Clinton Nixed OBL Indictment for Black Hawk Down

NewsMax.com ^ | 5/03/04 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

The Clinton administration prepared a secret indictment of Osama bin Laden in 1995 in connection with the Black Hawk Down attack two years before, but never filed it - a witness before the 9/11 Commission is set to testify on Friday.

"[U.S. Attorney for New York's Southern District] Mary Jo White was already working on a secret indictment against bin Laden as early as the late part of 1995," Clinton administration diplomatic troubleshooter Mansoor Ijaz told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg on Sunday.

Clinton officials, said Ijaz, had "evidence in their hands" implicating bin Laden in the Oct. 1993 Mogadishu attack that killed 18 U.S. Army Rangers.

But they "weren't willing to use it to seek an indictment," he insisted.

Ijaz, who is scheduled to testify before the 9/11 Commission behind closed doors, said the investigation needs to focus on the question, "What caused that indictment not to be handed down?"

As early as 1994, said Ijaz, Sudanese officials had "made it clear [to U.S. officials] that they had very strong indications that bin Laden was closely behind and involved with the Mogadishu terrorist operations."

"At that time [the Clinton administration wasn't] willing to open all of that up," Ijaz maintained.

"But when the early 1996 decision came from the Sudanese to send their defense minister over [to negotiate bin Laden's extradition to the U.S.], there was no question that the Clinton administration was made very clear that bin Laden had casual ties in real terms to the group that killed our 18 [Rangers] in Black Hawk Down."

"Had they been able to take advantage of [Sudan's 1994 offer to share intelligence on bin Laden], the Clinton Justice Department could have indicted bin Laden, which would have enabled them to bring him to the United States," Ijaz contended.

In 2002, President Clinton confirmed to a New York business group that Sudan had indeed offered to extradite bin Laden, but explained, "I did not bring him here because we had no basis on which to hold him, though we knew he wanted to commit crimes against America."

But Ijaz said he personally briefed Clinton on Sudanese evidence of bin Laden's involvement in the Mogadishu attack.

"I took it directly to the president," he told Malzberg. "I put it on the table. I did it because the Sudanese were only able to do it at the lower levels of our government because nobody wanted to listen to them."

"And one of the things I'm going to tell the 9/11 Commission next Friday," the one-time White House operative warned, "is precisely what happened in my conversation with Bill Clinton personally, where I told him these things were possible - and what he said to me."

Though Ijaz has said he hopes to eventually testify in public, he's not leaving it up to the 9/11 Commission to get the word out.

"It's going to shock the nation when I bring all this out in a book - precisely how ignorant these people were about what they were doing," he told Malzberg.

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[Mo1]

"And one of the things I'm going to tell the 9/11 Commission next Friday," the one-time White House operative warned, "is precisely what happened in my conversation with Bill Clinton personally, where I told him these things were possible - and what he said to me."

And what what Clinton's answer???

[Doctor Raoul]

Who's got a link to the "If Osama Was A Piece of Ass Clinton Wiould Have Nailed Him" sign?

That should be a regular feature of these "Clinton Helped OBL Get Off" threads.

[VOA]

Not to worry. This won't get much mention in
The Gorelick-Clinton Report

You know, the final report to be issued by the 9-11 Commission, named after the author
and editor of the final report, respectively.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET


My fellow Battle of IA DRANG-1965 Veteran RICK RESCORLA was known as 'The Last Man Out' after his getting everyone else out of Tower 2 after its 1993 Bombing.

RICK RESCORLA went back up a Tower 2 for his final sweep for stragglers on the morning of 9/11, just like he did in 1993, knowing that this time it would probably come crashing down on him and it did.

The very next day MONSOOR IJAZ was on the FoX News Channel stating that the previous day's Terrorist Attacks could have been prevented if only CLINTON White House had not refused the 3 Offers he had brokered with the Sudan during the 1990's to give us OSAMA bin LADEN on a silver platter.

At week's end it was announced on our "WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE and YOUNG" webstite..

http://www.lzxray.com

that RICK RESCORLA was Missing In Action at the World Trade Center.

