Chris Matthews: Bush's war

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 09/13/2001 | Chris Matthews

[San Jacinto]

Myletter to Matthews:

Dear Chris,

I understand you have received some interesting mail lately.

Any question how the Red-Zoners feel about your crush on Clinton? By the way, that Red Zone seems to be getting bigger and bigger, doesn't it?

Sincerely,

[DB]

Clinton produced a "surplus" by gutting the military, making us weak. Now we have to rebuild what Clinton tore down, literally.

[Sabertooth]

"Yousef, among other things, told the FBI that his 'group' was responsible for the downing of TWA-800."

Though I've never been satisfied with the NTSB's explanation for what happened to Flight 800, I was unaware of Yousef's claim. Can you provide a link for this information?

Thanks.

[SKYDRIFTER]

If you search the Internet under "Project Bojinka," there are frequent citations of Yousef's claim. I'll see if I can locate a link for you.

[surfer]

Well if we are talking about past Presidents, Richard Nixon got cheated as well...he just had to fix a big mess the liberals got us into!!!!

[Howlin]

The sick thing is that Clinton is probably angry something like this didn't happen during his 'reign'.

But it did.

-- 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland. One man gets life imprisonment in a Dutch court. His co-defendant is acquitted.

-- 1993: When the World Trade Center is bombed, an FBI probe leads to the arrest and conviction of six Islamic extremists loyal to Egyptian Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman.

-- 1998: After Bin Laden bombs U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Clinton bombs a factory in Sudan, a camp in Afghanistan. Later, four men are found guilty of the embassy bombings. Today, 13 others remain at large.

So we really know what Clinton would have "done" with his "chance," don't we?

[SKYDRIFTER]

Found the Yousef Reference to TWA-800 - "American Spectator," Sept. 1997.

[TKEman]

While I understand Chris Mathew's point, I must say I'm getting tired of these people urging caution. Where are those on the other side urging caution?