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Wonder how many liberals will get 'Kerryed Away' by denying what's right, and taking what's left? TO ALL--Support our 'Free Republic'--it doesn't come without a price.

Clinton had lots of Senate help in sowing the seeds for 9-11, IMHO.

Thanks for your reply and continued enthusiasm. The two brain surgeries have taken me back a bit; but, I can't help trying to bring out how severely Kerry's past actions in the Senate on BCCI and the foreign relations committee have hurt our country. Am following and participating as best I can. So good to see that many have not 'dropped the ball' as I have.

"CLINTON COULD HAVE PREVENTED 9-11"

Too bad Kerry didn't have the 'cajones' to pursue the recommendations of his Senate 'committee' after Clinton got elected in '92. He just decided 'not gonna do it, wouldn't be prudent' -- Maybe Kerry could have prevented 9-11 and deserved some respect from 'ALL' Americans.

"Bless me Father for I have sinned. I am for Abortion, Same sex marriage, Birth control."

May you be blessed in the knowledge and revelation of Him, BIGZ."

"John Kerry and his Harvey the Rabbit leaders"---@worldnetdaily (Hugh Hewitt)

Bet the BCCI report isn't one of those things that Kerry will choose to bring 'out of the hat'.

I know this is an 'oldie', but it sure provides ample insight into the 'character' of Kerry--his interests ABOVE the country's interests, regardless of cost, IMHO.

Also from Section 11--

"In the case of BCCI, former CIA officials, including former CIA director Richard Helms and the late William Casey; former and current foreign intelligence officials, including Kamal Adham and Abdul Raouf Khalil; and principal foreign agents of the U.S., such as Adnan Khashoggi and Manucher Ghorbanifar, float in and out of BCCI at critical times in its history, and participate simultaneously in the making of key episodes in U.S. foreign policy, ranging from the Camp David peace talks to the arming of Iran as part of the Iran/Contra affair."

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The 'timing' of this report's release during the 'lame duck' session of G.H.W. Bush is incredible. Why didn't the Clinton Administration go after this like a hound after a fox? It all happened during the Reagan/Bush years with a Democrat Congress.(Kerry knew, Clinton knew--why weren't the 'sheeple' advised?)(Because we can't handle the truth?)

From Section 11--BCCI, the CIA, and Foreign Intelligence, Introduction

"On July 23, 1991, CIA director Webster replied to Senator Kerry's May 14 request by letter, admitting to the existence of two documents concerning BCCI, which were described as "extremely sensitive" and therefore restricted to being held by the Senate intelligence committee.(5) On reviewing these memoranda, Senator Kerry recognized that the earlier of the two documents, created in early 1986, contained startling information -- that the First American Bank in Washington was secretly owned by BCCI. The distribution list attached to the memorandum indicated that the CIA had communicated this information at the time to the Treasury Department. These was no indication that either Treasury or the CIA had ever advised the Federal Reserve, the primary regulator of First American, of this critical information.(SNAFU?)

Senator Kerry asked Judge Webster to declassify immediately the fact that the CIA had known as of 1986 that BCCI owned First American, and to begin the process of declassifying the entirety of both memoranda. On July 31, 1991, the CIA advised Senator Kerry that he could reveal the information concerning BCCI's secret ownership of First American, but no other information from the memos. The CIA had not yet acknowledged its own use of BCCI to the Subcommittee, or provided access to any other materials prepared by the CIA concerning BCCI.

When the single sentence from the 1986 memorandum was declassified, Senator Kerry supplied it immediately to the Federal Reserve, whose counsel expressed shock(I TELL YOU) that the CIA, Treasury, State Department, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency had possessed this information in 1986 and never provided it to the Federal Reserve.(6)

On August 2, 1991, with Congress in recess, acting CIA director Richard Kerr chose to provide the first public account of the CIA's involvement with BCCI at the National Press Club, to a group of high school students, who were not permitted to ask questions.

During the August recess, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence began its audit of the CIA's relationship with BCCI, and requested that the CIA provide its auditors with all documents prepared by the CIA concerning BCCI. In the same period, the CIA began its own internal reviews of its handling of BCCI, including a management review, an intelligence review, and an "independent investigation" by the CIA's statutory Inspector General.(7) By the end of August, 1991, the CIA had determined that there were several hundred reports on BCCI by the CIA, of which perhaps four dozen contained substantial information regarding the bank.

