris Wallace at 6:00 PM; of that, I am certain! It is the morning show that I have no idea about.
It's too bad he wasn't at least this combative with bin Laden.
I hope we're not disappointed like we were with his televised testimony.
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