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New York Times story prompted Clinton to question CIA's info on bin Laden, according to newly rel
foxnews.com ^ | 7/18/14 | foxnews.com

Posted on 07/18/2014 3:16:40 PM PDT by ColdOne

When a New York Times article cast doubt on the accusation Usama bin Laden had a hand in the 1998 bombings of African embassies, President Clinton questioned his own CIA, according to a note he scrawled to his national security adviser

The memo, part of a 1,000-page release of documents Friday afternoon by the National Archives, was written after the president apparently read an article in the self-professed "paper of record" casting doubt on the U.S. Justice Department's case that the Al Qaeda mastermind was involved in the Aug. 7, 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Some 224 people were killed in the twin attacks, including 12 Americans.

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full title....New York Times story prompted Clinton to question CIA's info on bin Laden, according to newly released memo
1 posted on 07/18/2014 3:16:40 PM PDT by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

It looks like Sandy Berger missed a few papers...


2 posted on 07/18/2014 3:18:55 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ( "For those who have fought for it, Life bears a savor the protected will never know")
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To: ColdOne

So he was getting all his information from the newspapers before Mr. Obama made it fashionable?


3 posted on 07/18/2014 3:19:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: ColdOne
This is good.

We need more reminders of what happened during the Clinton administration.

Hillary Clinton especially is a master at sweeping it all under the rug but the truth is we had a scandal a week back then just like with Obama.

4 posted on 07/18/2014 3:40:11 PM PDT by what's up
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To: ColdOne

What an imbecile.


5 posted on 07/18/2014 4:36:55 PM PDT by sgtyork (Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy)
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