Posted on 05/30/2002 11:46:13 AM PDT by kattracks
Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - In a memorandum written 91 days before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, an FBI agent warned that Americans would die as a result of the bureau's failure to adequately pursue investigations of terrorists living in the country.
FBI Special Agent Robert Wright, Jr, who wrote the memo, led a ten-year investigation into terrorist money laundering in the United States.
Wright began crying as he concluded his remarks at a Washington press conference Thursday. "To the families and victims of September 11th - on behalf of [FBI Special Agents] John Vincent, Barry Carmody, and myself -- we're sorry," Wright said before walking out of the room.
Vincent and Carmody have also expressed a desire to expose information regarding alleged FBI missteps prior to Sept. 11.
Wright's June 9, 2001 "Mission Statement" memo warned, "Knowing what I know, I can confidently say that until the investigative responsibilities for terrorism are transferred from the FBI, I will not feel safe.
"The FBI has proven for the past decade it cannot identify and prevent acts of terrorism against the United States and its citizens at home and abroad," Wright continued. "Even worse, there is virtually no effort on the part of the FBI's International Terrorism Unit to neutralize known and suspected international terrorists living in the United States."
The summary of Wright's attempts to expose the alleged failures of the FBI's anti-terrorism efforts ended with a solemn conclusion.
"Unfortunately, more terrorist attacks against American interests -- coupled with the loss of American lives -- will have to occur before those in power give this matter the urgent attention it deserves," he wrote.
More to come.
There goes a man with great honor.
You have a very selective memory. Mueller became FBI director on Sept. 10, 2001. Freeh's people were all still in place. Freeh's procedures were in place. Freeh's restrictions (held over from the Clinton administration) were in place.
It was the Bush administration that completely disregarded the Hart-Rudman report (commissioned under Clinton) that identified the the current problems with our anti-terrorist efforts. It was the Bush Administration that ignored the Gore Commission Report that discussed aviation safety and security. And it was the Bush administration that pulled surveillance off of the bin Laden family.
All bullshit.
The Hart-Rudman report was presented in the Clinton adminstration, as was the Gore Commission Report (ignored by Gore and Clinton when the Airlines paid considerable coin into his election coffers).
What evidence was there that the binLaden family in the United States were terrorists, were cooperating with their brother (whom they had renounced years before) or that they had ever had anything to do with terrorism? Is there evidence now, other than the rumblings of conspiracy pinheads?
It's time for Ashcroft to accept responsibility and step aside.
This is ludicrous on its face. As is most of your hyperventilating post.
You seem to be taking the same approach that I mentioned doesn't work in real life and making that the new talking point. Such a big swing in defenses. For you to say some major housecleaning is in order is Such a shock.
Why, it makes me ask the question "WHY NOW?"
Could it be like I said to you on another thread "MORE WILL COME OUT!"? huh? waddya think?
Your "observations" of the business world regarding reorganizations are as valid as the detritus you spew out here.
Every reorganization I've ever seen (i.e., IBM, EDS, CA) made the companies stronger. Every single one.
Profiling was one element of that report - I cannot confirm whether or not the WH rejected those recommendations, or the justification for a rejection (probably heavy ACLU lobbying). Regardless, the report contained many points that (eventually) the FAA watered down under heavy lobbying from the airline industry (Delay, Dilute and Discard: How the Airline Industry and the FAA Have Stymied Aviation Security Recommendations).
But don't let a half-correct editorial (from a right-wing newspaper - can you believe they exist?) cloud the issue - that Bush, Ashcroft, and Mueller, more than Clinton, Reno, and Freeh bear responsibility of September 11.
Yes, it does. The FBI was turned into Clinton's personal police agency with no higher priority than to protect HIM and all his criminal wrongdoings from seeing the light of day.
But, what FBI agent is going to tell us this?
To date, the only one with the guts to come forward was Gary Aldrich who was trashed by the Clintonoids - after warning that the Clinton administration:
"Dismantled the security apparatus at the White House"
And where was the press then? Security is security.
If that happened at the White House - what else happened elsewhere? Where was the press? Why didn't they CARE that the FBI had been turned into Clinton's personal police agency doing only what "da Mafia boss" directed it to do!
They spent multiplied millions, for instance, on a high tech surveillance post in the mountains of NOrth Carolina supposedly to find one Eric Rudolph.
Who did what? Who was supposed to have attacked one abortion clinic in this country and who was supposedly then linked to the Atlanta Olympics thing - but neither were proven - just alleged. The point is - they spent multiplied millions on an abortion clinic attacker when they should have been spending multiplied millions watching the terrorists at loose in this country!!!! But THAT did not matter to the Clintonoids! Why? Because THEY ARE TERRORISTS THEMSELVES!
That rot, that lassitude, that bad attitude was institutionalized, those that played along became the leaders, those that fought it got tossed and backwatered -- a very effective suppression campaign -- even though it was not so intended to have the disasterous result of 9/11 and even WW III. ALL on Team Clinton, I say, because in less than a year you cannnot undo such problems.
Have you, hardy fellow, forgotten or more likely ignored, the spiteful holding-back of the Presidential Transition funds and offices by Clinton -- up past the time the election of Bush was almost certain? That spite cost us all a big nickle, now, didn't it, laddie?
Here it is nine months preggie with the fruits of the Saudi Terrs, and still the Federal behemoth emphasizes "Diversity Training" to its managers. The thousands dead so far in these foothills of WW III, do those dead so crave PC themes? Do their grieving widows and children prefer pablum handouts of Rainbow Tolerance Flyers to Justice?
You are correct on Mueller - my mistake. However, the FBI under Clinton and Reno never rejected a FISA request. Under Bush and Ashcroft they did.
"The Hart-Rudman report was presented in the Clinton adminstration..."
Interestingly enough it was after Bush took office that the final portion of the Hart-Rudman report was issued. And, "Actually, Hart-Rudman did gain impressive backing in Congress from the top Republican members of the national security set, at a time when they controlled the Senate, and vigorous support from Donald Rumsfeld at Defense. Hearings were scheduled for the week of May 7. But the White House stymied the move. It did not want Congress out front on the issue, not least with a report originated by a Democratic president and an ousted Republican speaker." - from www.cjr.org.
What evidence was there that the binLaden family in the United States were terrorists, were cooperating with their brother
Their brother. Hmmmm...Well, the family connection itself. Are you saying that you trust the Saudis THAT much? But the bin Laden surveillance is secondary to the Al Queda surveillance that was removed, as well as the discussions Bush implemented with the Taliban (Clinton had no discussions).
[Ashcroft stepping down] "is ludicrous on its face..."
You're right - Ashcroft never did serve in the military, so it is ludicrous to expect him to step down.
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