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Re: Of some interest
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Fri, 26 Mar 2004 22:48:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
   Here’s yet another example of one of Dubya’s not-quite-a-lie prevarications:

had my administration had any information that terrorists were going to attack New York City on Sept. 11, we would have acted,” Bush said.

No kidding. And if it’s later found out that Dubya knew for certain that Al Qaeda intended to destroy the WTC in September, he can afterwards claim “Well, I never claimed that we didn’t know Al Qaeda would attack the WTC at some point in September, but we were correct in claiming that we had no information that Al Qaeda would attack New York City itself on exactly September 11.” This is the kind of stinking, dishonest rhetoric that causes people to hate Dubya. He claims to be a moral leader with integrity, but we have yet to see him demonstrate either morality or integrity.

So here’s an article that gave me pause. Apparently, Dubya et al decided that Al Qaeda was not a threat worth worrying about just five months before they attacked the WTC. This is especially interesting, of course, because we’ve seen numerous intelligence briefings predating 9/11/01 that clearly indicated the possibility that Al Qaeda would do exactly that.

Here’s some more to think about:

Frist, Goss, and Hastert have always shown themselves to be decent, honest servants of--

I’m sorry, I can’t type that with a straight face.

So here’s my prediction: The 2003 testimony will not be declassified, ostensibly for the ever-popular “reasons of national security,” so Frist et al won’t have to defend their claims that Clarke is lying. Instead, we’ll hear Frist’s allegations repeated endlessly in the Dubya-friendly press, so that the implication of Clarke’s dishonesty will be all but solidified, and all without having to show a shred of evidence.

Just a prediction--I could be wrong, but I’d like to be on record in case I’m right!

Dave!



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(URL) yet another example of one of Dubya's not-quite-a-lie prevarications: had my administration had any information that terrorists were going to attack New York City on Sept. 11, we would have acted," Bush said. No kidding. And if it's later (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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