Are you all watching 60 minutes

[Bombtrack]

I'm pretty sure this is a big deal

[beachbum]

1. Huge

I am there.

[XanaDUer]

BIG BIG BIG DEAL.

Trust me, your instincts are correct.

[kanrok]

2. Holy shit.

[ET Awful]

3. VERY BIG

And he is NOT backtracking like O'Neill.

Oh SHIT. Urgent memo "impending Al Queda attack."

GODDAMN this is GOOD.

Damn I hope there's a transcript of this available tomorrow.

[Mel]

4. yes

no evidence of Iraqi terrorism this WH will say it is till hell freezes over!

[kanrok]

5. This is truly outrageous

Imagine, if you will, what the response to this would have been under Clinton.

[aquart]

14. We don't have to. Clinton "went to battlestations."

He isn't leaving the Shrub a bush to hide behind.

[Rooktoven]

45. that comparison was damning.

A proactive, concerned leader versus an irrational, detached one...

[BootinUp]

73. Also when Clarke

had the meeting with Wolfowitz, who was like why do you want to talk about Al Qaeda? Lets talk about Iraq, and Clarke says there hasn't been any Iraqi terrorism in 8 years!

[brainshrub]

6. Damn...I wish I had a TV.

[ET Awful]

7. This is beautiful . . . .

He flat out said that the level of chatter prior to 9/11 was similar to that in 1999 which Clinton took seriously (and thus stopped the attack on LAX).

[Crunchy Frog]

94. Off topic, but

you're kitty is just so damn cute. Sorry, I just had to tell you.:)

[ET Awful]

112. LOL . . . Thanks, I get off-topic posts like that frequently. . .

Everybody loves Quinn.

[aquart]

8. "Preserved in amber." What an indictment.

And "no Iraqi terrorism against the United States" from the time they tried to get Poppy until we invaded THEM.

George Tenet WAS on the job. Bushco wasn't.

Ooooh lovely. The Clinton administration "went to battlestations" and foiled a major attack. If BushCo had, they might have found out that al qaeda operatives were in the country.

This is brutal. No pussyfooting at all.

[calimary]

12. Unfortunately, must wait til it airs on the West Coast.

[Mel]

9. WH wouldn't even give him a meeting!

this is damning information! If Bush* isn't toast what will it take to wake the American people up?

[barbaraann]

10. Some of us are on the West Coast so we have to wait in utter

suspense. :(

[XanaDUer]

18. It's worth it...

I can see the shitstains in the WH underwear now.

Thank you Mr. Clarke.

[Nightjock]

11. Let's see Karl Rove spin this out of the headlines...

I think this one may be a lethal hit on president select. This is a frightening story of incompetence.

[mzmolly]

95. I think John Kerry's numbers just went up folks!

:toast:

Welcome Nightjock!

[Nicholas_J]

99. Yup

Clarke and Rand Beers quit for the same reasons. Pressure from the Bush Administration to find some Iraq connection to Al Qaeda. Beers has also been one of Clarkes closest friends for years. Kerry is staying nice and laid back this week and waiting for the media to start this one rolling.

[shoopnyc123]

13. As a New Yorker, it's gotten very emotional for me...

...this is sick. I just can't believe it.

[Mel]

28. I'm sorry I can only imagine

I'm in NC I wasn't in NY but I tell you this much it's enough to make any American recoil in disgust and fury regardless of where we live in this country this is horrible and unacceptable!
If up to me I'd say we impeach Bush*!

[aquart]

53. I live in Lower Manhattan.

I would go to George's hanging and eat popcorn.

No, no I wouldn't. I'd sit there and read a book.

[milkyway]

85. I know what you mean. Do you have kids? I have two kids and I'm always

wondering if I'm doing the right thing by them by continuing to live in Manhattan. On the morning of 9/11, I got them out of school and we watched the towers burn while walking home. I consider George Bush the number one threat to my children's lives. I get scared shitless just thinking about another four years of him in power.

[Hoosier]

15. He is gutting

Lil' George like a TROUT!

[Gen]

16. Hot Damn!

this is priceless.

[DancingBear]

17. This is amazing

Please America - listen.

[daveskilt]

19. someone want to get the rest of up to speed???

