Condoleezza Rice & the 9-11 Commission [LIVE THREAD] 9AM EST

http://c-span.org/ ^ | 4-8-04 | ME

[OXENinFLA]

Rice Testifies Before 9/11 Cmsn. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice testifies before the Sept. 11 Commission.

[P.O.E.]

LOL! Somehow, I doubt it.

[section9]

Pointing out the structural problems the led to AQ's freedom of action in CONUS. FBI and CIA could not share information. She's giving props to Louis Freeh.

No MI-5 in US.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[proud American in Canada]

"I've asked myself a thousand times what we could have done to stop it. Had we had any idea, we would have moved heaven and earth to stop it."

the legal impediments--the FBI & CIA not working together.

"this country, for reasons of history and culture, had an allergy to the notion of domestic intelligence."

[cajungirl]

She is animated, smiles alot, has an expressive face,,she is no robot. Honest, sincere and smart as a whip. And determined. She is a winner.

[cyncooper]

Rice says she must emphasize the structural and legal impediments that existed on sharing information.

She goes into great detail.

[mware]

In hine sight?????.... amazing he is playing Monday Morning Quarterback. I thought we were suppose to be dealing with facts.

Condi smacking down the rule from Torricelli and Co refusing to allow intelligence organziations from working together.

[cyborg]

Condi is awesome and very very well prepared. Thank god.

[Darlin']

"Am I mixing metaphors."

but they seem so appropriate. LOL

[DanTheAdmin]

Yea, I heard that too... am I reading too much into that?

[mewzilla]

Not to mention changing the laws pre 9-11 on domestic intell collection and sharing.

[boxerblues]

bookmark

[taildragger]

Peter,

Note the President doesn't want to swat flies.

What a dig at Slickmyster and Kerry, Does anyone see this except me? Oh was that sweet.

Now, who has photo-shop and can take pictures of Slick and Lerch and put fly swatters in there hands, we will have great fun with this for weeks....

[savedbygrace]

I'm coming to this thread late, and it's probably been mentioned, but I don't recall ever seeing this many photographers at one of these things.

[samtheman]

The democRats see a black woman who is off the reservation.

Yup.

[johnb838]

I like how they damn the CLinton administration with faint praise by saying they took the unprecedented step of keeping the Clinton personnel.

[Angelwood]

Kristinn is on the phone with me right now. He says he was able to give a copy of the DC Chapter report to Richard Ben Veniste, Byron York, Michael Isikoff, Gordon Peterson and about twenty other members of the media.

Kristinn gave an on-camera interview to CNBC for a report they are doing on the activities outside the hearing room. He is waiting to give an interview to the Italian TV network that is covering the hearing.

Kristinn will have to leave soon to go to work. He did not see Condi Rice arrive. She came into a secure entrance away from the crowds. There has been a steady stream of at least 100 people in line to get into the hearing room. It is very busy outside.

[Howlin]

He better get a Tagamet drip. It's going to get a lot worse for him before it's done.

[cajungirl]

I am salivating waiting for james gore-lick

[stuartcr]

What takes precedence...an oath to speak the truth, or an oath to protect the government?....just curious

[COBOL2Java]

Can't wait to hear what fat teddy's first comments will be ...

Depends on how many empties are outside the Kennedy compound this morning...