BOOK: NEW EVIDENCE DOCUMENTS HOW DC FAILURES LED TO BIN LADEN'S RISE TO POWER...

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[Paul Atreides]

BOOK: NEW EVIDENCE DOCUMENTS HOW DC FAILURES LED TO BIN LADEN'S RISE TO POWER; Top Administration Officials Tell How Clinton And Key Cabinet Members Turned Down Numerous Opportunities To Nab Bin Laden...

[Paul Atreides]

That's all there is on Drudge so far. Whose book is this?

[witnesstothefall]

I'm sure it's more of the Posner book preview, wherein revelations are offered on the help and encouragement Bin Laden rec'd from our allies Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

[TomServo]

NEW EVIDENCE DOCUMENTS HOW DC FAILURES LED TO BIN LADEN'S RISE TO POWER...

Also in the news - the sun will rise tomorrow morning...

[Peach]

hmmm. If we read of any authors dying mysteriously in the next few days...

[Paul Atreides]

[TomGuy]

[Paul Atreides]

:-)

[witnesstothefall]

I'm sure I'm wrong. Seems there's a whole bunch of books coming out detailing Clinton's failed presidency.

[KantianBurke]

- shrugs shoulder - Yet another book here to tell us what we already know about Clintugula but the rest of the nation could care less about.

[Republic]

Paul? IS THIS TRUE???????? Is there a book out by this title? Is someone, FINALLY, SQUARELY pinning the the lack of attention paid to bin laden upon bill clinton and his ineffectual gang of immature, but terrific billy butt kissing advisors????????

I was sure you were referring to Posner's book upon which commentary is running here on FR today..........but this, THIS, is a book title I find irresistable.

Oh say this is so!

What do you know of this author? Of this book? I am astounded.

[Paul Atreides]

Let's see:

Dereliction of Duty

The book mentioned on this thread

What are the others? I'm with you, in that there seem to be a lot of them, but those two come to mind. I have a bad memory at times.

[TomGuy]

thbookservice.com review

Losing bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror
Miniter, Richard

Order Losing bin Laden now and we will ship it to you as soon as it is released by the publisher on September 2, 2003.

Years before the public knew about Osama bin Laden, Bill Clinton did. Bin Laden first attacked Americans during Clinton's presidential transition in December 1992. He struck again at the World Trade Center in February 1993. Over the next eight years the archterrorist's attacks would escalate killing hundreds and wounding thousands -- while Clinton did his best to stymie the FBI and CIA and refused to wage a real war on terror.

Why?

The answer is here in investigative reporter Richard Miniter's stunning exposé that includes exclusive interviews with both of Clinton's National Security Advisors, Clinton's counter-terrorism czar, his first CIA director, his Secretary of State, his Secretary of Defense, top CIA and FBI agents, lawmakers from both parties and foreign intelligence officials from France, Sudan, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as on-the-scene coverage from Sudan, Egypt, and elsewhere.

For eight years the archterrorist waged war on America, and President Clinton did virtually nothing . . .

Losing bin Laden is a dramatic, page-turning read, a riveting account of a terror war that bin Laden openly declared, but that Clinton left largely unfought. With a pounding narrative, up-close characters and detailed scenes, it takes you inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and within some of the deadliest terrorist cells that America has ever faced. If Clinton had fought back, the attacks on September 11, 2001, might never have happened. In Losing bin Laden you'll learn:

• The new evidence that Clinton knew about Sudan's offers to arrest bin Laden -- but ignored them in order to focus on the 1996 presidential election

• Why Clinton even refused to receive Sudan's vital intelligence files on bin Laden's network

• How Clinton scuttled a secret offer from the United Arab Emirates to arrest bin Laden -- and also rejected a plea from Yemen for help in capturing the terrorist

• Revealed for the first time: how Clinton and a Democratic Senator stopped the CIA from hiring Arabic translators -- while phone intercepts from bin Laden remained untranslated

• Drawn from secret Sudanese intelligence files: bin Laden's role in shooting down America's Black Hawk helicopters in Mogadishu, Somalia -- and how Clinton manipulated the news media to keep the worst off America's TV screens

