Clinton blew it on bin Laden: ex-CIA official

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | October 2 2006 | ROBERT NOVAK

[Southack]

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/071106D.shtml

[riverdawg]

MIchael Scheuer ... will lie to promote his own agenda ..."

So, what is his agenda, and what lies has he told to further it?

[bagman]

I read his Through Our Enemies' Eyes (with some long subtitle), which was mainly written before 9/11/01 and was revised before publication after that. Scheuer used open information in writing the book which is an examination of the world from the viewpoint of al-Quaeda and Bin Laden. It's a good book, and I recommend it.

Imperial Hubris was written later, and, in it, Scheuer contradicts some of his points in Through Our Enemies' Eyes, claiming that he had gotten it wrong in the first book. Given that the second book is more of an attack on Bush, some skeptics suspect that facts in the first book got in the way of arguments in the second, so the facts had to be denied. Unfornately, I've forgotten what was at issue here. So, Scheuer has an agenda. I would rank him high above Richard Clarke, but then Clarke's reputation for veracity ranks only slightly higher than Clintons, IMHO.

[armchairadmiral]

If Clinton "blew it" on Bin Laden, maybe that is why Bin Laden is so mad! Clinton just keeps spreading his 'stain'...

[justa-hairyape]

... None of that is true. We're at war because of what we do in the Islamic world."

That is quite an agenda. So we are at war because of what we do in Indonesia ?

[Southack]

see post #21

[Southack]

c # 21

[USNBandit]

Are you linking a truthout editorial as supporting material or as a joke?

[Jaysun]

Thanks for all of that information.

[vpintheak]

Hey Woodward put this in your next book, a-hole.

[PISANO]

The MSM's duplicitous double standard is so overt and overwhelming that, at times I question, my own sanity.

The way in which the MSM treats and reports on Republicans is completely different for ANY given situation, than it is for Democrats.

Watch HOW fast this Foley debacle dissappears from the NEWS, IF [when?] somehow this is PROVEN to be a DNC/DIM sting operation done for political purposes right before the election!!

[T.L.Sink]

I think there are at least two journalists who are very tough interviewers: One is Chris Wallace who, as any observer of FOX will know, is equally persistent with good follow-ups for ALL guests. He didn't let Rumsfeld or several others in the administration off the hot seat in his interviews.

The other is Tim Russert who, despite his Democratic background, is also a tough examiner. His great interrogation and exposure of Jeb Bush's gubernatorial opponent was a factor in Jeb's electoral victory.

Too many reporters are just shills for some ideology or party and waste everyone's time with softball questions -- Chris Matthews e.g.? - but a good reporter does his homework, knows the issues, and the past viewpoints of the ones he's interviewing.

[nopardons]

bttt

[Hildy]

Yea, I guess. It's just so frustrating as illegal immigration grows and all the crap that's NOW, we talk about then...it's just useless, IMHO.

[Southack]

The left-wing source attacks Michael Scheuer for his lies, including for his lies against the Bush Administration.

If anyone had a reason to protect him, it would be the far Left.

Yet they don't.

[Sans-Culotte]

Is this man, Michael Scheuer, credible? I know nothing of him.

Based on this comment of his: "We're at war because of what we do in the Islamic world", I'd say not.

[Chode]

OHhhh WOe is me...
whys everybody always pickin on ME???

[USNBandit]

I would caution believing anything that truthout says, whether you like the content or not. Besides being completely motiviated by their misguided ideology they also seem to have a problem with making up facts.

These were the folks that said Rove was going to be indicted.

[digger48]

And you get your information from Truthout?

no thanks

[Jaysun]

Based on this comment of his: "We're at war because of what we do in the Islamic world", I'd say not.

And I'd agree. Thanks.