[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Last night on our local news a story ran in which Bill Clinton AND Louis Freeh were portrayed as wanting more money and more focus on anti-terrorism for both the FBI and the CIA during those eight years from hell.

The story said that these funds and focus were prevented from being delivered to the FBI / CIA BY CONGRESS - which, of course, was controlled by Republicans since 1994.

THIS IS THE SPIN NOW.

The same story showed John Ashcroft and claimed that when he took office (finally - what month was that?) - he decided to shift the focus of the FBI away from anti-terrorism and to anti-crime efforts.

Then it showed a clip of him on LKL this week saying that he had now changed his mind (guffaw) and that the agency must focus on fighting terrorism as a top priority - by changing the way it operates (meaning the new rules that were implemented and the reorganization).

JUst passing on the latest spin.

Of course nothing was said about the fact that the Clinton "focus" on anti-terrorism had nothing to do with stopping terrorist attacks on America and everything to do with controlling the activities of people it wanted to control...especially political "enemies."

[Miss Marple]

Ashcroft is the current target. They figure if they can tar him, someof it will damage President Bush.

The news media are actively helping the enemies of this nation.

[Always Right]

Of course nothing was said about the fact that the Clinton "focus" on anti-terrorism had nothing to do with stopping terrorist attacks on America and everything to do with controlling the activities of people it wanted to control...especially political "enemies."

Clinton's idea of terrorist were right-wing groups. The sole focus of domestic terrrorism was militia groups, tax protestors, and religous organizations.

[vannrox]

I AM APALLED and ASHAMED of our CIA, NSA, FBI. You would think that they would of tightened up and straightened up after the botched Iran Uprising in the late 1970's. No, they only got worse.


It seems that the only agency that got powerful and was able to best use their resources was the IRS.