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Posted on 02/12/2008 3:17:39 AM PST by Puzzleman
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On Aug. 7, 1999, the one-year anniversary of the U.S. African embassy bombings that killed 257 people and injured 5,000, President Bill Clinton reaffirmed his commitment to the victims of terrorism, vowing that he "will not rest until justice is done." Four days later, while Congress was on summer recess, the White House quietly issued a press release announcing that the president was granting clemency to 16 imprisoned members of FALN. What began as a simple paragraph on the AP wire exploded into a major controversy...
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
This Wall Street Journal article is written by Debra Burlingame, a former attorney and a director of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation. She is the sister of Charles F. "Chic" Burlingame III, the pilot of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Excerpt:
While the pardon scandals that marked Bill and Hillary Clinton's final days in office are remembered as transactions involving cronies, criminals and campaign contributors, the FALN clemencies of 1999 should be remembered in the context of the increasing threat of domestic and transnational terrorism that was ramping up during the Clinton years of alleged peace and prosperity. To wit, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 1995 Tokyo subway Sarin attack, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the 1995 "Bojinka" conspiracy to hijack airplanes and crash them into buildings, the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, the 1996 Summer Olympics bombing, Osama bin Laden's 1996 and 1998 "Declarations of War" on America, the 1998 East African embassy bombings, the 2000 USS Sullivans bombing attempt, the 2000 USS Cole bombing, and the 2000 Millennium bombing plot.
It was within that context that the FBI gave its position on the FALN clemencies -- which the White House succeeded in keeping out of news coverage but ultimately failed to suppress -- stating that "the release of these individuals will psychologically and operationally enhance the ongoing violent and criminal activities of terrorist groups, not only in Puerto Rico, but throughout the world." The White House spun the clemencies as a sign of the president's universal commitment to "peace and reconciliation" just one year after Osama bin Laden told his followers that the United States is a "paper tiger" that can be attacked with impunity.
Great read!
I was going to post this op-ed article, but thought that WS Journal direct postings were out of line.
Am I mistaken???
Great read!
I was going to post this op-ed article, but thought that WS Journal direct postings were out of line.
Am I mistaken???
I agree. And how so many idiots in this country still worship the ground these two criminals walk on... It's truly frightening.
Interesting and ‘sad’ link. The Clintons have a lot to be held accountable for.
They spent more time going after Bill Gates and Elian Gonzales than they did Osama bin Laden.
Excellent point, Phil.
Ah, the 90s... it's all coming back to me now...
Yes they did. Who can forget the pictures of Elian in the closet with that gun pointed at him? Should make the Clintons and Janet proud.
Debra Burlingame - bump!
Excellent post and great article at he link.
There is more to this...The Clinton’s pushed for the US State Dept.to grant an entry Visa to Fernando Garcia Bielsa, a Cuban diplomat who was closely allied to the FALN terrorists..read more at this link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955472/posts
How could they do this unless they not only court the PR and Cuban votes, but also actively court the terrorists and welcome them into our midst?...Granted that was done in 1999 but it shows that not only did they not regret having pardoned the FALN terrorists but they also allowed a Cuban operative into this country who they knew- based on the FBI’s analysis-would be working with the FALN terrorists and possibly other militants...These people- the Clintons are clearly ‘ the enemy within’...and shameless about it..Their own reign of terror is about to end soon with the next few Primaries, we hope....
I don't know very much about the posting rules but this is what I found on the FreeRepublic home page:
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NO THIRD TERM FOR BILL CLINTON!
bttt
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