An Explosive New 9/11 Charge

Daily Beast ^ | August 11, 2011 | Phillip Shenon

[lbryce]

Michael Moore's done another mockumentary?

[Fishtalk]

Richard Clarke....his picture should be under the fake words loser-burger.

So okay, we can write books based on speculation now?

First, I hope it’s considered fiction. Second, even if true....so the CIA tried to recruit people who could speak both Arabic and English? It’s not unheard of. This is the Clarke nothing-body trying to be somebody again.

[nhwingut]

BS!

[McGruff]

Richard A. Clarke. Stopped reading right there. Anything he has to say is probably a lie.

[listenhillary]

I speculate that Clark abuses his wife and tortures small dogs.

[PieterCasparzen]

What a loser.

[nuconvert]

What a misleading opening sentence!

[Smokin' Joe]

...CIA Director George Tenet and two former top aides are fighting back hard against allegations that they engaged in a massive cover-up in 2000 and 2001 to hide intelligence from the White House and the FBI that might have prevented the attacks.

Whoa, there.

Does anyone recall the Gorelick memo?

It was Jamie Gorelick, who wrote the policy which stovepiped information from intelligence agencies and LEOs and prevented cross-checking and information sharing between agencies. (Probably to keep a bunch of the Clinton's deals under wraps).

Later she sat on the 9/11 commission (!), likely to find ways to quash or discredit any information which would have held the Clintons and others culpable in the attacks.

I see this as just another poke at the Bush WH, when the policies were put in place by the former occupants.

[BluH2o]

Clark is a egotistical weasel ... he’s managed to milk 9/11 for nearly the last ten years. He appears on ABC frequently in some sort of security consultant role. Early on he bashed the Bush administration concerning 9/11 ... mostly because Condoliza Rice was in the process of lessening his advisory role to the WH ... a position he held during the Clinton era.

[mad_as_he$$]

Ditto.

[AppyPappy]

So the Clinton administration tried to recruit these guys?

[mellow velo]

CIA ... allegations that they engaged in a massive cover-up in 2000 and 2001 to hide intelligence from the White House and the FBI ... .

OK, Clarke is a loon, but it may be interesting to see how his fellow loons on the left handle this paradigm shift. What are they going to chant if it can be shown that Bush *didn't* know and it *wasn't* Bush's fault?!

All sarcasm aside, Clarke is a loon.

[John W]

A Summary of Richard Clarke:

“Clarke speculates—and readily admits he cannot prove...”

[101voodoo]

Time for someone to cue up the “Aw, not this shit again” photo.

And 3-2-1.....

[ThunderSleeps]

"...suggests the CIA tried to recruit 9/11 hijackers... Clarke offers an incendiary theory that, if true..."

Ha, I can suggest anything, I can offer up theories all day long. Doesn't mean I'm not full of ... (just ask my wife!). This guy is selling something, puffing himself up. He's got an agenda. Throwing out unfounded, unsupported allegations is cheap. All he and his cohorts are doing is making the CIA defend themselves from ridiculous, but hard to completely disprove claims. Hard to prove a negative unless you open up the books on all the CIAs activities at the time and say "see, nothing in there about these jerk offs!" Even then, many will claim the CIA destroyed the records...

Hey, Clarke, you stop cheating on your wife yet? Sure, you claim you never have but... How's it feel with the shoe on the other foot so-to-speak?

[no-to-illegals]

Yes, Gorelick removed with approval of those at probably the highest level the ability of the agencies to talk to one another. It was a Wall not allowed to be penetrated. (imho) the agencies tried as best as was possible with the WALL in place to circumvent. The agencies failed, because of the Wall. The commission reminded me of the Warren commission, complete cover-up. Sorry Joe, did not mean for this to turn into a rant. My apology. Happy to see you remember.

[Perdogg]

I am not sure I believe this claim, but it would not surprise me if the CIA withheld information from President Bush, especially in the hunt for OBL.

[frankenMonkey]

Former national-security aide Richard Clarke...
Wasn’t he found in a closet with Bill Clinton’s panties on his head?

[lonestar]

...2000 and 2001 that two Saudi-born terrorists were on U.S. soil>>>

Duh! They were taking flying lessons!...

not landing lessons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!