Are George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice really as clueless as they are claiming to be? Bush and Rice are both on the record misstating what was in the 6 August 2001 PDB (Presidential Daily Briefing). They both insist the information was only “historical” and “not actionable.” They apparently are not alone in their faux ignorance. Republican partisans and even some members of the media are busy bolstering the spin that this was “an historical memo.” Absolute nonsense!
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The PDB revealed another very fascinating item—the analyst who wrote the piece had access to details about FBI investigations. This is something I never had access to when I was writing PDBs. It was forbidden territory.
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In other words, Bill Clinton has opened some level of cooperation between the FBI and CIA. The FBI, in a break with tradition, was telling the CIA what it was doing in some measure. Unfortunately, with the benefit of hindsight, not enough was shared.so, what, exactly WAS being shared, and did they discuss this at all?
It is true that the piece did not contain specific details about the plot that was launched subsequently on 9/11. However, the details that are included in the piece are so alarming that anyone familiar with the nature of Bin Laden and Al Qaeda should have asked, “What are they planning and what can we do to stop it?”Larry Johnson is one of the CIA agents who's been most outspoken in revealing how screwed up things have been, to put the kindest slant on things
the entire Tom Paine article is very informative. I wanted to put the whole thing up
leave it at this point, that should be SHOUTED from the rooftops by anyone interested in knowing the truth.....meaning Kerry campaign, anyone?
make sure you read the entire story
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http://tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/10224
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