Terrorists had a friend in Clinton White House called Robin

economic times ^ | 9/29/01

[knak]

Our Political Bureau

NEW DELHI

MANY functionaries of the United States State Department, who handled South Asia under the Clinton Administration, may have to face embarrassment when the Bush regime gets down to locating the factors that made it easier for terrorists to carry out the September 11 carnage.

These functionaries, it is reliably learnt, ignored the warnings about the activities and intentions of the terrorist groups operating out of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

One of such reports had come from Michael Sheehan, the head of counter-terrorism wing of the State Department. Sheehan’s report also listed the measures that the US should have taken to prevent its homeland security from being breached.

The fact that his recommendations were ignored was one of the reasons why Sheehan left the State Department to take up a job with the United Nations.

Mention is also being made of the notes put up by the former assistant secretary of state for South Asia Karl Inderfurth. He is also believed to have alerted against the looming threat and asked for urgent remedial measures.

These facts are sure to surface once the Bush regime has taken care of its immediate priority: Retaliatory strike against the harbourers of terrorists.

While the aftermath of the terrorist attack has seen partisan quarrels taking the backseat, some uncomfortable questions about the failure to foil the terrorists are sure to be asked when the focus shifts to the domestic preparedness to deal with the threat.

Attention is sure to be focused on the role of Robin Raphel, former assistant secretary of state, in downplaying the threat from Taliban, as the gaze turns inwards.

The diplomat who had upset India by her insensitive remarks over Kashmir, aggressively pushed for staying engaged with the Taliban even when evidence available with the State Department pointed to the futility of winking at the abysmal human rights record and fundamentalist agenda of the clerics ruling from Kabul.

The examination of documents may give a new turn to the debate on whether there was an intelligence failure behind the success of the terrorists.

Sources, who are familiar with the contents of the reports submitted by the counter-terrorism and South Asia desks of the State Department, feel that attacks were perhaps facilitated by the failure to act on the intelligence available with it.

[knak]

I did a google search with her name and Iran. This link came up:

Muslim World Monitor, Issue 53: Part 1 of 2

... Robin Raphel Meets Dustom. ... is still not clear whether Raphel promised Dustom such support from ... the operations. Pakistan, Malaysia, Iran, Turkey and other Muslim ...

www.iap.org/news/MWM/mwm531.html - 26k - Cached - Similar pages

But it's a 404 not found page. Anyone know this "Dustom" guy's story? I have subsequently found out he was a communist general who defected to the masoud.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"All Ready to Rat.......Those Who 'You' Dislike........."

As an American and Viet Nam Vet I dislike
ANYONE who disregarded the warning signs.
Don't you?
Do you consider Ann Coulter a "rat" also?
Author: Ann Coulter Future Widows of America: Write your Congressman

[Roebucks]

Click on the link in my post # 52 for an article on Dunston, page down to 2nd or 3rd story...

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...and why have TV Diversions JESSIE -& CHELSEA away from the CLINTONS own worst misbehaviors now suddenly come forward as BILL CLINTON is reduced to walking the Streets of New York to cover for himself...?

...Don't JESSIE's 'Go/no go to the Taliban TV Story' and CHELSEA's 'I was nearly killed at the World Trade Center' TALK Magazine Story smack of BILL CLINTON's Impeachment Media Diversion M.O. ...?

...When are we going to see the CLINTONS-3 silently dancing on a Florida Beach on TV once more...?

[agrandis]

These facts are sure to surface once the Bush regime has taken care of its immediate priority...

Nah. Bush will "move on." WJC will soon have a place in the new Dept. of Homeland Security, along with Condit.

[BellStar]

Osama bin Laden's brother owns a small General Aviation Airport here called Houston "Gulf" Airport, it has charter planes, helicopters and can also accommodate Small Business Class Jet's on it's 5200 ft runway.

[1rudeboy]

ok, thanks

[Husker8877]

She is just one more Clinton co*****ker! These are exactly the types of things we (who figured the Clintons out long ago) KNEW would be bubbling up for years to come.

And still, most liberals refuse to assign blame to the founder of their religion of Clintonism. They continue to worship the sorry bastard.

He and Hillary (and the minions they own) are partially responsible in a direct way for the terrible acts perpetrated on our great country. Seeing either of them ooze their way into press conferences and photo ops is so sickening, I must turn them off.

Unfortunately, we'll never be fully rid of them. LIke the pall of death, their stench will remain embedded in our collective minds. I'm trying to get used to it...

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"when the Bush regime gets down to locating the factors that made it easier for terrorists to carry out the September 11 carnage."

I have faith that President Bush will dig in and find all the factors,
regardless of what political party they belong to.

Voice your support for President Bush in this challenging time!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...BUSH is committed to holding those accountable who did this to US and who knew about it in advance.

...The Enemy is now Within...

...and it is the CLINTONS-3.

[Bahbah]

Call out the fashion police on that dress.

[Carry_Okie]

Outstanding find.

[BellStar]

Thanks for the link. Glad to get a chance to pledge my total support.

[CommiesOut]

see

[freekitty]

Sounds like a fall guy to me, or someone to do the dirty work. What disturbs me is how Clinton is trying to upstage our President. Why is he possibly trying to distract(Clintons are experts at that)? This smells. I realize he and she are lower than skunks; but stupid they ain't. Why is he trying to distract? Could it have to do with the Beast's run for the Presidency or their connections with the Middle East? Whatever, it stinks.

[CommiesOut]

13 December 2000

[gov_bean_ counter]

All the Lib newsies have been telling us that the Pubbies gave us the Taliban as a biproduct of the Afgan war against the Soviets. Can you say, "Liar, liar, pants on fire". Clinton and Co. gave us the Taiban. Why, apparently so a campaign supporter could get an oil pipeline.

[kcvl]

ROBIN LYNN RAPHEL
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS

Ms. Raphel was sworn in as the first Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs on August 6,1993.

Ms. Raphel was born in Vancouver, Washington, and spent all of her childhood on the West Coast. Graduating from high school in Longview, Washington in 1965, she went on to the University of Washington to study history and economics. She spent her junior year at the University of London studying history. She returned to England after graduating for a year at Cambridge University before taking a teaching job at a woman's college in Tehran, Iran. After leaving Iran in 1972, Ms. Raphel returned to the U.S. to study economics at the University of Maryland. After finishing her Masters of Arts degree, she first went to work for the federal government as an economic analyst at the CIA. From there she went to Islamabad, Pakistan, where she joined the Foreign Service and worked on detail to USAID as an economic/financial analyst.

Upon returning to Washington in 1978, Ms. Raphel worked in the State Department in several capacities -- Economist in the Office of Investment Affairs, Economic Officer on the Israel Desk, Staff Aide for the Assistant Secretary for the Near East and South Asian Affairs, and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. In 1984 she was posted to London where she served in the U.S. Embassy as a Political Officer covering Middle East, South Asia, African and East Asian issues. She moved to South Africa in 1988 as Counselor for Political-Affairs at the U.S. Embassy. From August 1991 until August 1993, Ms. Raphel was the Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India.

Ms. Raphel is married to Leonard Ashton. They have two young daughters.

[Nita Nupress]

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[ChaseR]

"The fact that his recommendations were ignored was one of the reasons why Sheehan left the State Department to take up a job with the United Nations."

No need to read any further. Forgone Conclusion - already drawn!