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Admittedly, I hit from the left a little more than from the right. But, some (the Washington Post, in this case) media are piling up the paper to prove that Bush, Cheney, and others had plenty of "unspecific" warning about potential terror strikes to the U.S. from al-Qaeda prior to 9-11. Check the Post's Panel Says Bush Saw Repeated Warnings (washingtonpost.com). A snip:
By the time a CIA briefer gave President Bush the Aug. 6, 2001, President's Daily Brief headlined "Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US," the president had seen a stream of alarming reports on al Qaeda's intentions. So had Vice President Cheney and Bush's top national security team, according to newly declassified information released yesterday by the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.It seems to me that former Republican governor (New Jersey) Kean is shilling for the GOP by putting the boots to the F.B.I. Although they obviously didn't do their job as well as one might have hoped, doesn't it seem like just a little bit of misdirection? A bit of sleight-of-hand to keep the eye off the presidency? Look here at the NYTimes.
In April and May 2001, for example, the intelligence community headlined some of those reports "Bin Laden planning multiple operations," "Bin Laden network's plans advancing" and "Bin Laden threats are real."
By the time a CIA briefer gave President Bush the Aug. 6, 2001, President's Daily Brief headlined
Posted by Grayson at April 14, 2004 08:05 AM