• The warning that Clinton missed -- a week before the deadly shoot-out in Somalia

• How Clinton's top officials first learned about bin Laden -- but did nothing

• The-never-before told story of the Saudi government attempt to assassinate bin Laden

• The real reason Clinton refused to meet with his first CIA director

• The untold story of bin Laden's five declarations of war on the U.S. from October 1996 to May 1998 -- threats Clinton ignored

• How Clinton ignored intelligence and offers of cooperation against bin Laden from Afghanistan's Northern Alliance

• The 1993 World Trade Center attack: Why Clinton refused to believe it had been bombed; why the CIA was kept out of the investigation; and how one of the FBI's most trusted informants was actually a double agent working for bin Laden

• Disproved, once and for all: the liberal myth that the CIA funded bin Laden

• The untold story of a respected Congressman who repeatedly warned Clinton officials about bin Laden in 1993 -- and why he was ignored
• How the Predator spy plane -- which spotted bin Laden three times -- was grounded by bureaucratic infighting

• Plus much more, including appendices of secret documents and photos, as well as the established links between bin Laden and Saddam Hussein's Iraq

Richard Miniter appears regularly on Fox News to discuss terrorism, and has written for the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, National Review, and many other publications.

Losing bin Laden is a story -- and one hell of a lesson -- that the reader will never forget.

[Paul Atreides]

This is the first that I have heard of the book. So far, the graphic of it on Drudge just leads to Amazon.com's listing of the book. Like you, I want to read this book. Where is the Posner thread?

[Osage Orange]

You wrote:

"I'm sure I'm wrong. Seems there's a whole bunch of books coming out detailing Clinton's failed presidency."

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Wow...it must be a vast right wing conspiracy.

FRegards,

[TomGuy]

regnery publishing review

Losing bin Laden: How Bill Clinton’s Failures Unleashed Global Terror
by Richard Miniter
Regnery Publishing, Inc.; ISBN: 0895260743
Hardcover - 256 pages (September 2003)

Years before the public knew about bin Laden, Bill Clinton did. Bin Laden first attacked Americans during Clinton’s presidential transition in December 1992. He struck again at the World Trade Center in February 1993. Over the next eight years the archterrorist’s attacks would escalate killing hundreds and wounding thousands—while Clinton did his best to stymie the FBI and CIA and refused to wage a real war on terror.

Why?

The answer is here in investigative reporter Richard Miniter’s stunning exposé that includes exclusive interviews with both of Clinton’s National Security Advisors, Clinton’s counter-terrorism czar, his first CIA director, his Secretary of State, his Secretary of Defense, top CIA and FBI agents, lawmakers from both parties and foreign intelligence officials from France, Sudan, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as on the-scene coverage from Sudan, Egypt, and elsewhere.

In Losing bin Laden you’ll learn:

• The new evidence that Clinton knew about Sudan’s offers to arrest bin Laden—and why he ignored them
• The never before told story of the Saudi government attempt to assassinate bin Laden
• Why Bill Clinton refused to meet with his first director of Central Intelligence
• Drawn from secret Sudanese intelligence files, the never-before-told story of Bin Laden’s role in shooting down America’s Black Hawk helicopters in Mogadishu, Somalia—and how Clinton manipulated the news media to keep the worst off America’s TV screens
• How Clinton ignored intelligence and offers of cooperation against bin Laden from Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance
• How Bill Clinton scuttled a secret offer from the United Arab Emirates to arrest bin Laden
• The 1993 World Trade Center attack—why Clinton refused to believe it had been bombed; why the CIA was kept out of the investigation; and how one of the FBI’s most trusted informants was actually a double agent working for bin Laden
• Why the CIA never funded bin Laden—despite the liberal myths
• How Clinton ignored Yemen’s pleas for help in arresting bin Laden—in 1993
• The untold story of a respected Congressman who repeatedly warned Clinton officials about bin Laden in 1993—and why he was ignored
• Revealed for the first time: how Clinton and a Democratic Senator stopped the CIA from hiring Arabic translators—while phone intercepts from bin Laden remained untranslated
• How the Predator spy plane—which spotted bin Laden three times—was grounded by bureaucratic infighting.
• Plus much more, including, appendices of secret documents and photos, as well as the established links between bin Laden and Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.

