Right, GW was governor of Texas then and Bill Clinton was President and privy to the CIA?
You misunderstand, the picture of President Bush with Saffuri and Alamoudi was taken at a meeting in July of 2002... Through a mix of civil-rights complaints, Old Left-style political coalitions and sheer persistence, Alamoudi helped inch the image of U.S.-based Islamists toward the political mainstream and induced politicians to embrace his organizations. He sought to secure the support first of the Clinton administration in seeking to repeal certain antiterrorist laws, but when Bill Clinton failed to deliver, Alamoudi defected to Bush, then governor of Texas. Alamoudi and other Muslim leaders met with Bush in Austin in July 2002, offering to support his bid for the White House in exchange for Bush's commitment to repeal certain antiterrorist laws.
Alamoudi and Those Bags of Libyan Cash
Posted Insight Magazine | Oct. 13, 2003 | J. Michael Waller
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