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( OT ) President Bush personally praised Richard Clarke upon hisretirement
Conservatives are continuing their assault on former Bush
counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke, a man who President Bush personally praised (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...hxp2psc_photo0) .. The right-wing attack machine is now resorting to unsubstantiated claims and even racially charged rhetoric to try to change the subject. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) demanded that Clarke's 2002 private testimony to the congressional 9/11 commission be declassified claiming that Clarke "has told two entirely different stories (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/po...6CND-PTEX.html) ." Frist specifically recounted details of what he said was Clarke's closed-door testimony. But as questions were raised about the legality of Frist's disclosure of still-classified testimony (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=4674261) , Frist quickly "retreated" from his claims, admitting "that he personally had no knowledge that there were any discrepancies (http://slate.msn.com/id/2097884/) between" Clarke's 2002 testimony and his testimony last week. On the talk shows, Ann Coulter disparaged Clarke, saying he was just " upset a black woman took his job (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4608258/) " while Robert Novak asked a guest "Do you believe Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman (http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/25/cf.00.html) , Condoleezza Rice?" But in all of the huffing and puffing, not one Bush official or right-wing pundit has addressed the fundamental question: why was the Bush Administration asleep at the wheel before 9/11? |
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( OT ) President Bush personally praised Richard Clarke upon his retirement
"Jim" wrote in message ... Conservatives are continuing their assault on former Bush counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke, a man who President Bush personally praised (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...pl_afp/0403290 72322_nhxp2psc_photo0) . The right-wing attack machine is now resorting to unsubstantiated claims and even racially charged rhetoric to try to change the subject. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) demanded that Clarke's 2002 private testimony to the congressional 9/11 commission be declassified claiming that Clarke "has told two entirely different stories (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/po...6CND-PTEX.html) ." Frist specifically recounted details of what he said was Clarke's closed-door testimony. But as questions were raised about the legality of Frist's disclosure of still-classified testimony (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...WECRBAE0CF EY ?type=topNews&storyID=4674261) , Frist quickly "retreated" from his claims, admitting "that he personally had no knowledge that there were any discrepancies (http://slate.msn.com/id/2097884/) between" Clarke's 2002 testimony and his testimony last week. On the talk shows, Ann Coulter disparaged Clarke, saying he was just " upset a black woman took his job (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4608258/) " while Robert Novak asked a guest "Do you believe Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman (http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/25/cf.00.html) , Condoleezza Rice?" But in all of the huffing and puffing, not one Bush official or right-wing pundit has addressed the fundamental question: why was the Bush Administration asleep at the wheel before 9/11? What would you be saying if President Bush had said lets preemptively attack Afghanistan, because Mr. Clarke says that Al Quaida is going to be attack the USA sometime and we need to get rid of them. And he did this 3 months after taking office? Would you not be in line as a loyal Liberal calling for his impeachment? |
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( OT ) President Bush personally praised Richard Clarke uponhis retirement
Calif Bill wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... Conservatives are continuing their assault on former Bush counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke, a man who President Bush personally praised (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...pl_afp/0403290 72322_nhxp2psc_photo0) . The right-wing attack machine is now resorting to unsubstantiated claims and even racially charged rhetoric to try to change the subject. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) demanded that Clarke's 2002 private testimony to the congressional 9/11 commission be declassified claiming that Clarke "has told two entirely different stories (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/po...6CND-PTEX.html) ." Frist specifically recounted details of what he said was Clarke's closed-door testimony. But as questions were raised about the legality of Frist's disclosure of still-classified testimony (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...WECRBAE0CF EY ?type=topNews&storyID=4674261) , Frist quickly "retreated" from his claims, admitting "that he personally had no knowledge that there were any discrepancies (http://slate.msn.com/id/2097884/) between" Clarke's 2002 testimony and his testimony last week. On the talk shows, Ann Coulter disparaged Clarke, saying he was just " upset a black woman took his job (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4608258/) " while Robert Novak asked a guest "Do you believe Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman (http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/25/cf.00.html) , Condoleezza Rice?" But in all of the huffing and puffing, not one Bush official or right-wing pundit has addressed the fundamental question: why was the Bush Administration asleep at the wheel before 9/11? What would you be saying if President Bush had said lets preemptively attack Afghanistan, because Mr. Clarke says that Al Quaida is going to be attack the USA sometime and we need to get rid of them. And he did this 3 months after taking office? Would you not be in line as a loyal Liberal calling for his impeachment? Do you beLIEve attacking Afghanistan would have prevented 9/11? I'd rather see some less drastic measures like tightened security at airports, Checking into registration at flight school, Follow up on reports of subversive activity, maybe even putting armed marshals back on airplanes; Genuine counter terrorism measures. remember this attack was pulled off by less than 20 very lightly armed men. |
