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JoFerret

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Wed Mar-24-04 01:29 PM
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Clinton approved killing bin Laden

Edited on Wed Mar-24-04 01:31 PM by JoFerret

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=1&u=/ap/20040324/ap_on_re_us/sept_11_commission

WASHINGTON - Bill Clinton (news - web sites) gave the CIA (news - web sites) "every inch of authorization that it asked for" to carry out plans to kill Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), the former president's national security adviser testified Wednesday, bluntly disputing claims that the spy agency lacked the authority it needed.

"If there was any confusion down the ranks, it was never communicated to me nor to the president and if any additional authority had been requested I am convinced it would have been given immediately," Sandy Berger said

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kcwayne

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Wed Mar-24-04 01:32 PM
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1. Gee, and I thought that when they launched a cruise missle

to take out Bin Laden (and unfortunately missed) that they were just trying to piss him off.

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whistle

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Wed Mar-24-04 01:41 PM
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3. It was actually 60 cruise missiles...

...which could have been viewed as a laser light show :nuke:

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xultar

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Wed Mar-24-04 01:40 PM
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2. To hear the RW spin it Clinton shot over a Birthday Missle w/balloons

and a Cake.

Isn't For J.C. when you shoot a missle you are trying to kill some one not send them a warning.

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