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Hijackers Got Visas With Little Scrutiny, GAO Reports
Washington Post ^
| Tuesday, October 22, 2002
| By Dan Eggen
Posted on 10/22/2002 2:02:16 PM PDT by USA21
Hijackers Got Visas With Little Scrutiny, GAO Reports
By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, October 22, 2002; Page A07 At least 13 of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers were never interviewed by U.S. consular officials before being granted visas to enter the United States, according to a congressional report issued yesterday. The finding contradicts previous assurances from the State Department that most of them had been thoroughly screened.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: visas
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posted on
10/22/2002 2:02:16 PM PDT
by
USA21
To: USA21
Really? Duh. Boy the WP is breaking new ground here. NOT!!!!
To: USA21
So much for Ashcroft's assertion that fingerprints would have made all the difference. And.....this is really old news isn't it?
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posted on
10/22/2002 2:04:59 PM PDT
by
Demidog
To: USA21
At least 13 of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers were never interviewed by U.S. consular officials before being granted visas to enter the United States, according to a congressional report issued yesterday.
Misleading title!
Most Hijackers Got Visas With No Scrutiny, GAO Reports
To: DoughtyOne
No kidding. Kudos to National Review for scooping this story in the last issue. WP is a joke.
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posted on
10/22/2002 2:10:11 PM PDT
by
Cosmo
To: USA21
Justice will be done when they forget to pay their Visa bills on time.....
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posted on
10/22/2002 2:26:57 PM PDT
by
tracer
To: USA21
This is the cover story of last weeks National Review.
I hope they at least credited that publication for initially breaking the story.
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posted on
10/22/2002 2:28:19 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
To: USA21
Yes, National Review had it first, but it's good for the liberals who run everything in DC to see the evidence in their paper of record. If the shenanigans at the visa bureau aren't legally treason, they'll do until the real thing comes around.
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posted on
10/22/2002 5:35:09 PM PDT
by
Argus
To: USA21
When Timothy McVeigh blew up the Oklahoma City federal building, the government had a TOW antitank missile stowed in a locker several floors above the daycare center.
Gee. This new OKC investigation is bringing up some interesting stuff.
The Wall Street Journal has added its voice to those - in and out of government - who have concluded the circumstantial evidence linking Saddam Husseins Iraq to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the 1993 first World Trade Center bombing, as well as the 9-11 attacks, is overwhelming.
Clinton, Open boarders and a 10 year lax on immigration did a lot of damage. It will do a lot more, too.
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