"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net...
Clarke admitted that he *alone* approved the flights. Why would he protect
the Bush administration after his scathing attack book against Bush?

Former counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke has testified that he
approved these flights, stating that "it was a conscious decision with
complete review at the highest levels of the State Department and the
FBI and the White House." Testimony of Richard Clarke, Former
Counterterrorism Chief, National Security Council, before The Senate
Judiciary Committee, September 3, 2003.