Posted on 08/17/2005 5:46:20 PM PDT by GeorgeW23225
Frankly, it's much more valuable to have a paper like the NYSlimes print this story.
Yep, sounds plausible, though am I wrong in assuming, that who appointed whom, most pointedly, who appointed Gorelick to the 9/11 Commission, wouldn't be public record?
This is the Official 'How" they did it.
SEC. 603. <> COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.
(a) Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 10 members, of
whom--
(1) 1 member shall be appointed by the President, who shall
serve as chairman of the Commission;
(2) 1 member shall be appointed by the leader of the Senate
(majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of the
Democratic Party, in consultation with the leader of the House
of Representatives (majority or minority leader, as the
[[Page 116 STAT. 2409]]
case may be) of the Democratic Party, who shall serve as vice
chairman of the Commission;
(3) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the
Senate leadership of the Democratic Party;
(4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the
leadership of the House of Representatives of the Republican
Party;
(5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the
Senate leadership of the Republican Party; and
(6) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the
leadership of the House of Representatives of the Democratic
Party.
(b) Qualifications; Initial Meeting.--
(1) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 5 members of
the Commission shall be from the same political party.
(2) Nongovernmental appointees.--An individual appointed to
the Commission may not be an officer or employee of the Federal
Government or any State or local government.
(3) Other qualifications.--It is the sense of Congress that
individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent
United States citizens, with national recognition and
significant depth of experience in such professions as
governmental service, law enforcement, the armed services, law,
public administration, intelligence gathering, commerce
(including aviation matters), and foreign affairs.
(4) Deadline for appointment.--All members of the Commission
shall be appointed on or before December 15, 2002.
(5) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall meet and begin
the operations of the Commission as soon as practicable.
What is John Doe # 3 in Iraq ?
Please read carefully: "John Doe #3 AN (repeat AN)Iraqi!!!
Could be, probably learning that middle of the road populism doesn't sell.
I seem to remember that Clinton never attended daily security briefings. Curious that BillO didn't mention it.
I read that Daschle did the actual appointing . . . but as to who was pulling his strings . . .?
Clintom wasn't able to attend the Security briefings.......
He was too busy with Monica
Thanks very much, will see what I can find...
I watched the show last night and it was great. The reason that the commission didnt think that Able Danger info was significant is because it would actually place the blame squarely on somebody and that somebody would be the Clinton administration. Notice how the commisssion did NOT find anybody responsible for 911? That was the whole purpose of this phoney commission. It was a complete sham designed to make the American people and 911 families FEEL better. Did anybody really beleive that the US governemnt was going to hold itself accountable for failing it's citizens by not protecting them? But the biggest hoax of all was Jamie Gorelicker the gatekeeper of the Mohammed Atta information participating as a panel member.
I agree.
The 9/11 commisssion lost all credibility with me because Gorelick was ON the commisssion.
She should have been a witness, because she has lots and LOTS of questions to answer.
"The man who appointed Ms. Gorelick to the commission, Rep. Richard A. Gephardt, Missouri Democrat, has avoided stepping into the fray. He has maintained a low profile on Capitol Hill since dropping out early in the race for his party's presidential nomination. Mr. Gephardt appointed Mr. Gorelick when he was House minority leader. His spokeswoman, Loren Raszick, did not return several phone calls yesterday seeking comment about Ms. Gorelick's service on the commission."
Interesting article... Read Entire Story Here.
Forgot to include that Tom Daschle was the other appointer of Gorelick.
Thanks!
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