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( OT ) President Bush personally praised Richard Clarke upon his retirement
"Jim" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... Conservatives are continuing their assault on former Bush counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke, a man who President Bush personally praised (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...pl_afp/0403290 72322_nhxp2psc_photo0) . The right-wing attack machine is now resorting to unsubstantiated claims and even racially charged rhetoric to try to change the subject. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) demanded that Clarke's 2002 private testimony to the congressional 9/11 commission be declassified claiming that Clarke "has told two entirely different stories (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/po...6CND-PTEX.html) ." Frist specifically recounted details of what he said was Clarke's closed-door testimony. But as questions were raised about the legality of Frist's disclosure of still-classified testimony (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...WECRBAE0CF EY ?type=topNews&storyID=4674261) , Frist quickly "retreated" from his claims, admitting "that he personally had no knowledge that there were any discrepancies (http://slate.msn.com/id/2097884/) between" Clarke's 2002 testimony and his testimony last week. On the talk shows, Ann Coulter disparaged Clarke, saying he was just " upset a black woman took his job (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4608258/) " while Robert Novak asked a guest "Do you believe Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman (http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/25/cf.00.html) , Condoleezza Rice?" But in all of the huffing and puffing, not one Bush official or right-wing pundit has addressed the fundamental question: why was the Bush Administration asleep at the wheel before 9/11? What would you be saying if President Bush had said lets preemptively attack Afghanistan, because Mr. Clarke says that Al Quaida is going to be attack the USA sometime and we need to get rid of them. And he did this 3 months after taking office? Would you not be in line as a loyal Liberal calling for his impeachment? Do you beLIEve attacking Afghanistan would have prevented 9/11? I'd rather see some less drastic measures like tightened security at airports, Checking into registration at flight school, Follow up on reports of subversive activity, maybe even putting armed marshals back on airplanes; Genuine counter terrorism measures. remember this attack was pulled off by less than 20 very lightly armed men. Yup, lightly armed men. The airlines following the FAA rules of letting the hijackers take over airplane. No planes had ever been intentionally crashed ala 9/11. This happened 7 months into the Presidency of Bush. Where was Clarke for the previous 8 years under the former President? Why did not the former administration do anything? It was planed and the training done under the former administration. 9/11 would have happened under the watch of Al Gore! The planning was several years in the making. Probably soon after the first WTC attack via truck bomb. The former administration who paid Clarke's salary did nothing!!!! Now that Clarke was fired by the Bush administration, probably because he did not do a good job of figuring out 9/11, he is selling a tell all book, that does not jibe (boat ref) with his reports, etc under the former and present administrations. |
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( OT ) President Bush personally praised Richard Clarke uponhis retirement
Calif Bill wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... Conservatives are continuing their assault on former Bush counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke, a man who President Bush personally praised (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...pl_afp/0403290 72322_nhxp2psc_photo0) . The right-wing attack machine is now resorting to unsubstantiated claims and even racially charged rhetoric to try to change the subject. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) demanded that Clarke's 2002 private testimony to the congressional 9/11 commission be declassified claiming that Clarke "has told two entirely different stories (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/po...6CND-PTEX.html) ." Frist specifically recounted details of what he said was Clarke's closed-door testimony. But as questions were raised about the legality of Frist's disclosure of still-classified testimony (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...WECRBAE0CF EY ?type=topNews&storyID=4674261) , Frist quickly "retreated" from his claims, admitting "that he personally had no knowledge that there were any discrepancies (http://slate.msn.com/id/2097884/) between" Clarke's 2002 testimony and his testimony last week. On the talk shows, Ann Coulter disparaged Clarke, saying he was just " upset a black woman took his job (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4608258/) " while Robert Novak asked a guest "Do you believe Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman (http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/25/cf.00.html) , Condoleezza Rice?" But in all of the huffing and puffing, not one Bush official or right-wing pundit has addressed the fundamental question: why was the Bush Administration asleep at the wheel before 9/11? What would you be saying if President Bush had said lets preemptively attack Afghanistan, because Mr. Clarke says that Al Quaida is