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Clinton's Indignant Defense, "Riddled with Errors" according to former Advisor.
National Review ^
| 2004
| Laurie Mylroie
Posted on 09/23/2006 10:59:28 PM PDT by Gail Wynand
Laurie Mylroie, a noted author and middle east expert as well as 1992 Clinton campaign advisor on Iraq, evaluated the Richard Clarke book which President Clinton repeatedly and heatedly based his defense of his terror record to Chris Wallace on Fox News. Ms. Mylroie, described the Clarke book as "riddled with errors" and statues further that, "Clarke's book, Against All Enemies is, essentially, an attempt to blame the Bush administration for 9/11, while exonerating Clinton (and therefore Clarke). The reality is quite the reverse." Ms. Mylroie contends that Clarke's story "systematically distorts" key information, and she explains the central failing of the Clinton terror policy was its emphasis on treating terror incidents as subject for criminal prosecution rather than foreign policy matters, effectively denying intelligence agencies access to key evidence and information.
Clinton on the other hand repeatedly told Fox News that " And all Id say anybody who wonders whether we did wrong or right. Anybody who wants to see what everybody else did, read his [Clarke's] book" in response to question over the sufficiency of his administrations responses to terror over eight years, roughly the entire period from the 1993 WTC attack, until just before 9/11.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: againstallenemies; clarkebook; clinton; foxinterview; richardclarke
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The author who knowledgeably discredits Clarke's book, the sole defense offered by Clinton during his tirade against Fox's audacity to question his record, is a former Clinton foreign policy advisor, who believes that the Clinton "law enforcement" model of handling terrorism, put America at risk and not only led to 9/11 but was a departure from the policy established by the US in the Lockerbie plane incident, where active CIA involvement with physical evidence led to the determination of Libya's involvement. She accurately trashes Clarke's credibility on the entirety of his book, and with it, by implication and Clinton's own ratifcation of the Clarke distortions, the entire Clinton terrorism record.
To: Mia T
To: Gail Wynand
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:00:44 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Living His life abundantly.)
To: Gail Wynand
I remember that Clarke was documented as a liar pretty soon after his book came out.
I'll see if I can dig up the old links.
To: Gail Wynand; onyx; Mo1; Howlin; Txsleuth; Grampa Dave; Peach; kcvl; Laverne; nopardons; ...
Thanks for posting ... PING!
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:03:53 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
Thanks!
=== placemark ===
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:07:16 PM PDT
by
onyx
(1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
To: Gail Wynand
Clinton thought he could buy off the Taliban, so in essence Bubba bought 9-11 with taxpayer dollars.
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:08:00 PM PDT
by
RasterMaster
(Winning Islamic hearts and minds.........one bullet at a time!)
To: Gail Wynand
Clarke: it's the new Hubbell.
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:09:18 PM PDT
by
Miss Behave
(You can't negotiate with people who want to kill you more than they want to live. ~Caller to Hannity)
To: Gail Wynand
MSM: Nothing to see here. Move along.
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:10:38 PM PDT
by
RedCell
("...thou shalt kill thine enemy before he killeth you by any means available" - Dick Marcinko)
Comment #10 Removed by Moderator
To: Gail Wynand
"I didn't have sex with that woman!" Nuff said?
To: Gail Wynand
Holy cow...a Clintonista tells the truth? I wonder what her life expectancy is now.
To: STARWISE
Many thanks for the ping! This is REALLY getting VERY interesting.
To: nopardons
Obviously,...Rove planted her in '92!
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:18:10 PM PDT
by
incredulous joe
(“Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound” -- St. Thomas More)
To: Gail Wynand
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:22:55 PM PDT
by
malia
("How do you get a ceasefire with terrorists"? John Bolton)
To: incredulous joe
LOL..........you're sooooooooo bad! :-)
To: incredulous joe; Pride in the USA
Obviously,...Rove planted her in '92! Yay! It's Rove's promised October Surprise.
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:26:43 PM PDT
by
lonevoice
(Vast Right Wing Pajama Party)
To: raftguide
Mythomania: an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying and exagerating. -mythomaniac. See WJB Clinton.
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:30:34 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: nopardons
"LOL..........you're sooooooooo bad!"
Depends what your definition of "bad" is.
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posted on
09/23/2006 11:33:15 PM PDT
by
incredulous joe
("Are any of us ever REALLY alone" -- William Jefferson Clinton)
To: incredulous joe
Oh please, haven't we had more than enough Clintonspeak, this past week?
How about "naughty", then? :-)
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