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What Clinton Didn't Do . . . . . . .and when he didn't do it.
Opinion Journal ^ | September 27, 2006 | RICHARD MINITER

Posted on 9/27/2006, 11:21:41 PM by Conservative Coulter Fan

Bill Clinton's outburst on Fox News was something of a public service, launching a debate about the antiterror policies of his administration. This is important because every George W. Bush policy that arouses the ire of Democrats--the Patriot Act, extraordinary rendition, detention without trial, pre-emptive war--is a departure from his predecessor. Where policies overlap--air attacks on infrastructure, secret presidential orders to kill terrorists, intelligence sharing with allies, freezing bank accounts, using police to arrest terror suspects--there is little friction. The question, then, is whether America should return to Mr. Clinton's policies or soldier on with Mr. Bush's.

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1 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:21:41 PM by Conservative Coulter Fan
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

Ann Coulter was on Hannity and She said that Clinton lied over 6 times in that Interview.

He is a shamless Scumbag.
He should be getting a nobel peace Prize any day now.


2 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:35:55 PM by LtKerst (Lt Kerst)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

good post


3 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:36:18 PM by JessieHelmsJr
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To: LtKerst

LOL......sad but true.


4 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:39:35 PM by MamaLucci (God Bless Our Troops)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan
FBI Warns Of Millennial Violence Risk (It wasn't about Al Qaeda. The domestic right was feared.)
5 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:40:31 PM by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

In the Wall Street Journal...very interesting.


6 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:44:15 PM by air pappy (one last chance)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

BTTT


7 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:44:20 PM by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: LtKerst

He claimed he "authorized" Bin Laden's assassination, but Miniter informs us: "The first hurdle was cleared in the spring of 1998. In the middle of "Monica-gate," Clinton signed a secret memorandum of notification — informally called a "finding" — that explicitly allowed the CIA and other U.S. armed forces to take actions that might lead to bin Laden's death. Before the finding was signed, the military and the CIA were supposed to avoid any action that might, conceivably, result in the death of bin Laden or other targeted persons. Unfortunately, the finding was not a death warrant. Clinton's order did not overturn a long-standing ban on political assassinations. The legal distinction was Clintonesque: Bin Laden could be killed accidentally, but not on purpose. So, a covert team could accidentally shoot bin Laden in the crossfire, but not aim at him. At least inside America's increasingly rule-laden intelligence services, this was seen as a major bureaucratic step forward. Operatives no longer had to avoid actions that might set off a chain of events that might possibly result in bin Laden's death. If bin Laden was killed, the covert team would have little to fear from military or Justice Department lawyers. Ordinarily, if a covert operation turned lethal, a federal criminal investigation could be launched."


8 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:50:09 PM by Conservative Coulter Fan (I am defiantly proud of being part of the Religious Right in America.)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan
Miniter is a real expert on this topic. He's written a couple of books worth reading. Thanks for posting this fine rebuttal to the hyper-partisan Clintonian distortions.
9 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:54:42 PM by elhombrelibre (Civilization and democracy are under attack around the world, so Liberals attack Bush.)
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To: LtKerst

"Ann Coulter was on Hannity and She said that Clinton lied over 6 times in that Interview."
I believe she's very right. The problem with Billy Bob Clintoon is thathe doesn't live in the same world we do. So in his mind he's right, living in Never Never Land.


10 posted on 9/27/2006, 11:59:57 PM by JOE43270 (JOE43270, God Bless America and All Who Have and Will Defend Her.)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

What Clinton was really focused on istead of al Qaeda & it wasn't just Monica:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708922/posts


12 posted on 9/28/2006, 1:03:53 AM by Bokababe ( http://www.savekosovo.org)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

bttt


13 posted on 9/28/2006, 1:15:28 AM by Christian4Bush ("Ma'am, you don't have to thank us. You just go beat him for us." Soldier to Irey re: Murtha)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

I recommend that EVERYONE read Miniter's book "Losing Bin Laden", which is an excellent, excellent read on the subject. This man IS one of the experts on this topic. Thanks for posting this!


14 posted on 9/28/2006, 1:23:32 AM by alwaysconservative (The Clinton rage: Why God invented YouTube (Podhoretz))
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From the article: ...how a petty dispute with an Arizona senator stopped the CIA from hiring more Arabic translators.

Do you know any more about that?
15 posted on 9/28/2006, 11:55:25 AM by Fawnn (Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person - Faith makes things possible, not easy.)
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To: Fawnn
According to the link below, which is an excerpt from the book, AZ Senator DeConcini repeatedly blocked funds for Arabic translators:

http://frontpagemag.org/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=9672

I had forgotten this. (BTW, I stink at linking, so you have to cut and paste, sorry!)

16 posted on 9/28/2006, 12:39:17 PM by alwaysconservative (The Clinton rage: Why God invented YouTube (Podhoretz))
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17 posted on 9/28/2006, 4:05:32 PM by Caleb1411 ("These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own." G. K. C)
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To: alwaysconservative

Thank you for the link/info. (I'd wondered if it was another case of a McCain grandstanding trick. Guess not.) ;)


18 posted on 9/28/2006, 6:07:30 PM by Fawnn (Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person - Faith makes things possible, not easy.)
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To: Bokababe
"What Chris Wallace Should Have Asked Bill: "Mr. President, why did you aid Muslim terrorists in the Balkans?"
19 posted on 10/9/2006, 10:09:39 PM by Conservative Coulter Fan (I am defiantly proud of being part of the Religious Right in America.)
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To: Conservative Coulter Fan

Thanks for the ping, CCF!

Julia Gorin is always right on about this kind of thing. I am just surprised that Ann Coulter has never gone after Democrats about their failed Balkan policies -- or even more importantly, gone after why Clinton was fixated on Milosevic (who while not necessarily a good guy, was no threat to us) when he should have been focused on bin Laden & al Qaeda who were an obvious threat. It's not like Ann is shy!


20 posted on 10/9/2006, 10:24:33 PM by Bokababe ( http://www.savekosovo.org)
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