[Ilsa]

20. Tonight's show should be required watching for every voter.

Bushco has never had an interest in keeping Americans safe. It's been about their PNAC agneda. PNAC needs to be out there again so people will see the motivation, not just the negligence.

Damn bastards.

[handywork]

21. I love that he said

That the Clinton admin. was on point but that bushco sat on it's ass the whole time.

[NJCher]

22. I called every right winger I know

And told them to watch tonight. I'm taping it, too.


Cher

[brainshrub]

33. Can I have a copy?

[MessiahRp]

108. Please post a video of that for everyone up here :)

I loved that interview! I love when Stahl was trying to push what a great leaser Bush was after 9/11 and Clarke was like, "He made a great speech" and totally wrote him off. That has always been my feeling too, it's just the first time I heard someone say it on the news. :)

If you make an AVI/WMV of that Interview PM me so I can get a copy!

Rp

[in_cog_ni_to]

23. This is VERY damning to

the chimp and his cabal! I can't wait to hear the WH tell us how Clarke is a disgruntled employee. I hope he stays off of small aircraft. :(

[bunk76]

24. It is a huge story......

thats been floating around for months,now is the time for our elected leaders to force the press to cover it.If not, then it falls in our hands,frankly I trust the people of D.U.and others then the press or
our elected officials to put some sunlight on this story.It is high time the American people hear the truth, the whole truth,and nothing but the truth.Bush knew,and innocent people died because of the ineptitude of this administration.

[bushalert]

25. Wow.....

He's destroying Bush!!!! I love it.

[handywork]

26. hahahahaha

"I think he has done a terrible job on the war on terrrorism" -Clarke

[NJCher]

27. WTF? Red glasses?

Cher

[ochazuke]

29. BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11

BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11 BUSH IS TO BLAME FOR 9/11

Got it? Good. Now, go out and tell the world.

[aquart]

30. Does Bush REALLY refer to America as "the Homeland"???

It sets my teeth on edge.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

71. They'll bust out "Fatherland" sometime after the election, methinks...

[Ilsa]

31. Weak response from the WH.

Lame. Lame. Lame. These people should be in jail.

[kckc]

32. I'm grinning from ear to ear!

Leslie Stahl just hit him with the 2 independent witnesses who confirmed that Bush was trying to get him to implicate Saddam. You go girl!

on edit: I meant Stephen Hadley, #2 to Condi I believe

on edit again: oh hell, I'm so excited I can't type. Leslie confronted Hadley with the fact that 2 people could confirm Bush trying to get Clarke to implicate Saddam. SQUIRM!

[Crunchy Frog]

97. I couldn't believe it when I heard that.

I thought that actual investigative journalism was simply no longer practiced by the mainstream media.

I was amazed that they had actually gone out and talked to independent sources.

[calimary]

34. EVERYONE on here should respond by writing or emailing the media!

I am actually REposting this - from another DUer - I GRATEFULLY acknowledge DUer bigtree for coming up with this list and doing the heavy lifting on it. But it's SO WORTH IT to repost. PLEASE CONTACT SOMEBODY. ANYBODY! Or use the TOLL FREE Capitol Hill Switchboard number in my sig line, first thing tomorrow morning.

PLEASE PEOPLE! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! "60 Minutes" ENDS at the end of the 60 minutes. It's up to the rest of us to see that it lives on and keeps having an impact. This is VERY heavy stuff. Needs to be repeated ALL OVER THE PLACE! And, while you're at it, CBS needs to be thanked!

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[Leilani]

103. This is excellent!!

We must respond.

Force the media to cover this story!

And the 9/11 hearings are this week. Do you think the media will cover this, or is there a celebrity on trial?

Those of you with Repub Senators & Reps...call them & tell them you want Shrub impeached!

[countmyvote4real]

35. Finally!

How in the world can this country possibly reselect * now?

Not only do we know that the Iraq invasion was based on lies, we now know that 9/11 could have been prevented.

What the other networks do with this story, will show us their true colors.

[MO_Dem]

50. Yes, it's going to be interesting

to see how CNN manages to ignore this, or more likely, try to discredit this information.

[Nightjock]

36. Team Bush spin is bulls*** but ...

good enough to get him out of another lie. My initial excitement is gone. Unfortunately, Bush will not take a major hit.

[aquart]

47. Welcome to DU.

The last thing George had was 9/11 and he's just been sliced and diced on it.