Losing bin Laden is a dramatic, page-turning read, a riveting account of a terror war that bin Laden openly declared, but that Clinton left largely unfought. With a pounding narrative, up-close characters and detailed scenes, it takes you inside the Oval Office, the White House Situation Room and within some of the deadliest terrorist cells that America has ever faced. If Clinton had fought back, the attacks on September 11, 2001 might never have happened.

Losing bin Laden is a story—and one hell of a lesson—that the reader will never forget.

[Peach]

Freepers - ask your library to order this book. Spread the word. Give it as Christmas presents.

[Peach]

Howling: would you be willing to use your ping list for this new book on how Clinton let bin Laden go and could have prevented 9/11? Interviews with former Clinton administration officials and unprecedented access to new information.

Freepers - give the book as Christmas gifts. Ask your library to order the book.

Never forget.

[TomGuy]

from Steve Forbes:
Fact and Comment
Steve Forbes, 09.15.03, 12:00 AM ET

Helping bin Laden and Saddam

It appears congress is about to impose gratuitous and extremely harmful restrictions on our military's ability to employ special operations forces in routine but unpublicized operations. The Senate sneaked a nasty provision into a report accompanying the 2004 intelligence authorization bill. This provision would require the Pentagon to go through the same bureaucratic procedures to utilize its special ops that our intelligence agencies must undergo before engaging in clandestine intelligence and counterintelligence operations.

So, if we discovered an al Qaeda group of guerrillas operating, say, in the Philippines, we could no longer promptly attack them with near-the-scene commandos. Instead, the Pentagon would be required to obtain a presidential directive, wherein the President would formally declare such an action to be in the national interest. Then the White House would be required to send its finding to Capitol Hill, where it would have to pass before the chairmen of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, among others, before getting the green light. This process could take days, even weeks. By that time, the opportunity would have long passed.

Needless to say, this is head-in-the-sand stupidity, especially when a quick response is vital to successfully fighting terrorism around the world. The President--not the Senate and the House of Representatives--is Commander-in-Chief. We need more flexibility, not more rigidity, both in deploying our special operations forces and in undertaking covert-action intelligence operations.

Imagine if we had had to go through this bureaucratic rigmarole every time ground commandos wanted to move against the Taliban in Afghanistan after 9/11. There is no rationale whatsoever for redefining traditional military activities as some form of intelligence operation. The President should put an abrupt stop to Congress' attempt to play backseat general/admiral by vetoing any bill that includes such a constitutionally usurpative provision.

How could a Republican Senate even consider such a destructive move, one that would only bring joy to our terrorist enemies?

The U.S. Let the Monster Grow

Losing bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror--by Richard Miniter (Regnery, $27.95)--chronicles in grim, eye-popping detail how the Clinton Administration mortally bungled our pre-9/11 efforts against global terrorism. The author tapped an extraordinary array of sources to piece this sorry tale together. This book delivers a devastating blow to the former President's reputation. When Clinton took office, Osama bin Laden was a two-bit player in global terrorism. By the time George W. Bush took office, bin Laden was a master of that hideous universe, with cells in 55 countries and a record of numerous successful attacks against U.S. targets. Read this book and you won't wonder why bin Laden thought the U.S. was a paper tiger that, despite its strength, lacked the will to effectively fight Islamic fanaticism.
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[Paul Atreides]

If Clinton had fought back, the attacks on September 11, 2001 might never have happened.

Bubba only has the courage to attack Republicans, former girlfriends, and assault victims.

[Republic]

Confessions of a Terrorist ( Al Qaeda leader's explosive allegations )

is the title of the thread running today by author Posner.

It is riveting...read the article, Paul, it is fascinating!!!