'60 Minutes' to Include Clinton Camp's Denial of Freeh's Accusations

Washington Post ^ | 10/09/2005 | Howard Kurtz

[Quaker]

Under strong pressure from former president Bill Clinton's advisers, CBS's "60 Minutes" has agreed to read a statement denying an explosive charge being made on tonight's program by former FBI director Louis J. Freeh. In the statement, Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, Clinton's national security adviser, challenges Freeh's assertion that Clinton failed to press then-Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to cooperate with an investigation of the 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, and used the occasion to ask for a contribution to his presidential library. The Saudis made such a donation last year -- six years after the 1998 meeting.

[Quaker]

Hmmmm.... Who are goning to believe Sandy Burglar or Louis Freeh?

[goldstategop]

Its just laughable to see a burglar lecture Louis Freeh about ethics and truth.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Quaker]

MY FBI:Louis Freeh's New Book

[baystaterebel]

WOW! CBS stepped into this big time!

If they run Bergers "denial" and not mention his recent conviction......?

Not that they really had any more cred to lose anyway.

Hehehe Choke on that CBS!

[ncountylee]

"Sandy" Berger was a great choice to defend the ex-liar-in-chief.

[goldstategop]

A Fraudster On The Fraudster Network. yawn>

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[glorgau]

Great choice - use somebody that is currently violating their parole order as a character witness.

[goldstategop]

They can have Dan Rather introduce the next Clinton felon.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[HarryCaul]

Obviously the only way we'll get to the bottom of this is an Independent Commission.

[BlessedBeGod]

From Drudge:

Clinton aides battle Freeh over '60 minutes' book

[dennisw]

"Sandy" Berger was a great choice to defend the ex-liar-in-chief.

Probably the only one the friggin' traitor could get to lie for him on camera

[Quaker]

Louis Freehs new book: My FBI : Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror.

[msnimje]

[longfellow]

Did 60 ask the Saudis?.........

[federal]

60m@cbsnews.com

Tell seeBS what you think of a convicted felon coming to the defense of a admitted perjurer and impeached ex President.

Ask them why when they ran their forged TANG document story against President Bush they didn't run a rebuttal nor did they even mention that it might not be the truth.

[Quaker]

Louis Freehs new book: My FBI : Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror.

Bubba's team is Stuck On Stupid if they think anyone will believe Sandy Burglar.

[JohnLongIsland]

that's like putting on spiro agnew to rebuff watergate charges against richard nixon.
so we could assume that from now on sixty "dispicable" minutes will give people rebuttal time from the schmear campaign they do every week.

[nathanbedford]

So, we have a man who has been proven as a matter of scientific test to be a liar, defended by a man who pled guilty to stealing state secrets, on an issue involving state secrets, on a network program that has tried to throw the last election with counterfeit documents. And they are all Democrats.

Does it get any more surreal than this?

[Toadman]

There's a friggin surprise... CBS defending the Clintons. Maybe they'll higher Dan Blather back just to read the statement.

[Toadman]

Oops... I meant "hire."