Posted on 07/25/2002 11:35:25 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
How could we have been so blind?
That's the question everyone asks with regard to the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.
Why weren't we prepared? Why didn't we get Osama bin Laden when we had the chance? Why weren't the American people warned about the threat of Islamic terrorism? Why weren't more precautions taken?
For the first time, veteran FBI agents are describing a dramatic shift in emphasis at the agency directed by President Clinton.
As WorldNetDaily Washington bureau chief Paul Sperry wrote in yesterday's exclusive report, the Clinton administration chose to focus its intelligence-gathering forces on white, "right-wing," Christian militia groups – at the expense of analyzing data about Islamic terrorism.
This dramatic change in emphasis took place even while Arab nationals were flocking to U.S. flight schools in anticipation of the dramatic hijackings of Sept. 11.
According to the report, some 40 boxes of material left over from the World Trade Center bombing investigation, which lasted through the 1990s, "were never gone through." Many of the Arabic documents were never even translated. Another seven to eight boxes of evidence from the Manila, Philippines, side of the investigation also were never examined, say the FBI agents.
I hate to say it, but I told you so.
Way back on Nov. 1, just six weeks after the terrorist attack, I explained my theory about why we missed it – why we never saw it coming.
How did I know? Because I have a memory. Because I observed the Clinton administration up close and personal. Because, as a victim of Clinton administration civil liberties abuses, I could see it had another target in mind – any other target than Islamic terrorism. The Clinton administration determined to use the FBI as a weapon in its own war against its domestic political enemies. It had no concerns whatsoever about real foreign or domestic threats to the safety and security of the nation.
Back in 1999, well after the first attack on the World Trade Center, after the Oklahoma City bombing and after the downing of TWA Flight 800, the Clinton administration's FBI put out a report on terrorism.
It was called Project Megiddo.
And it explained, in no uncertain terms, that right-wing Christian terrorists posed the gravest danger to the republic and were most likely to incite violence in the months and years ahead.
This was the mindset of the Clinton administration. Right-wing Christians were the perceived threat. They were the enemy. Islamists got short shrift in the FBI report. As I suggested last year, bin Laden was probably bent out of shape by the slight.
The Project Megiddo Report goes a long way toward explaining why the FBI went to great lengths to avoid seeing, hearing or touching any evidence of a Middle East connection in the Oklahoma City bombing. It explains why most Americans are unaware of the fact that Islamist terrorist groups indeed claimed responsibility for downing TWA Flight 800 over Long Island Sound. It explains why the Clinton administration viewed the World Trade Center bombing as some sort of aberration that could be ignored, rather than allow it to serve as a warning of bigger things to come.
It's also worth recalling that while relaxing with a group of reporters after the 1996 elections, Bill Clinton said he owed his political revival to the Oklahoma City bombing. Think about that. Why was that so?
In 1994, Clinton was on the ropes politically. No one expected him to be re-elected. The Republicans had swept into power in both houses of Congress for the first time in a generation. But then that bomb went off.
"It broke a spell in the country as people began searching for common ground again," Clinton explained.
What did Clinton do? He blamed talk radio for broadcasting "a relentless clamor of hatred and division." He planned with the FBI a new anti-terrorist strategy with sweeping new powers.
Thus, the investigations of the Oklahoma City bombing, the TWA Flight 800 downing and the World Trade Center explosion all became politicized. Only evidence that led in one direction would be gathered and evaluated. Evidence that pointed to a conspiracy that pointed anywhere but to right-wing Christians would be ignored, discarded and covered up.
It seems unbelievable, but it's true.
Clinton's own Justice Department inspector general had to admit that the Oklahoma City bombing investigation offered one of the worst examples of de facto evidence tampering by the FBI crime labs.
The FBI had no scientific evidence for concluding the OKC bombing was the result of an ammonium nitrate fertilizer bomb. The Justice Department found that the explosives unit simply guessed that the bomb was made of 4,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate after the FBI found a receipt suggesting Terry Nichols had purchased that amount. No tests were conducted. No detonator was recovered.
There was no explanation offered for reports broadcast widely the day of the bombing that two other larger bombs were found unexploded in the Alfred P. Murrah Building. The FBI steadfastly refused – even to this day – to accept or examine evidence suggesting Nichols had contact with Islamic terrorists and that some were on the scene the day of the bombing.
Few paid any attention to the World Trade Center bombing trial, which brought to light evidence of a much broader Islamist conspiracy.
Few media outlets bothered to tell the world of the Islamist groups that claimed to have brought down TWA Flight 800.
Thus, the FBI put all of its terrorist eggs in one suspect political basket – the right-wing Christian basket. That's where the FBI focused its attention officially beginning in 1996, the record shows.
Is it any wonder why they missed the real terrorists? Is it any wonder why they looked in all the wrong places for all the wrong reasons? Is it any wonder that 3,000 Americans unnecessarily lost their lives as a result?
Let me conclude by saying Clinton bears a tremendous amount of responsibility for politicizing the FBI. But let me add that unless the current administration recognizes the deliberate frauds that were perpetrated on the American people, holds those responsible accountable and makes the necessary changes in the agency, it will be equally culpable.
And, more importantly, we will never solve the real problems of terrorism that are plaguing this country.
My sentiments exactly, friend.
JH2 - all - This is the 2nd article from WND - yesterday's article by a different WND writer....name escapes me - with reports from FBI people themselves (some only on conditions of anonymity) saying the same as Joe Farah says in this article.
This is the crime of the century, America.
