Some 9/11 families angered by no apology from Rice (YAWN!!!!)

Reuters ^ | 4/8/04

[areafiftyone]

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Some relatives of Sept. 11 victims responded in anger on Thursday to what they described as the White House's failure to accept responsibility for the 2001 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

Family members were among those in the crowded hearing room to listen to national security adviser Condoleezza Rice tell the 9-11 commission that bureaucratic structure was to blame for the administration's inability to counter the attacks.

"No one wants to take any responsibility. Three thousand people died, and all they want to talk about is structural problems," Bob McIlvaine of Oreland, Pennsylvania, whose son died in New York's World Trade Center.

"They should be ashamed of themselves," he said.

Many 9/11 relatives said the general public should have been warned about the potential for attack during the summer of 2001, when intelligence officials were said to have detected a surge in communications between suspicious operatives.

But during three hours of testimony before the bipartisan commission, Rice denied the Bush administration was negligent, countering testimony of former White House anti-terror czar Richard Clarke. Clarke told the commission on March 24 that the Bush White House ignored the urgent threat from al Qaeda.

"I am angry at the lack of accepting accountability -- that's what the president should have done, accepted responsibility," said Beverly Eckert of Stamford, Connecticut, whose husband Sean died at the World Trade Center.

"Instead, it's been outwardly directed, not just at the terrorists but at previous administrations."

Added New Jersey widow Patty Casazza: "I think it made her look incompetent in her position."

Clarke began his testimony by apologizing to victims and their families for government failings that allowed the attacks to occur.

Carie Lemack, whose mother also died in the attack on New York's World Trade Center towers, told CNN Rice should have admitted errors were made.

"We did not hear that today. I'm hoping we are going to hear that because it is clear that 3,000 people don't just get murdered. There were mistakes made and we need to fix them to make sure Americans are safer."

"... We're glad that she came forward and spoke. We're glad that it was in public, under oath, and we were able to get that information. But there is a lot more truth to be told," she added.

[areafiftyone]

These people are getting to be sooo annoying I wish they would just go away!

[Numbers Guy]

the White House's failure to accept responsibility for the 2001 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people

You dumb bunnies. AL QAEDA is the organization that accepted responsibility.

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[Camerican]

Why on EARTH should these people expect THIS President to accept responsibility and apologize for the previous administration's incompetence??!?!?!?? Why aren't they down in Harlem protesting in front of Billy Boy's office?????

[William Martel]

Heaven forbid they actually demand an apology from the organization that committed the atrocity, instead of playing politics with the lives of their loved ones.

[Maceman]

Amazing that out of all the loved ones of 3,000 victims of 9-11, Reuter's can only find partisan Democrats to interview.

[Alberta's Child]

"No one wants to take any responsibility. Three thousand people died, and all they want to talk about is structural problems," Bob McIlvaine of Oreland, Pennsylvania, whose son died in New York's World Trade Center.

Welcome to government.

[jtminton]

What do you want to be these people were fresh from their "Leftist Pinko Liberal Debriefing Session" before they talked to the reporters. I feel sorry for their loss, but come on, these people were Dims long before 9-11 and are just being pimped by the DNC.

[ride the whirlwind]

I'm glad she didn't feel she needed to stoop to Clarke's level on this. She handled it all very well.

[mortal19440]

I would think that the millions of taxpayer dollars they got was quite an apology from the government.

[Huck]

Too bad they don't identify their political affiliation. Something tells me this isn't fair and balanced.

[Lord Daftwager]

These people are getting to be sooo annoying I wish they would just go away!

I have to agree,professional victimhood is not appealing.

The Nineteen hijackers and their supporters are responsible,that's it.

[KellyAdmirer]

If these people, after all that has gone on, are actually upset about this, then they are sick and need professional help. I hope they get it. They sound mentally disturbed.

[RightWhale]

the White House's failure to accept responsibility

Who committed the atrocities? The White House? Guess again. If anybody is responsible it is those who hijacked the planes.

[Frank_Discussion]

"Instead, it's been outwardly directed, not just at the terrorists but at previous administrations."

Well, that's a little disturbing. I don't remember Clinton's administration being pointedly blamed for 9-11, indeed, it seems the Bush admin has been remarkably gentle on this point. So these people get it on their own, but I guess they don't like it. The disturbing part is how they can like Slick and Gore so much that they can't bear to embrace the truth.

It is important to understand that Clinton left us fairly wide open to a 9-11.

[Wyatt's Torch]

I though al-Queda already claimed responsibility and we bombed them further back in the stone-age in response? What pathetic leaches the people are.

[Paulie]

"These people are getting to be sooo annoying I wish they would just go away!"

My thoughts exactly. The applause today was in incredibly bad taste.

[dfwgator]

So are these people going to demand the Democrats apologize to the families of the Pearl Harbor attack victims because of FDR's negligence?

[hobson]

I'm sick of Bob McIlvaine and his ilk. He has done nothing but complain and politicize the issue. I have lost all sympathy for those people.

[RebelBanker]

Aren't these "family members" the same ones that have already been identified as being members of a leftist anti-war anti-Bush political group that gets funding from the Heintz Foundation? A couple of the names look awfully familiar.