Hillary: I Still Want Answers About What Bush Knew on 9/11

NewsMax ^ | 10/4/02 | Limbacher

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New York Sen. Hillary Clinton said yesterday that she was right to raise questions five months ago about a possible White House cover-up regarding what President Bush knew in advance of the 9/11 attacks, adding that she still thinks her constituents are entitled to answers.

"It's the job of a senator to ask questions on the minds of his or her constituents," Clinton said through spokesman Philippe Reines. "And nobody is more entitled to answers about what happened on 9/11 than the people of New York."

"Sen. Clinton believed, and believes to this day, that we must ask the hard questions about what happened on Sept. 11," he added.

Mrs. Clinton was reacting to reports that President Bush thought her earlier comments suggesting he had advanced knowledge of the 9/11 attacks were "irresponsible." Bush's reaction to Clinton's remarks is revealed for the first time in a new book by Washington Times reporter Bill Sammon, "Fighting Back."

In a May 16 speech on the Senate floor Mrs. Clinton had complained:

"I am simply here today on the floor of this hallowed chamber to seek answers to the questions being asked by my constituents, questions raised by one of our newspapers in New York with the headline 'Bush Knew.'...

"The president knew what? My constituents would like to know the answer to that and many other questions, not to blame the president or any other American but just to know, to learn from experience, to do all we can today to ensure that a 9/11 never happens again."

Responding to reports that Bush had received an August 2001 CIA briefing on plans by al Qaeda to hijack airliners, Clinton even went so far as to raise questions about a possible White House cover-up.

"Why (do) we know today, May 16, about the warning he received. Why did we not know this on April 16 or March 16 or February or Jan. 16 or Aug. 16 of last year?," she complained.

Hours later Sen. Clinton told reporters, "Clearly the public demands answers immediately. The people of New York deserve those answers more than anyone. I believe that getting the facts out would be the very best response to this troubling news."

Twenty-four hours after raising questions about a White House 9/11 cover-up, Mrs. Clinton told a Long Island, New York audience that national security was now her number one priority.

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[Tuco-bad]

Glad to see "may gal" is "on the case".

[Peach]

Hitlery still wants answers? I still want Clinton to define the meaning of "is". It's still so unclear, after all these years. Too bad Lazio and the GOP didn't think about pulling a Joisey when it was obvious Lazio couldn't beat Hillary; can you hear the screams of "unfair"?

[anniegetyourgun]

Hey Hill....we still want answers about you and your so-called husband too....

[Frank_Discussion]

The Hildebeast was dumb enough to actually respond? What a moron! Her base may be okay with it, but this makes her look like the shrew that she is, in the eyes of the rest of the voters.

Of course, if she's digging a hole, it would be impolite for us to interrupt her! ;-)

[Orual]

You missed a golden opportunity, Rudy.

[OldFriend]

Be nice if the suckup press asked her how come she thought it was a BAD idea to allow Rudy to remain Mayor a little longer after 9/11 because she thought the rules should be followed or everyone would be wanting to change the rules............

As usual, the rules mean one thing to the honorable and another to the demonrats.

She will NOT be voting to support the President on Iraq!

[Moby Grape]

Hey Bitch, the ONLY president in history to PARDON TERRORIST was Boy Clinton.!!!!!!!

[jerod]

I don't know what Bush knew, or didn't know on 9/11, but I do know this.

He wasn't having sex with a 20 year old intern.

[The Wizard]

those poor people in New York.....they have a clymer and a maroon for senators

[unixfox]

Hill, Hill, Hill...I still wanna know who was behind the White House staff firings, the Vince Foster murder, your secret meetings to force socialized healthcare on the American sheeple, and cover up after coverup after cover up etc..etc..etc..etc..etc..

[Peach]

And who were the terrorists that her husband pardoned? I've forgotten their name but they killed and maimed innocent people, including some policemen. An unpardonable sin (pardon the pun!) in a post 9/11 world.

[Piquaboy]

This does not deserve any comment. Her and her hasband should be in jail instead of running around the world with diarehea of the mouth.

[Corporate Law]

I still answers as to what you did/knew in Whitewater, FBI files, ChiCom........

[skeeter]

Hillary! has vicious disposition & a tin ear for politics. She'll bury herself sooner or later.

[Mixer]

He probably knew about as much about 9/11 as Hillary knew about what her husbad was dong all those years in his office. Not much I guess ; )

[OldFriend]

FALN terrorists.....Puerto Rican's......of course Hitlery needed PR votes for her Senate election.

[SpinyNorman]

Ole Slick knew more than Bush did and had 8 years and many more reasons to get him.

How come the vile harpy isn't pushing for an investigation of that?

[Publius Maximus]

I wonder if those "hard questions" she refers to involve what Slick Willy and the b*tch herself knew prior to 9/11. They had a lot more time to deal with Osama than the new administration.