And he was in our sites!
Posted on 08/19/2005 7:52:43 AM PDT by Maria S
The CIA's former Bin Laden desk chief revealed Thursday night that Clinton administration lawyers warned counterterrorism agents that Osama bin Laden had to be kept as comfortable as possible if they captured him during planned raids into Afghanistan.
"The lawyers were more concerned with bin Laden`s safety and his comfort than they were with the officers charged with capturing him," former Bin Laden desk chief Michael Scheuer told MSNBC's "Hardball.
"We had to build an ergonomically designed chair to put him in, [for] special comfort in terms of how he was shackled into the chair," Scheuer explained. "They even worried about what kind of tape to gag him with so it wouldn`t irritate his beard."
"The lawyers are the bane of the intelligence community," the former CIA man lamented.
Concerns like that, as well as foot dragging by the White House, resulted in one missed opportunity after another to get the al Qaida terror mastermind, Scheuer said.
"We had at least eight to 10 chances to capture or kill Osama bin Laden in 1998 and 1999. And the government on all occasions decided that the information was not good enough to act," he claimed.
Although sharply critical of President Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq , the CIA counterterrorism specialist put the blame for bin Laden's escape firmly on Mr. Clinton.
"In terms of which administration had more chances, Mr. Clinton`s administration had far more chances to kill Osama bin Laden than Mr. Bush has until this day," Scheuer said.
"We had to build an ergonomically designed chair to put him in, [for] special comfort in terms of how he was shackled into the chair," Scheuer explained. "They even worried about what kind of tape to gag him with so it wouldn`t irritate his beard."
You just can't make up stuff like this....
Yeah. We need to have a chair that fits him well like... "Sparky"
Why? Anyone?
WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER WITH THIS COUNTRY?!
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Bubba was equally concerned with Monica's comfort under his desk. He's just THAT KINDA GUY!
LOL--now that's what I call "good thinking"! I can't believe how truly awful the Clinton admin was--yes, we heard things, and yes, we knew they were terrible people--but these stories coming out now are just amazing.
Sorry for the caps Admin Moderator. I'll go take a walk.
No licenses to hunt liberals.
Eight horrible years of the clintoons!
(Shakespeare, "King Henry VI")
Leni
"Sorry for the caps Admin Moderator. I'll go take a walk."
Why apologize for just expressing what the rest of us think right now!
I really hope Rush, Sean, et al, pick up this one today! And if you think YOUR "shouting" is over the line, just wait until Michael Savage starts in. Ai-Yii-Yii!!
maybe we should send cindy to the president who's actually responsible for her sons death.. bubba
any links to transcripts?
Bill was just a really caring kind of guy, I believe after he raped Juanita Broaddick she had a bruised face and lips.
Ole Bill told her as he left that she had better go see a doctor about them, Just a hell of a guy always worried about the "little" people.
AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Great idea! This would be a good article to post to Cindy's website.
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