Through early October, 1991, in response to further requests from Senator Kerry, the CIA continued to refuse to declassify any of the remainder of the information concerning BCCI on the ground that to do so might imperil sources and methods. The CIA also remained unwilling to permit staff outside the Intelligence Committees to review this material. As CIA legal staff later explained it, the CIA was unaccustomed to providing information pertaining to oversight issues to staff outside the Intelligence Committees, and felt uncomfortable with the questions being posed by the Subcommittee.(8)

Ultimately, Acting Director Richard Kerr agreed to testify before the Subcommittee concerning BCCI in public, after Senator Kerry advised the CIA that the nomination of CIA director Robert Gates would be delayed until the CIA provided such testimony."

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Senator Kerry did some good work here, why did the 'report' get buried by the Clinton Administration?--And what 'courage' did Senator Kerry show once HIS party moved into the White House--NONE, that I could see.

What did John Kerry do with this report as a Senator, and just how responsible is he, and this committee responsible for 9-11?

What did Kerry know about the 9/11 threat? (See BCCI report and recommendations by his Senate Foreign Relations Committee.) When did he know it? (December, 1992-during the G.H.W. Bush 'lame duck' session.) And, what did Kerry and the Clinton Administration do with the recommendations in 1993? (Sent it to the big 'gubmint' warehouse in the sky) Had Kerry and the Clinton Administration ACTED on the BCCI report recommendations, 9/11 could have been prevented, IMHO.

Voting for John Kerry? Read this first First the upset in Iowa, and now New Hampshire, it looks like John Kerry is in familiar territory, the road to political victory. John Kerry is running on his own coattails as a decorated Vietnam Veteran, and has even Max Cleland stand by his side to tout his greatness. Apparently, Mr. Cleland didn't do his research. As this article reveals, John Kerry may not be who he says he is. I know that's a stretch, since he's a politician and all, but, see for yourself.

National Review Online

http://www.nationalreview.com/owens/owens200401270825.asp

"Today, Sen. Kerry appeals to veterans in his quest for the White House. He invokes his Vietnam service at every turn. But an honest, enterprising reporter should ask Sen. Kerry this: Were you lying in 1971 or are you lying now?"

To stop the outflow of American jobs, all that is required is to: repeal the minimum wage law...

Too bad this one isn't seen as an option--it would give the American public high school 'graduates' a shot at getting an entry-level job on which to build a life and their 'self-esteem', after years of meaningless educational promotions within the failed FEDucation system.

The 'affairs' dominate the headlines and talkshows; but, the politics of Kerry and the other Socialists are the real danger to what's left of our 'free' society. Kerry's 'work record'(See the BCCI 'link' and report) shows arrogance and unconcern for those non-elites which I and most middle-class Americans are.

Two of the 12 recommendations from Kerry's BCCI Sub-committee report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1992.(Report filed and buried in December of 1992 in the 'lame duck' session following Clinton's electon)--

3. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND STATE DEPARTMENT UPGRADE THE TRACKING OF FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ACTIVITIES, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH INSTITUTIONS.

4. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE CONGRESS CONSIDER WHETHER ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CIA'S ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION.

NOTE: Think of how many lives could have been saved on 9/11 had Kerry and the Senate done something about the 'known' INTELLIGENCE failures.

Don't forget co-author of the BCCI report(Senate-buried December, 1992)


http://fas.org/irp/congress/1992_rpt/bcci/


"The BCCI Affair"

Kerry's 'livable world' support and 'judgment on the big decisions' match up well with his 'burying' of the BCCI Report

Yes, very interesting. I find the 'timing' most interesting. Clinton is elected November, 1992. This report comes out and is buried during the Bush 'lame duck' session in December of 1992. Clinton takes office January, 1993, and 'Hillary Care', Reno and Waco's 'Branch Davidions' take over the headlines. To me, today's intelligence problems are more of a coverup than a failure--perpetuated by 'esteemed colleagues' on both sides of the Congressional aisle.

Check out the Senators who buried these recommendations--

http://fas.org/irp/congress/1992_rpt/bcci/


Check out the Senators who buried these recommendations-- The BCCI Affair A Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate by Senator John Kerry and Senator Hank Brown December 1992 102d Congress 2d Session Senate Print 102-140

The Anti-war(anti-Bush) protestors are gaining support for our troops at home and abroad, IMHO as well.