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Former Aide Takes Aim at War on Terror
The Washington Post ^
| 6/16/03
| Laura Blumenfeld
Posted on 06/16/2003 11:22:35 AM PDT by Egregious Philbin
Five days before the war began in Iraq, as President Bush prepared to raise the terrorism threat level to orange, a top White House counterterrorism adviser unlocked the steel door to his office, an intelligence vault secured by an electronic keypad, a combination lock and an alarm. He sat down and turned to his inbox.
"Things were dicey," said Rand Beers, recalling the stack of classified reports about plots to shoot, bomb, burn and poison Americans. He stared at the color-coded threats for five minutes. Then he called his wife: I'm quitting.
Beers's resignation surprised Washington, but what he did next was even more astounding. Eight weeks after leaving the Bush White House, he volunteered as national security adviser for Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.), a Democratic candidate for president, in a campaign to oust his former boss. All of which points to a question: What does this intelligence insider know?
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: randbeers
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To: 88keys
Burnout wouldn't lead one to jump into a communist's presidential campaign my friend...
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posted on
06/16/2003 12:00:38 PM PDT
by
ApesForEvolution
("The only way evil triumphs is if good men do nothing" E. Burke)
To: ApesForEvolution
I thought burnout seemed to be there but the rest wiped out my sympathy.
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posted on
06/16/2003 12:05:08 PM PDT
by
MEG33
To: RoughDobermann
He was loath to discuss it. His wife, Bonnie, a school administrator, was notSchool "administrators" are the same lot that come up with smart rules like the one's punish both kids in a fight...even the one who was defending himself. The opinion of people who do that is not worthy of being heard or respected.
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posted on
06/16/2003 12:26:43 PM PDT
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: dead
According to the article, Beers tears up when he watches "The West Wing." Thats all I need to know. Living here in D.C., I would estimate that somewhere between 80 and 90 percent of the civilian federal bureaucracy is hard-core liberal democrat just like this gentleman, regardless of whether the republicans or democrats are in power at the top levels.
Although I strongly disagree with his opinions regarding the War on Terror, I actually respect the fact that he chose to quit rather than work to undermine the administration's policy from within, like most of the bureaucrats normally do. I can't fault him for going with his principles here.
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posted on
06/16/2003 12:39:58 PM PDT
by
jpl
To: jpl
This guy is a typical butt-kissing, white washing, State Department idiot. His name might sound familiar to some of you. He ran the investigation (white wash) of the shoot down of the missionary plane in Peru in 2001. (
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/global/drugs/01080203.htm) His investigation consisted of "How much of this can be blamed on Peru?"
He has been heavily involved in the mess that we call a "War on Drugs" in Latin America. Typical civilian government employee - Screw Up, Move Up. DEA agents everywhere are thrilled to see this jackass leave government service.
At least working for Kerry he is no longer wasting taxpayer money as a government employee.
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posted on
06/16/2003 3:24:49 PM PDT
by
Liberdad
To: Egregious Philbin
Clinton appointee. Glad he's gone.
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posted on
06/16/2003 3:26:06 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: OldFriend
If Kerry is the answer..I really don't want to know the question.
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posted on
06/16/2003 9:50:04 PM PDT
by
Valin
(Humor is just another defense against the universe.)
To: jimbo123
Not a Clinton appointee.
He served on the NSC under Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and the current Bush.
To: Egregious Philbin
Here's an interesting mention about Mr. Beers. From the link:
The sketchy plan had been pieced together by analysts from various electronic communications in which the Chinese mentioned as many as 30 candidates for Congress by name. Officials told TIME that six were considered the most serious targets for possible laundered money because they were mentioned more than once in the intercepts. The FBI didn't have much more--no names of donors, no conduits for the money, no dates. It was just giving the White House a heads-up. Be careful with the information, said the two G-men. National Security Council aides Rand Beers and Ed Appel were too careful. They never sent word up the line to their boss, Anthony Lake, much less to the President, that potential donors with China connections should now merit far more scrutiny.
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posted on
06/17/2003 6:29:24 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: Alamo-Girl
In case Beers merits a ping.
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posted on
06/17/2003 6:30:45 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: OldFriend
Says a lot about Kerry, and none of it good, that he'd hire this guy. Chris Lehane still with Kerry, too?
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posted on
06/17/2003 6:41:54 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: mewzilla
Notice the name Anthony Lake.........a long long time America hater buried in our Justice Department for decades.....Clinton wanted him for NSA, but knew that the man could NEVER be confirmed.
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posted on
06/17/2003 7:37:31 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
(Hilary Knew)
To: mewzilla
Actually Lake withdrew from the confirmation process to be head of the CIA when it bacame clear that his past was about to be disclosed and there were subpoena's about to be issued in the matter of campaign donation scandals........
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posted on
06/17/2003 7:52:20 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
(Hilary Knew)
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