Major, MAJOR hit.

[aquart]

37. George "strengthened" al qaeda and similar organizations.

Lordy mercy.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

38. Impeach

Shrub! NOW!

Who is calling their Congresspeople tomorrow to suggest this?

[enough]

61. Yes yes yes

Now is the time.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

39. Spin

The spin will be LIBERAL MEDIA - CBS - LIBERAL MEDIA:7

[Timefortruth]

93. Welcome to DU Spin!

The defense will be "liberal media" and a slanderous attack on Clarke. It was in the works weeks ago.

Here's a sample:

http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/143

[proud2BlibKansan]

107. And the same company that owns 60 Minutes

published Clarke's book. At least that's what I read on another forum that a repuke had posted. Anyone know if this is true?

[Amaya]

40. WOW!!

This is Wonderful! The truth is out... Thank you Mr. Clarke

Hey Bush... FUCK YOU!! :grr:

[seahawky]

41. White House Response?

The 60 minutes story is damning to the WH and Bush Campaign.
What in the world will be their response? 

[Mel]

42. We stepped right into Bin Ladens propaganda

just how many DU'ers said this is what was happening....hummmmmm?

A weak, weak, weak defense from the WH.
The WH says the book is so he can get a job in Kerry's campaign sorry this isn't going to fly he's worked for both Republicans and Democrats these fools don't and won't admit it's about the people of this countrys safety!

[BootinUp]

44. I wasn't a DU'er at the time

but I swear that I knew it.

:nuke:

[WilliamPitt]

43. But it's a big deal that Kerry went skiing, right?

Um...

[seahawky]

55. Mr. Rove: What do you do now?

The bush camp better responed quick to the 60 minutes piece or the story will dominated all media outlets the next news cycle. I hear the violins already!:nopity: :nopity:

[Bryan]

109. You're damn skippy

I mean, Clarke is tight with Beers, Beers is tight with Kerry... they had to know this was coming out this week, right? Perhaps I'm not giving Kerry's team enough credit for forethought, but this looks like sloppy planning or damned inconvenient timing. Hopefully, Kerry will be able to jump right on this as soon as he gets back...

[gristy]

46. Reuters story on this interview blames Clinton in very 1st paragraph

:mad:

Plenty to Blame for Terror - Republican Lawmaker
By REUTERS

Published: March 21, 2004

Filed at 6:34 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former top U.S. security expert is harshly critical of the Bush administration for failing to act on terror threats before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks but a Republican senator said on Sunday the blame reaches back to former Democratic President Bill Clinton.

In a book to be launched this week and in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview to air on Sunday night, former counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke said Bush "ignored terrorism for months" when he took office in early 2001.

But appearing on CNN's "Late Edition," U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said there were many to blame for the failures, going back to the Clinton administration in which Clarke also had a top role as counter-terrorism coordinator.

"There is a lot of blame to go around in all quarters," said Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican. "I think if we had put all of the factors together in advance ... then 9/11 could have been prevented."

more: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-security-bush-critic.html

[aquart]

57. Arlen Spector needs to go.

The old whore, I mean, warhorse, is just plain tuckered out.

[lancdem]

59. That's Arlen Specter blaming Clinton

He's one of my senators. :barf:

[BootinUp]

72. Hey Specter you jerk

We stopped them in '99 thanks to Clinton! you Asshole! :grr:

[DancingBear]

48. That was journalism at its finest

What an absolutely beautiful job by 60 Minutes. I never again thought I would see journalism as powerful and honest as this. For all the West Coast folks, please be sure and watch this piece. You will be angry, and you will know why it is imperative that * falls.

If you can, write 60 Minutes and thank them.

[aquart]

68. Done.

[BootinUp]

69. It was done very professionally

I sent a feedback to CBS saying exactly that. Clarke was credible as hell, Hadley looked like a liar. Maybe there is hope eh?

[JQ Public]

49. hmmm...

Just saw it...he said everything i expected him to say.

[AlinPA]

Good Lord. I can't believe I heard and saw that.

If America does not react, this country is indeed sick.

[handywork]

51. oh great

Well we can thank bush for recruiting terrorists all around the Arab world. Not that we all didn't know he has been doing this throughout the whole fucking war.

He fed right into bin laden's propaganda.