going to be attack the USA sometime and we need to get rid of them. And he did this 3 months after taking office? Would you not be in line as a loyal Liberal calling for his impeachment? Do you beLIEve attacking Afghanistan would have prevented 9/11? I'd rather see some less drastic measures like tightened security at airports, Checking into registration at flight school, Follow up on reports of subversive activity, maybe even putting armed marshals back on airplanes; Genuine counter terrorism measures. remember this attack was pulled off by less than 20 very lightly armed men. Yup, lightly armed men. The airlines following the FAA rules of letting the hijackers take over airplane. No planes had ever been intentionally crashed ala 9/11. This happened 7 months into the Presidency of Bush. Where was Clarke for the previous 8 years under the former President? Why did not the former administration do anything? It was planed and the training done under the former administration. 9/11 would have happened under the watch of Al Gore! The planning was several years in the making. Probably soon after the first WTC attack via truck bomb. The former administration who paid Clarke's salary did nothing!!!! Now that Clarke was fired by the Bush administration, probably because he did not do a good job of figuring out 9/11, he is selling a tell all book, that does not jibe (boat ref) with his reports, etc under the former and present administrations. The article above says Bush praised him -- not Bush Fired him!. I'll grant you 9/11 MIGHT have happened under Gore or even Nader, but the fact remains Bush had from Jan 20 to Sept. 10 to correct things. (I figure a little more than 7 months as you claim) The buck stops at the top. Bush had been briefed before taking office, Clark had written memos to Rice. Plenty of warning that something was afoot, yet ashcroft cut the budget for counter terrorism. |
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( OT ) President Bush personally praised Richard Clarke upon his retirement
"Jim" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... Conservatives are continuing their assault on former Bush counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke, a man who President Bush personally praised (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...pl_afp/0403290 72322_nhxp2psc_photo0) . The right-wing attack machine is now resorting to unsubstantiated claims and even racially charged rhetoric to try to change the subject. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) demanded that Clarke's 2002 private testimony to the congressional 9/11 commission be declassified claiming that Clarke "has told two entirely different stories (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/po...6CND-PTEX.html) .." Frist specifically recounted details of what he said was Clarke's closed-door testimony. But as questions were raised about the legality of Frist's disclosure of still-classified testimony (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...WECRBAE0CF EY ?type=topNews&storyID=4674261) , Frist quickly "retreated" from his claims, admitting "that he personally had no knowledge that there were any discrepancies (http://slate.msn.com/id/2097884/) between" Clarke's 2002 testimony and his testimony last week. On the talk shows, Ann Coulter disparaged Clarke, saying he was just " upset a black woman took his job (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4608258/) " while Robert Novak asked a guest "Do you believe Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman (http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/25/cf.00.html) , Condoleezza Rice?" But in all of the huffing and puffing, not one Bush official or right-wing pundit has addressed the fundamental question: why was the Bush Administration asleep at the wheel before 9/11? What would you be saying if President Bush had said lets preemptively attack Afghanistan, because Mr. Clarke says that Al Quaida is going to be attack the USA sometime and we need to get rid of them. And he did this 3 months after taking office? Would you not be in line as a loyal Liberal calling for his impeachment? Do you beLIEve attacking Afghanistan would have prevented 9/11? I'd rather see some less drastic measures like tightened security at airports, Checking into registration at flight school, Follow up on reports of subversive activity, maybe even putting armed marshals back on airplanes; Genuine counter terrorism measures. remember this attack was pulled off by less than 20 very lightly armed men. Yup, lightly armed men. The airlines following the FAA rules of letting the hijackers take over airplane. No planes had ever been intentionally crashed ala 9/11. This happened 7 months into the Presidency of Bush. Where was Clarke for the previous 8 years under the former President? Why did not the former administration do anything? It was planed and the training done under the former administration. 9/11 would have happened under the watch of Al Gore! The planning was several years in the making. Probably soon after the first WTC attack via truck bomb. The former administration who paid Clarke's salary did nothing!!!! Now that Clarke was fired by the Bush administration, probably because he did not do a good job of figuring out 9/11, he is selling a tell all book, that does not jibe (boat ref) with his reports, etc under the former and present administrations. The article above says Bush praised him -- not Bush Fired him!. I'll grant you 9/11 MIGHT have happened under Gore or even Nader, but the fact remains Bush had from Jan 20 to Sept. 10 to correct things. (I figure a little more than 7 months as you claim) The buck stops at the top. Bush had been briefed before taking office, Clark had written memos to Rice. Plenty of warning that something was afoot, yet ashcroft cut the budget for counter terrorism. Yes, Bush had the watch. But a lot of years from the first WTC, Kobar Towers, USS Cole, couple of embassy. And the Counter Terrorism dept did not know anything? Or do anything? How were they to come up with a plan in 7-8 months? |
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