Giuliani: 9-11 Probe Should Include Clinton Administration

NewsMax.com ^ | 5/19/02 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that any investigation into what the Bush administration knew in advance of the 9-11 attacks should also probe the Clinton administration.

After an address to Georgetown University Law School graduates, Giuliani was asked about New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's call for a probe into the possible mishandling of 9-11 warnings by the Bush White House.

"The information that we're talking about, a lot of it goes back to 1998 and 1999 when Mrs. Clinton's husband was president," Giuliani told the Associated Press.

The man who earned the title "America's Mayor" for his leadership in the wake of the World Trade Center attacks said that any 9-11 probe should look at both the Clinton and Bush administrations.

"Remember, the Bush administration, when this attack took place, was a very new administration and they had just inherited the intelligence apparatus put in place by the Clinton administration. So when you look at this, you're going to have look at both," he told the AP.

"We're looking at a continuous course of conduct here," Giuliani added. "I don't know that people should be playing that kind of game."

The ex-New York City mayor said he didn't think either the Bush or Clinton administrations had enough information to have prevented the 9-11 attacks.

Giuliani's call for a probe into Clinton's handling of pre-9-11 intelligence information on al Qaeda follows comments earlier in the day by New Jersey Sen. Robert Torricelli, who recommended a probe into what he called a "misallocation" of counterterrorism resources during the Clinton years. (See: Torricelli Calls for 9-11 Probe Into Clinton Intelligence Failures)

Learn more about the Clinton administration's failure to heed terrorist warnings preceeding the 9-11 attacks in NewsMax.com's exclusive "Off the Record" interview with former White House insider Gary Aldrich.

Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:
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Bush Administration
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[fabian]

bump

[D-fendr]

Now, back to you, Mrs. Clinton, er, Ms. Rodham.

[sleavelessinseattle]

Rudy...I'll never forget when he selected New York's Motto on David Letterman..."NY, My city can kick your city's ASS!!!" Gun Control issues aside, I love that Town, and I salute his commitment to a true accounting of X42(SOB should be tried for TREASON). I spit on the people who are using their celebrity to make money and acquire transitory fame by denouncing President Bush...I have a strong feeling that EVERY single person who made those statements was a Clintonista...EVERY Stinkin ONE!!!

[Ruth A.]

A bump for Rudy. This is a heavyweighter, unlike Hillary Clinton's wannbe yappings.

[2rightsleftcoast]

Totally agree!

[JPJones]

"The information that we're talking about, a lot of it goes back to 1998 and 1999 when Mrs. Clinton's husband was president," Giuliani told the Associated Press.

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[bybybill]

THere he goes again, one more time, Rudy ends the argument with the truth.

[Brasil]

Yesss, let's investigate why information on threats from terrorists were not handed over to the Bush administration at the change over.

[Kay Soze]

See- "Threat of US strikes passed to Taliban weeks before NY attack Here

All while fighting the dems accusations of creating a police state, enriching Carlysle Group Investors and war mongering to keep the white house.

Even now dems don't want the US to do anything about future terrorist threats.

[The South Texan]

I really like Rudy even if I disagree with his take on guns, gays, etc. This guy has alot more guts than about 85% of the Republicans in congress. At least he stood up for Bush.

[brat]

WTG Rudi! LOL

[poetknowit]

"Hey terrorist brothers; we can shoot TWA 800 out of the sky, even claim credit for it , and many trustworthy Americans will have seen the missile streak through their sky - and get this, they will come up with a cartoon graphic of their version of what happened! This means we can do anything we want to!"

And so they did.

[wattsmag2]

Now, back to you, Mrs. Clinton, er, Ms. Rodham.

er, MS. Bleeptch!!!

[Grampa Dave]

Rudy smashes a really big ball back into the Hilldebea$t's court to go with her two smaller balls!

While we are investigating terrorism Ms Hilldebea$t, lets look at the $50,000 donation that the American Islamic Terrorists gave you in the last election.

Then, we want to see the cancelled check to prove that you gave back the $50,000 in blood money they gave to you. I doubt very seriously if you returned that money. Lets see the cancelled check, Ms Hilldebea$t!

How much did the families of the Puerto Rican Terrorists give you and the bent one for his pardon to get them out jail. A terrorist is terrorist, Ms Hilldebea$t.

[Prodigal Son]

You go, Rudy!

[happygrl]

WOW, the First Rapist is REALLY plastered in #3; his Secret Service contingent look VERY annoyed.

Pray for these SS; they really have a cross to bear.

[sakic]

Should we include W's daddy and Reagan? How about Carter, Johnson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Taft, Lincoln, and Washington?