[boobooday]

52. Oh man oh man oh man

I turned my TV on, something I don't do but maybe three times a year.

WOW.

God, if this doesn't begin the impeachment, I don't know what it would take.

When does he testify before congress? This week?

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[gristy]

58. Tuesday and Wednesday

From the Reuters article:

Clarke, who headed a cybersecurity board before resigning from the Bush White House in February 2003 after 30 years of government service, is one of several former Clinton administration officials scheduled to testify on Tuesday and on Wednesday before the independent commission investigating the 2001 hijacked airplane attacks in New York and on the Pentagon that killed some 3,000 people.

[in_cog_ni_to]

60. The hearings start tomorrow.

He should be on sometime this week. LEAVE YOUR TV TUNED TO C-SPAN ALL WEEK. THIS is going to be GOOD! :bounce:

[countmyvote4real]

66. I think it will still take a BJ. That seems to be the bar

for impeachment on grounds of being unfit to serve or betraying the country.

[BootinUp]

75. Yea the country

takin it in the rear just doesn't rise to the level, bizarro world.

[DieboldMustDie]

81. It will NOT begin impeachment...

That would take a Democratic congress.

[gristy]

86. You aren't implying that a democratic congress is a prerequisite,

are you? I admit the bar is higher, but I think impeachment absolutely MUST be kept on the radar. It is possible. I think very few of the repukes in congress are insiders in the BFEE cabal. Admittedly, they are sheep, and they know the hand that feeds them. But there is a threshold. And even if that ultimate threshold is never reached, we DUers I think are well-advised to not only not dismiss the possibility of impeachment, but with intellect and reasoned argument, to promote it.

[daveskilt]

87. screw impeachment - this is treason

now does that mean orange jumpsuits or since he is technically the military commander can he be court marshalled?

[parasim]

54. TPM is on it as well...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/

[Skip Intro]

56. Didn't LS say Clarke would be testifying publicly about 9*11?

Does she mean before the 9*11 commision bush* just had hastert try to squash? The same one he only said he'd talk to for an hour, later backtracking. The same one condoliar refuses to testify under oath for.

Are we going to actually see some testimony, including Clarke, in public? Is that what LS was referring to?

[alcuno]

62. He's testifying in public this Tuesday.

If Condi wants to refute what Clarke says in PUBLIC TESTIMONY she's welcome to do it. Go testify. What is the WH going to be doing? Countering public testimony with WH press releases?

[napi21]

64. Wonder if c-span will air this live?

They do a lot of the hearings. I don't know how to find out now, just wait till Tuesday I guess.

I sure hope so, this will be glued to the TV time for sure!

[Skip Intro]

76. Thanks

Can't believe I didn't know that.

Wonder what the odds are that it will be broadcast?

[alcuno]

84. I would think it would be broadcasted.

I know Albright, Berger, and Clarke are all testifying to the 9/11 commission in public.

[napi21]

63. I just sent a "feedback" note to 60 minutes too!

If you go to their site and to the very bottom, click on feedback.

I think they deserve some Kudos for airing this interview. I know I thought ALL media was, and has been, running scared of this administration.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml

[alcuno]

70. Done

[eleny]

78. Thanks for the link

I also sent them a note of thanks for the interview.

[Adelante]

100. Sent mine, thanks nt

[enough]

65. My favorite detail -- Bush* with his picture-cards.

This whole interview was devastating. It almost seemed other-worldly, hearing someone on mainstream media dealing blow after blow, over and over, no letup, no apologies, so calmly and so forcefully.

But the neatest little detail was when Clarke talked about Bush* having asked for playing cards with the pictures of the Al Qaeda leaders on them, so he could cross them out when they were captured or killed.

He said he could imagine George Bush* sitting by a fire with his playing cards crossing out pictures, while every day there are more new terrorists being created by what we have done in Iraq.

What an image.

[swag]

67. No shortage of local press pick-ups

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=&p=richard+clarke

[DaveSZ]

74. It gave me a visceral reaction to think we could have saved all those

people on 9/11, in addition to avoiding this idiotic war.

[tameszu]

77. If you missed it, the CBS web article is basically a condensed transcript

Link:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/19/60minutes/main607356.shtml

It's a severe beating. If Kerry and the Dems cannot hang the Bushies by their short ones with this, we're completely screwed.

[gristy]

80. That's it folks.

It's a wrap.

