CIA to Probe bin Laden Tape Leak to NBC

NM ^ | March 17, 2004 | With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[jmstein7]

CIA to Probe bin Laden Tape Leak to NBC

The Central Intelligence Agency is expected to launch a probe into the leak of a secret videotape of Osama bin Laden walking through his Afghanistan compound in the fall of 2000.

The tape, broadcast by NBC News on Tuesday, shows that the Clinton administration blew a golden opportunity to take out the terrorist kingpin and prevent the 9/11 attacks.

"There will be an investigation within the CIA, which made the video, and they will decide whether or not to refer the matter to the Department of Justice," reported CNN national security correspondent David Ensor on Wednesday.

CNN anchorman Wolf Blitzer argued that the video broadcast by NBC may have seriously damaged national security.

"It shows to not only the American public but to enemies of the U.S. government out there how accurate and how precise these kinds of cameras can be. And it gives the other side, if you will, additional information for which they could take defensive measures," said Blitzer, adding, "Potentially [it] could cause some problems for U.S. national security."

Ensor explained that the decision to release the tape may have been a politically motivated attempt to smear the legacy of ex-President Clinton.

"This is a political year and there are those around town who might see advantage in putting this tape out in public at this point," he told Blitzer.

Clinton-appointed CIA Driector George Tenet has yet to comment on the bin Laden video - or the decision by his agency to investigate its release to NBC.

[jwalburg]

a politically motivated attempt to smear the legacy of ex-President Clinton.

Bwahahahahahahaha!

[federal]

This is the kind of crap the democrats would pull just so they would have something to blame on the Republicans.

[Cicero]

Clinton-appointed CIA Driector George Tenet has yet to comment on the bin Laden video.

Why is Tenet still running the CIA? Why did he run the CIA for one minute after President Bush took office? This was a truly major blunder on Bush's part.

[BigSkyFreeper]

CNN anchorman Wolf Blitzer argued that the video broadcast by NBC may have seriously damaged national security.

Yet CNN also broadcasted the tape, although they credited NBC News, still, CNN broadcasted the tape in it's entirety.

[TomGuy]

CNN anchorman Wolf Blitzer argued that the video broadcast by NBC may have seriously damaged national security.

Wow, CNN's Wolfie is now the standard bearer for our national security interests.

[Excuse me while I faint............KKKRRRRRTHUNK!]

[BigSkyFreeper]

Ensor explained that the decision to release the tape may have been a politically motivated attempt to smear the legacy of ex-President Clinton.

The only legacy of the Clinton administration is appeasement to terrorists, missiles lobbed into aspirin factories and Chinese embassies, and the blue dress. This tape doesn't smear Clinton's legacy, it demonstrates Clinton's ineffectiveness of taking out bin-Laden a year before 9/11, even after Clinton's refusal to accept Sudan's offer of Osama's head on a platter 4 separate times.

[maestro]

Your # 4......

"There will be an investigation within the CIA, which made the video, and they will decide whether or not to refer the matter to the Department of Justice," reported CNN national security correspondent David Ensor on Wednesday.

It has to be Clinton's British and/or Clinton's Chinese connections!

IMO

'Go IMF tour!'

:-(

[Enduring Freedom]

How do you smear shiite?

[LisaMalia]

bttt

[rottndog]

Clintoon has sooooo much blood on his hands.

[adaven]

Can someone please post a link to the video?

[Brimack34]

CNN and the Demorats along with the big three have done nothing but damaged national security. Always blame the leak not what is in it. I see a pattern here!!!

[Jim_Curtis]

CNN anchorman Wolf Blitzer argued that the video broadcast by NBC may have seriously damaged national security.

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Wait just one second...why, for what purpose, was this thing kept a secret for so long? How in the hell could this possibly damage national security?

The question that must be answered is, why was this thing kept confidential for so long?

[nutmeg]

Ensor explained that the decision to release the tape may have been a politically motivated attempt to smear the legacy of ex-President Clinton.

ROTFLMAO!!!

[Howlin]

OMG.........OMG.......LOL!

[NYC GOP Chick]

The only legacy of the Clinton administration is appeasement to terrorists, missiles lobbed into aspirin factories and Chinese embassies, and the blue dress. This tape doesn't smear Clinton's legacy, it demonstrates Clinton's ineffectiveness of taking out bin-Laden a year before 9/11, even after Clinton's refusal to accept Sudan's offer of Osama's head on a platter 4 separate times.

[nutmeg]

Rush was talking (and laughing) about this earlier today! ;-D

[nutmeg]

Ensor explained that the decision to release the tape may have been a politically motivated attempt to smear the legacy of ex-President Clinton.

ROTFLMAO!!!

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