Clinton Let Bin Laden Slip Away and Metastasize - By Mansoor Ijaz

L.A. Times ^ | December 2001 | Mansoor Ijaz

[The Finman]

Clinton Let Bin Laden Slip Away and Metastasize

Sudan offered up the terrorist and data on his network. The then-president and his advisors didn't respond.

By MANSOOR IJAZ

President Clinton and his national security team ignored several opportunities to capture Osama bin Laden and his terrorist associates, including one as late as last year.

I know because I negotiated more than one of the opportunities.

From 1996 to 1998, I opened unofficial channels between Sudan and the Clinton administration. I met with officials in both countries, including Clinton, U.S. National Security Advisor Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger and Sudan's president and intelligence chief. President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir, who wanted terrorism sanctions against Sudan lifted, offered the arrest and extradition of Bin Laden and detailed intelligence data about the global networks constructed by Egypt's Islamic Jihad, Iran's Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas.

Among those in the networks were the two hijackers who piloted commercial airliners into the World Trade Center.

The silence of the Clinton administration in responding to these offers was deafening.

As an American Muslim and a political supporter of Clinton, I feel now, as I argued with Clinton and Berger then, that their counter-terrorism policies fueled the rise of Bin Laden from an ordinary man to a Hydra-like monster.

Realizing the growing problem with Bin Laden, Bashir sent key intelligence officials to the U.S. in February 1996.

The Sudanese offered to arrest Bin Laden and extradite him to Saudi Arabia or, barring that, to "baby-sit" him--monitoring all his activities and associates.

But Saudi officials didn't want their home-grown terrorist back where he might plot to overthrow them.

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[The Finman]

Please hit the left wing morons on YouTube.com (with 500 or less character) quotes from the above article.

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[kcvl]

Thanks!

[ozzymandus]

But I just saw slick willie on FOXNews saying it was all a big right-wing plot to make him look bad!

[Saundra Duffy]

There are so many reasons to detest Bill Clinton.

[PGalt]

Thanks. Very much.

[zbigreddogz]

Can we get Ijaz to run for anything? Where's he live?

I really like him. He's the kind of guy we need more of.

[The Finman]

Sorry, I actually didn't intend for to have been included under Activism. My apology. :)

[frankjr]

Here's Bubba admitting to passing up on Bin Laden when the Sudanese offered Osama up in 1996...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvo2lQe81xk&mode=related&search=

[ThreePuttinDude]

Actually, Mansoor Ijaz was a Kerry supporter.

I was surprised to find that out, hes a lib that cares about security.

[pepperdog]

As if he needed any help!

[WhiteGuy]

Clinton Let Bin Laden Slip Away and Metastasize.


Yes, indeed.


and the current administration has simply looked the other way so they could blame the previous administration?

[Rocko]

You could try, but those clowns aren't about to consider anything that challenges their preconceptions about their hero, Bubba.

[Howlin]

Here's Bubba admitting to passing up on Bin Laden when the Sudanese offered Osama up in 1996...

But he told the 911 Commission he MISUNDERSTOOD the question, FGS!

[Howlin]

Watch the LA Times for an op-ed rebuttal. For some reason, Clinton has decided to have one of his minions refute each and every one of these accusations.

[true_blue_texican]

MAN!!!! I've been wondering what has happened tho Mansoor Ijaz!! Haven't seen him or heard of him in AGES!!!

[BenLurkin]

bump

[xtinct]

[true_blue_texican]

I was surprised to find that out, hes a lib that cares about security.

That, at least, makes him a SANE man!!!

[Jet Jaguar]

Ijaz ping.