The Clinton / Demarxocratic Party's attack on Christians in this country was full bore on many fronts - but most especially on this "terrorist" front - holding "Christian right wing exremists" as the most dangerous terrorists out there.
Total myth.
All the while the REAL TERRORISTS worked their evil with no stopping them from our vaunted security forces which had been dismantled and reformed by the Clinton Crime Mafia to go after the "only group that stood in their way" - the Christian "right wingers" of this country.
How any multiplied millions in taxpayer money was spent by the Clinton Crime Mafia going after one Eric Rudolph, for instance????? Had that same money and surveillance been used to go after the REAL terrorists among us, the ones plotting the deaths of Americans all during the 90's, during Clinton's terms, I have no doubt that Osama would have been lying in some grave somewhere dead and unable to hurt us - BEFORE PRESIDENT BUSH sent our boys after him - after his deadly plots exploded into our nation's life on Sept 11th, 2001!
The FBI and the CIA became tools of the Clintons and the Dems to go after the enemies they perceived - not America's enemies - CLINTON'S ENEMIES - right wing Christians!!!
The Defense dept became a tool to help the Terrorists and the Marxists of the world - some Islamic, some not - in Kosovo - in Cuba - in the PLO.
But we must understand that this "evil" is still there - still threatening the survival of our country as a Free Republic. But we should unite to form a huge class action lawsuit (wouldn't that be sweet) to go after the Clinton administration, namely Bill and Hillary Clinton, for gross dereliction of duty and outright betrayal of the oath to protect and defend the Constitution and this country! (Remember it was a co-"Presidency" = more like co-"mafia don-ship")
Joe Farrah knows it. Paul Sperry - that's the other WND writer - knows it. Many in the FBI and CIA know it. The Islamic Terrorist know it.
We must make sure the entire world and its history writers know it - and we - the people - must rise up as one to demand these Clinton criminals - causing much more harm than any corporate CEO - be brought to justice!!!!
A lot of people will think that Clinton just F'd-up again.
They will be wrong. This walking pile of dung never does anything unintentional.
Only his partner, the marxist, junior senator from NY hates the US more.
Election 2004 can't come quick enough for these two traitors.
BTTT...MUD
March Fer Justice/Liberty III...
October ??, 2002...
Steps of the United States Capitol Building...
12-?... Be there or be part of the FReepin' problem!!!
Quite Sincerely...MUD
for dixie,sw
I doubt very serious that Clinton will ever be imprisioned because the "power brokers" would see this as hurting U.S. prestige in the world and because he is privy to sensitive national secrets. In my opinion - if the intelligence community "makes" a hard connection between him and the 911 terror, he would likely be met with great unfortune.
Based on local response, we're into the dozens now...LOL!!
FReegards...MUD
free dixie,sw
JH2's got that trademarked...have you paid yer royalties?
"I doubt very serious that Clinton will ever be imprisioned because the "power brokers" would see this as hurting U.S. prestige in the world and because he is privy to sensitive national secrets."
Clinton hurt America's prestige when he was elected--and reelected--POTUS...we are regaining stature as a Society by holding him accountable fer his crimes, IMHO. As fer the National Secrets...how much more info can he sell to our Enemies imprisoned than he can running around the Globe?!
"In my opinion - if the intelligence community "makes" a hard connection between him and the 911 terror, he would likely be met with great unfortune."
That would be unfortunate, IMHO...I want him to live a long, healthy life being some Bubba's Beee-ahhtch in a Federal Prison 'til the day he dies a sad, lonely, discredited, wretched ol' fool!!
See ya in October...MUD
Of course you are...that's why we shall win...
"FWIW...The Righteous Shall Triumph!!"
(To be sung to Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth")
There's somethin' happenin' here...it ain't Right...Vile Left, they Rule by Fear!!
ATF men in a tank over there, slaughterin' kids whilst they knelt in prayer!!
It's high time we INDICT T-Mac...PUNK Dem's Clown!!
DNC Chairman...who killed Ron Brown?!!
There's bad men doin' Wrong...They'll win The Fight, unless the Right is Strong!!
Bold people must speak OUR minds...we're gettin' too much resistance from OUR side!!
It's time we ROUT Lib'rals, TRASH DemClowns!!
High time fer Justice to now Rebound!!
Clinton feels he can't be beat...Med'yuh Poltroons, they're Effete!!
Forgivin' wrongs, Press parrots Slick's LIES!! Most of them say, "Slick Willie's OUR GUY!!"
It's time we STOP DemRATS...Stop DemClowns!!
Big Guv'ment's shakin' OUR Country down!!
Rev-o-lutions start slow...but Limbaugh's Legions shall grow!!
Evil Wins when the Good are afraid!! Step outta line...the time's come fer Right to hold sway!!
We shall INDICT T-Mac...Stop Left's Clown!!
All ya good FReepers, come help us out!!
We gotta STOP Clinton...Crush Slick's Crown!!
Ev'rybody help what's goin' down!!
We're gonna STOP Lib'rals...STOP DemClowns!!
Destroy Lib'ralism...let's do it NOW!!
12/29/2001...MUD
Terrance P.(unk) McAuliffe is Complicit with ALL the EX-Traitor-in-Chief's Campaign Finance Abuse Felonies and TREASON!!! Here's how we GIT Slick Willie...
It's High Time the Right INDICTED DNC Chairman Terry "Punk" McAuliffe, IMHO, of course!!
Clinton's Imprisonment is Contained within the Discovery Phase of the Terry McAuliffe Trial!!
INDICT DNC CHAIRMAN TERRY MCAULIFFE...NOW!!!!
Let's Roll...MUD
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