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Freeh: Gorelick Ignored Terror Warnings
NewsMax.com ^ | 4/12/04 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

Posted on 04/12/2004 9:44:47 AM PDT by kattracks

In her first year as Deputy U.S. Attorney General in the Clinton administration, Sept. 11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelick was warned that lax U.S. immigration policies made the U.S. a tempting target for terrorists, former FBI Director Louis Freeh revealed on Monday, suggesting that Gorelick did little to remedy the situation.

"Protecting our homeland from attacks by foreign terrorists had long been the FBI's priority," said Freeh, in a lengthy Wall Street Journal op-ed piece.

"Back in September 1994, I recommended to Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick that the DoJ strengthen investigative powers against suspected 'undesirable aliens,' accelerating deportation appeal proceedings and limiting U.S. participation in a visa waiver pilot program under which 9.5 million foreigners entered the U.S. in 1994."

Freeh that he also recommended "that we include provisions for the detention and removal of undesirable aliens, under a special, closed-court procedure."

"I also criticized alien deportation appeal procedures which often took years to conclude. Finally, I recommended legislation to provide the FBI with roving wiretap authority to investigate terrorist activities in the U.S."

But if Gorelick took Freeh's warnings seriously, she didn't make much headway with her superiors.

By 1996, under the Clinton administration's Citizenship USA program, thousands of criminal suspects were rushed through the naturalization process without proper background checks in order to get them on the voting roles on time for that year's presidential election.

According to former Justice Department investigator David Schippers, under the accelerated procedures, the U.S. was swarmed with:

• More than 75,000 new citizens who had arrest records when they applied.

• An additional 115,000 citizens whose fingerprints were unclassifiable for various technical reasons and we're never resubmitted.

• Another 61,000 people who were given citizenship with no fingerprints submitted at all.

At least one new citizen was already in jail by the time he was naturalized under the Clinton administration program.

According to Schippers's 1999 book, "Sell Out," Jamie Gorelick was tasked with expediting the new rules under which criminal background checks were suspended for new immigrants.



TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; 911commission; aliens; aschcrofttestimony; ashcroft; bushknew; citizenshipusa; clintonfailure; clintonfailures; fbi; freeh; gore; gorelick; immigration; johnashcroft; lick; schippers; sellou; sellout; sept11; visa
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To: philman_36
Thanks for the links. On that second one, I notice if you scroll down to Post #13, Bodine and Clarke's names come up.
121 posted on 04/12/2004 7:18:26 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: oceanview
". . .will any of the Republican committee members go here during Freeh's testimony? I won't hold my breath."

Please don't; unless 'blue' is your favorite color. Was really hoping at least Condi, might redirect a question or two, to Gorelick; offering she might have a more in depth answer to say; one of Kerry's or Benpeniste's antagonistic and self-indulgent questions.

But no reason to hold one's breath; waiting for a Dem to be brought up short by a Repub.

And after watching the Dems grandstand; thought it would have been fair-play, if even an honest panel member had turned and asked Gorelick for some 'clarification'. Or better; just suggest that she should recuse herself. . .

122 posted on 04/12/2004 7:24:38 PM PDT by cricket (The Democrats and the terrorists have a common enemy. . .)
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To: faithincowboys
"I'm telling you, If I were Freeh I would go out guns blazing"

Under a 'don't go there' directive; maybe these Dems have already discussed Freeh's choice of legacy with him. Fall on a small sword; and be spared their many; already drawn.

I hope, as you do, that Freeh will take them all out; where they belong.

123 posted on 04/12/2004 7:36:22 PM PDT by cricket (The Democrats and the terrorists have a common enemy. . .)
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To: Ann Archy
Tom Daschle is living high off of blood money. The Dems have a lot to answer for. And the 9-11 Commission is an absolute joke.
124 posted on 04/12/2004 9:05:17 PM PDT by faithincowboys
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To: CyberAnt
Yeah, apparently, the Commission is only concerned with going after Bush. What a joke!
125 posted on 04/12/2004 9:06:26 PM PDT by faithincowboys
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To: kattracks
Hillary's horrible hoards are out in full force to discredit Louie Freeh. He is going to find out that you do not try to tell the truth about the Clinton regime.
126 posted on 04/12/2004 9:09:28 PM PDT by ladyinred (Kerry has more flip flops than Waikiki Beach)
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To: kattracks
Gorelick's no good for anything but repelling vampires.

She'd probably fail at that, too.

127 posted on 04/12/2004 9:48:21 PM PDT by syriacus (MAMMOGATE: Ted Kennedy's pandering to women's groups who want to halt confirmation of Bush's judges.)
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To: kattracks
THE 9/11 HEARINGS ARMITAGE TO THE RESCUE, By: Barbara Stanley [excerpt]
Jamie Gorelick was on C-SPAN yesterday morning and a caller asked why Monsoor Ijaz, the man who made the deal happen with Sudan to give up bin Laden, asked why Ijaz wasn't being called to testify and Ms. Gorelick blew it off as just another "conspiracy" that she was unfamiliar with and didn’t believe anyway (and during the horrible reign of the co-presidents’ Clinton, this woman was in a position of power and actually drew a sizable salary -- boggles the mind). They are the masters of screaming right wing conspiracy, all the way back to the Vince Foster murder and onward for eight, long years; yet now, every valid question to come down the pike about the real felonious behaviour of the Clintons is turned and spun to look like Bush was really at fault and it's all his doing the terrible mess we are in today.

