Report: CIA knew two Sept. 11 hijackers in U.S

cnn.com ^ | June 2, 2002 Posted: 12:46 PM EDT (1646 GMT) | Reuters

[DallasMike]

The CIA is not allowed to pass info up to the State Dept? Pentagon? The FBI?

I understand that this is the case but, in anticipation of writing a letter to the stupid Dallas Morning News, would like to see a reference as to when this was done and who sponsored?

FR researchers -- here's your chance.

[Spar]

What?? The FBI should not be investigating Chechnya?? But if a man enters the nation with link to Chechen jihad organizations that is the trigger!!!!

[marajade]

Up until John Ashcroft changed the guidelines the FBI was only to investigate domestic crimes and the CIA was to investigate foreign crimes... And now Ashcroft is getting creamed by people like you for it...

[marajade]

Okie dokie but not his first year in office like you stated. In other words, you lied.

[Spar]

No it is not the case. The CIA is supposed to and is required to hand over info to the Justice Dept and the State Dept. But what does it matter, as my article show the FBI passed along nothing either, and they did have authority.

Again I ask, what is it about Bosnian and Chechen and Albanian connections of the 9/11 terrorists that made the FBI and CIA not only not investigate but in the case of the FBI actively sabotage investigations.

[Spar]

Bull, marajade!!! What you wrote about the FBI's and CIA's jurisdictions is an over-simplification and I am blaming Clinton not Ashcroft.

Meanwhile what can we make of this information?:

From Newsweek: Alleged Hijackers May Have Trained at U.S. Bases The Pentagon has turned over military records on five men to the FBI

or this:

From the NYPost: INS says visas issued to terrorists because government agencies never told of their terror links

What's up with that?

[marajade]

They weren't allowed by law to share information amongst themselves either...

[Spar]

don't kid yourself, yes they could and do all the time--well not in this case anyway....

[marajade]

And the FBI had specific guidelines as to what they could do with it... It had to meet PC before anything could be developed. Aschroft changed that and is now getting crucified for it.

[rdavis84]

"What?? The FBI should not be investigating Chechnya?? But if a man enters the nation with link to Chechen jihad organizations that is the trigger!!!!"

You might point out that the FBI being constrained from investigating overseas is bullfeathers ----

FBI sending veteran Mideast investigators to Yemen after deadly blast
By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI assembled a team of veteran Middle East terrorism investigators Thursday to send to Yemen to investigate the explosion that killed U.S. sailors aboard the USS Cole in a port there. The first agents dispatched came from the nearest FBI outpost, the FBI legal attache's office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

FROM ---- FBI sending veteran Mideast investigators to Yemen after deadly blast

[rdavis84]

"Up until John Ashcroft changed the guidelines the FBI was only to investigate domestic crimes and the CIA was to investigate foreign crimes... And now Ashcroft is getting creamed by people like you for it..."

Try Again.

[marajade]

what did i say that was in error?

[NormsRevenge]

By Our Own Representatatives, We Been Setup
By Our Own Elected Officials, We Been Told 'SHUT-UP'
Then The Feds tell Us, Get Ready to Get Blow'd UP

A Pattern developing :-? A Whole Lot of UPs we are getting shoved Down our collective throats, wouldn't ya say?

[Alan Chapman]

Okie dokie but not his first year in office like you stated. In other words, you lied.

Well, I don't know where you get your news from but I visit about a dozen or so Internet news sites on a daily basis to find out what's going on in the world. GWB has been on the campaign trail since he took office, promising federal subsidies to every special interest group that he believes will generate votes and support for him and other Republicans in the coming elections. He's promised everything from more federal money for education, to presription drugs, to crop subsidies. He didn't just start doing it this year.

[Alan Chapman]

They weren't allowed by law to share information amongst themselves either...

Since when were they concerned about breaking the law?

[Spar]

I am not concerned about that. I see a pattern where Muslim men with links to organizations that had agendas that overlapped with aspects of Clinton foreign policies somehow had "get out of jail free" cards.

[lawdog]

Excuse me the CIA doesn't "investigate", it is not a law enforcement agency. It collects information and is responsible for sharing such with other government entities.The FBI has gone "global" since the mid-90's.

[marajade]

The point is the FBI doesn't have a global charter they have to obey US law when they do that.

[marajade]

Your definition of campaign trail must mean something completely different than mine. You are a LP and vote LP why do care even if he campaigns or not.

[lawdog]

Of course because they must prosecute cases through US attorney's office.