Did Clarke see the PDB before 9-11?

[moondust]

If so, when? And what did he do about it?

If he didn't were they hiding it from him?

[LittleApple81]

1. Remember: he was in charge of cyberterrorism, not terrorism any more.n/t

[moondust]

2. In August already?

I was thinking that came later. (I should just go buy his book.)

[Jazzgirl]

5. Go buy the book!

I just started reading it last night. Had to track it down from Amazon and the overnighted it to me. It reads almost like a Clancy novel and grabs you from the beginning. I haven't seen any mention of this PDB yet.

[revcarol]

3. Wasn't he still in counter-terrorism on 9/11?

On 9/11,9/12,9/13 HE RAN THE DAMN COUNTRY!!

[moondust]

4. Yes.

You are correct. Cyberterrorism came later.

[ThomWV]

6. I Doubt Very Seriously That He Saw It

I doubt that anyone outside of the "Principals" ever saw it.

[moondust]

7. "Make sure Dick Clarke gets a copy of this."

Wouldn't you want this particular PDB in the hands of the White House counterterrorism staff in addition to it being at the CIA?

[ThomWV]

8. I Don't Think So

I'll tell you why, and this is just my theory, so it could be just as full of shit as anything else I suppose.

I don't think that Bush actually trusts anyone he didn't bring with him. Clarke was kept becasue he had Republican roots and he was extremely competent, but I doubt very much indeed that he was a trusted confident of the President. It is said that Bush is doggedly faithful to those who support him, a snake against those who don't, and could not give a tinker's dam about anyone else. I think Clarke fell into the third catagory, they needed him, so they kept him, but Bush certainly kept him at a distance. I think that when Cheney said that Clarke wasn't in the loop what he really meant is that he was not in Bush's inner circle of trusted advisors - the faithful, so to speak.

Just my theory anyway.