Sunday, February 13, 2005
When Sleeping Dogs Lie
What does the Bush administration do when faced with more proof of being asleep at the wheel pre-9/11? What they do so well: Lie. And then lie some more.
Recently declassified documents related to 9/11 show that there were indeed warnings of the attacks (including over 50 warnings to the FAA about planes being used as weapons) as well as a 13-page strategy document outlining the threat and given to Condoleezza Rice, who has denied ever receiving such reports. "No al-Qaeda plan was turned over to the new administration," Rice wrote in an op-ed article for the Washington Post in March. Oh yeah? Check out the 13-page strategy memo written by Richard Clarke in Jan. of 2001 that is now posted on the National Security Archive website.
That's lie number one. And it's a pretty big one, especially to the families of the 3000 victims of 9-11.
Lie number 2 involves the White House's attempt to cover up this information by wrongfully classifying it as "secret" until after the election. Unbelievable.
My anger is no longer targeted at an administration that has made an art out of lying and misinformation (WMD anyone?); I think it's more comtemptible that voters chose to put aside their ethics and vote for this bunch of inept liars.
Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/13/2005 | 2001 papers: Al-Qaeda cells in U.S.
Recently declassified documents related to 9/11 show that there were indeed warnings of the attacks (including over 50 warnings to the FAA about planes being used as weapons) as well as a 13-page strategy document outlining the threat and given to Condoleezza Rice, who has denied ever receiving such reports. "No al-Qaeda plan was turned over to the new administration," Rice wrote in an op-ed article for the Washington Post in March. Oh yeah? Check out the 13-page strategy memo written by Richard Clarke in Jan. of 2001 that is now posted on the National Security Archive website.
That's lie number one. And it's a pretty big one, especially to the families of the 3000 victims of 9-11.
Lie number 2 involves the White House's attempt to cover up this information by wrongfully classifying it as "secret" until after the election. Unbelievable.
My anger is no longer targeted at an administration that has made an art out of lying and misinformation (WMD anyone?); I think it's more comtemptible that voters chose to put aside their ethics and vote for this bunch of inept liars.
Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/13/2005 | 2001 papers: Al-Qaeda cells in U.S.