You may remember Gorelick (she of ugly mug and downturned mouth -- looking like a prison matron ready to screw with the inmates at every turn, just for the sheer amusement of it)--she was at DOJ when all those FBI files (on Republicans, of whom Dick Clarke was one) wound up in Hitlery's Little Black Book of blackmail.


128 posted on 04/12/2004 10:03:32 PM PDT by syriacus (MAMMOGATE: Ted Kennedy's pandering to women's groups who want to halt confirmation of Bush's judges.)
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To: syriacus
She has the most unfortunate name imaginable for politics.
129 posted on 04/12/2004 10:09:03 PM PDT by Texasforever (God Bless And Keep Our Troops)
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To: kattracks
According to Schippers's 1999 book, "Sell Out," Jamie Gorelick was tasked with expediting the new rules under which criminal background checks were suspended for new immigrants.

Certainly, this pig Gorelick is your typical, corrupt, scumbag Democrat - - that's old news - - but refreshing the memory with this information about her role in the Clinton Administration's scheme helps to clarify why it was that the Democrats wanted her on this political witch-hunt, aka "The 9-11 Commission".

Kudos again to NewsMax.

130 posted on 04/12/2004 10:24:42 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: kattracks
Looks like Gorelick made the same mistake as Clarke did...assuming the Big Terror Attack would be in Cyberspace

Sabotage in Cyberspace: The Coming Electronic Pearl Harbor by Mark Ward

Convinced that an electronic Pearl Harbor is imminent, the US is already taking steps to protect itself. Jamie Gorelick, deputy attorney general, has called for an effort similar to the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb, to harden federal computer systems against electronic attack. In a speech in June about information warfare, Gorelick warned: "As we become more interconnected, we are also more vulnerable to attack." /font>

131 posted on 04/12/2004 10:28:49 PM PDT by syriacus (MAMMOGATE: Ted Kennedy's pandering to women's groups who want to halt confirmation of Bush's judges.)
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To: syriacus
Clarke and Gorelick tweaked America's security to make sure no terrorists entered our country illegally via the internet.

The survivors of 911 can sleep better at night, knowing the Dynamic Duo was obsessed about Cyberspace.

132 posted on 04/12/2004 10:51:50 PM PDT by syriacus (Clarke + Gorelick tweaked America's security to ensure no terrorists entered US via the Internet)
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To: Solson
I'm sorry .. demographics don't support your claim that 100 email are counted as 100 emails.

Every email received by media represents THOUSANDS of emails. Even if each email was worth only 1000 emails, that would mean 100 emails represents ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EMAILS.

I know how demographics work and maybe the newspaper only prints 1 letter - but that means they receieved thousands of letters saying almost the same thing.

I've been in the Congressional offices in Wash DC as recently as 3 years ago .. and I can tell you that each and every email is looked at for content and the information is catagorized according to yea or nay on any given issue. At least that's what I saw when I was there.

As a "Communications Coordinator" you have a very negative attitude. At least that's what I'm getting from you when you say things like: "limited effectiveness; not meant to be effective". If it wasn't "meant to be effective" then why on earth would you do it.

I don't know why, but I am very suspicious that you are not who you say you are. But .. nevertheless .. with your negative attitude, I would never hire you to do anything.
133 posted on 04/12/2004 10:53:58 PM PDT by CyberAnt (The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
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To: Fedora
On that second one, I notice if you scroll down to Post #13, Bodine and Clarke's names come up.
Yeah, I read that.
134 posted on 04/13/2004 2:13:14 AM PDT by philman_36
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Bump
135 posted on 04/13/2004 3:17:44 AM PDT by Rocket1968 (Democrats will crash and burn in 2004.)
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To: CyberAnt
As a "Communications Coordinator" you have a very negative attitude. At least that's what I'm getting from you when you say things like: "limited effectiveness; not meant to be effective". If it wasn't "meant to be effective" then why on earth would you do it.

Hardly. I'm not negative at all. I'm practical and logical which may be hard for you to understand. Phone calls have a much higher rate of effectiveness than do e-mails. E-mails, when compared to other means of communication, have limited effectiveness. Personal contact is ALWAYS regarded as higher value. A meeting is tops, a phone call second, a personal letter third, and then an e-mail.

In terms of blitzing the media on issues important to readers, phone calls to the editorial department, the reader rep, or the editor's office will have a greater effect than e-mails. E-mails and letters to the editor are very important as to what gets published. However, other means are more effective at driving IMPACT.

I don't know why, but I am very suspicious that you are not who you say you are. But .. nevertheless .. with your negative attitude, I would never hire you to do anything.

First, you couldn't afford me. Secondly, be suspicious all you want, it won't matter. Third, I'm sure you regard ANYONE who dare contradict you as a person with a "negative attitude." Finally, your condescension comes through loud and clear. I'm sure lecturing your volunteers on the correct way to do literature drops, work the phone banks, and initiate e-mail campaigns will do wonders for your precinct.

137 posted on 04/13/2004 6:11:29 AM PDT by Solson (Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs.)
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To: nutmeg
I feel like we're definitely losing the media wars. :-(
&&&

Yes, we are David against the Big Media Goliath. I pray we reach the original David's same level of success.
138 posted on 04/13/2004 9:43:28 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Never again trust Democrats with national security!)
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To: Solson
Thank you for your response. We don't agree! Fine with me. However, I think your over reaction in trying to defend your position speaks for itself.
139 posted on 04/13/2004 9:52:52 AM PDT by CyberAnt (The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
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To: kattracks
Gorelick should be on the schedule to testify before the 9/11 Commission. Oh, wait ... she is on it!
140 posted on 04/13/2004 10:00:13 AM PDT by zeaal
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