The Washington Post on Sunday ran an analysis of Richard
Clarke's claims that the White House moved slowly to address
the al Qaeda threat before 9/11, and found that despite the
Bush administration's attempts to tear Clarke and his story
down, it has been bolstered.

" … The broad outline of Clarke's criticism has been
corroborated by a number of other former officials,
congressional and commission investigators, and by Bush's
admission in the 2003 Bob Woodward book 'Bush at War' that
he 'didn't feel that sense of urgency' about Osama bin Laden
before the attacks occurred. In addition, a review of dozens
of declassified citations from Clarke's 2002 testimony
provides no evidence of contradiction, and White House
officials familiar with the testimony agree that any
differences are matters of emphasis, not fact. Indeed, the
declassified 838-page report of the 2002 congressional
inquiry includes many passages that appear to bolster the
arguments Clarke has made.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2004Apr5.html

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On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 11:33:34 -0400, Jim wrote:

The Washington Post on Sunday ran an analysis of Richard
Clarke's claims that the White House moved slowly to address
the al Qaeda threat before 9/11, and found that despite the
Bush administration's attempts to tear Clarke and his story
down, it has been bolstered.

" … The broad outline of Clarke's criticism has been
corroborated by a number of other former officials,
congressional and commission investigators, and by Bush's
admission in the 2003 Bob Woodward book 'Bush at War' that
he 'didn't feel that sense of urgency' about Osama bin Laden
before the attacks occurred. In addition, a review of dozens
of declassified citations from Clarke's 2002 testimony
provides no evidence of contradiction, and White House
officials familiar with the testimony agree that any
differences are matters of emphasis, not fact. Indeed, the
declassified 838-page report of the 2002 congressional
inquiry includes many passages that appear to bolster the
arguments Clarke has made.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2004Apr5.html

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To which story are you referring? He's told several, admitted same, and blamed
it on a desire to do what's best for America.

Right.

John H

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