And I hit the roof ...and immediately got on National Talk Radio and online to tell the American People:

"Don't you dare let the CLINTONS get away with THIS one"..!!!

That WEEK THAT WAS began with the death of my own father 2 days before the 9/11 Attacks.


My only concern now is ..what kind of new Terrorist Attacks are coming our way with MONSOOR IJAZ finally getting his day in the sun against BILL CLINTON..?


Pray and Prepare.



Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer / Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_collection.htm
(IA DRANG-1965 Photos)


NEVER FORGET

[ravingnutter]

Saddam was spreading lots of money around with the UN's corrupted Oil for Food program. The dollar amounts are staggering and I would not be a bit surprised to find Clinton getting some of that money. If he would take some "campaign donations" from the Chicoms, then why not from Saddam? Taking out OBL wouldn't keep Saddam's money coming in, either directly to Clinton or to his buddies.

Just in case you missed it...

Marc Rich Tied to U.N. Oil for Food Scandal (NewsMax)

FNC reports Marc Rich tied to UN Oil for Food Scandal

BTW...it was reported on April 19, 2004 that Hollywood fundraiser Aaron Tonken will be a star witness against the Clintons in a federal grand jury probe into Mr. Clinton's Marc Rich pardon.

[Republican Red]

Wish he were testifying in public.

[CyberAnt]

Rich Lowry wrote in his book, "Legacy", that when Clinton came into office and brought with him the supposed "most brilliant" team of cabinet members ever assembled. I think 3 are Rhodes Scholars (whatever that means). Rich said that this group didn't just believe they were the most qualified to run the country, they DESERVED to be in charge.

Rich purports that this is part of the anger factor .. the fact that the stupid public cannot see how brilliant these people are and that the stupid public has rejected their leadership, and elected a COWBOY.

[RetiredArmy]

Simple. Klinton did not care. He was in to power in the WH and sex. He did not care about what happened to our military people. He should be tried for gross dereliction of duty.

[ironman]

And when OBL was indicted the interesting twist was the links w/ Iraq.

US Government - Bin Laden and Iraq Agreed to Cooperate on Weapons Development
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985906/posts

[CyberAnt]

No! Ijaz has been all over the TV - and mostly on FOX - telling this information. It's too late to shut him up. Arkancide only works if the person hasn't revealed what he knows; like Vince Foster and Ron Brown.

But .. what I think is important for people to realize is that ever since the 9/11 panel changed Ijaz's testimony from public (under oath), to private (not under oath), Ijaz has been lobbying the public to demand that he testify in public. The panel doesn't want him under oath, so they can deny what he says. I have sent my share of emails regard Ijaz's testimony.

But .. I see Ijaz is now making the rounds of the conservative shows, exposing the dems ineptness. While the panel tried to keep this private, Ijaz is all over the place pretty much telling what his testimony will be.

I'm glad to hear he's writing (or written) a book. It will be on my list of MUST BUYS.

[mewzilla]

Gee, they're going to hear the testimony on FRIDAY. Now why doesn't that surprise me. The Toon admin loved dumping stuff on Fridays, too, didn't it?

[mewzilla]

He can report on what was said in public. What they ask, and what he told them. The committee doesn't have a gag order, does it? Someone ought to book Ijaz that night and report on what was said in great detail.

[MamaLucci]

I really think Ijaz's point is, as wrong headed as Clinton
was in handling terrorism as a law enforcement problem,
having taken that tack, a criminal indictment of OBL
would have represented at east SOME
sort of action on the Clinton administration's part.

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

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[Mich0127]

Interesting!

[nutmeg]

"It's going to shock the nation when I bring all this out in a book - precisely how ignorant these people were about what they were doing," he told Malzberg.

I too am stunned by how incompetent the Clinton administration was.

What is also stunning is how the "mainstream" media ignores witnesses such as Mansoor Ijaz, and continues to give the members of the Clintoon administration a pass...

[BobFromNJ]

Bump!! Let's keep this one going!

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!