[gristy]

79. This is a HUGE fucking deal

793 hits on google ("richard clarke" "60 minutes"): http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22richard+clarke%22+%2260+minutes%22&btnG=Google+Search

292 hits on news.google ("richard clarke" "60 minutes"): http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=%22richard+clarke%22+%2260+minutes%22&scoring=d

[RC]

82. Now maybe Impeachment proceedings will begin?

[DoYouEverWonder]

91. Wny wait for impeachment

these bastards should resign effective immediately.

[Nay]

83. OMG. This interview was absolutely unbelievable.

I never thought I would ever hear the straight poop, without a bunch of maybes, qualifiers, etc. Clarke REAMS Bush a new asshole, and the #2 (Hadley?) sounded like a lame liar. I sent CBS a thank-you note for this excellent journalism.

[bain_sidhe]

88. CBS, all is forgiven!!

And now I can start watching CSI again! I've been "boycotting" CBS ever since they refused the MoveOn ad, but let BU**SH**'s lying medicare ad stay on their airwaves. But this makes up for a lot. Thank you, CBS.

[zulchzulu]

89. What was disturbing was watching the Bush ads in between

I'm in Madison and there were the Bush ads in the commerical breaks.

We need to slam these muthuhs to the ground and firmly put the boot on their necks. Now!

[DancingBear]

90. My note to the folks at 60 Minutes

I would like to extend my thanks to everyone at 60 Minutes for the exceptional interview with Richard Clarke on this weeks (3/21) program. It was refreshing, to be kind, to see honest professional journalism find its way once again to "mainstream" television. The interview was presented in a fair and open manner, letting Mr. Clarke speak for himself and presenting rebuttal when called for.

In times like this, when questioning the President is seen by some as akin to treason itself, you said what needed to be said, and what many of us have feared for some time. May this interview yield many others, and may others now run with the courage that CBS has shown.

Thank you again,

xxxxxx
xxxxxx

[mzmolly]

92. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT

I missed it! :argh:

[zulchzulu]

96. Some downloadable video is on the CBS 60 Minutes web site

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml

Download the RealMedia file here (10MB):
http://www.cbsnews.com/media/2004/03/21/video607654.rm

[Nicholas_J]

98. Did you notice

WHen the White house Stooge said that they could find no one who could verify that the conversaition between Clarke and Bush occurred that Stahl said they independently verified it and had a witness to the conversation who verified it.


Clarke isnt the only person testifying this week on the transition teams warnings to the Bush Administration. I thinkk CLinton himself testifies this week as to what they told Bush.

[Leilani]

104. The White House stooge was Hadley

& he is #2 to Condi Rice. He's a lying smarmy bastard. He lies as badly as his boss.

And everyone is testifying this week, but Rice. Funny, ain't it?

[gulliver]

111. Guess they forgot to ask Bush?

Either that or Bush denied it.

[Nicholas_J]

116. I bet that very soon

Both Clinton and Gore agree to testify.

[Nicholas_J]

101. This weeks Newsweek Cover Story:

NEWSWEEK: In the Months Before 9/11, Justice Department Curtailed Highly Classified Program to Monitor Al Qaeda Suspects in the U.S.
Sunday March 21, 10:51 am ET
'They Came in There With Their Agenda and was not on it,' Says Former Counterterrorism Chief Clarke of Bush Administration


NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsweek has learned that in the months before 9/11, the U.S. Justice Department curtailed a highly classified program called "Catcher's Mitt" to monitor Al Qaeda suspects in the United States, after a federal judge severely chastised the FBI for improperly seeking permission to wiretap terrorists. During the Bush administration's first few months in office, Attorney General John Ashcroft downgraded terrorism as a priority, choosing to place more emphasis on drug trafficking and gun violence, report Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff and Assistant Managing Editor Evan Thomas in the March 29 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, March 22).

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040321/nysu007a_1.html

This is a result of Newsweek investigating Clarkes claims and is independent verification that the Bush Justice Department killed the program that was set up to monito Al Qaeda Agents in the United States.

[drfemoe]

102. Yep ..

they demoted the guy with 30 years of Terrorism experience! (downgrade Terrorism (now the only leg they are trying to stand on)), handcuffed the FBI, and started talking up Saddam ... surely it must be Clinton's fault!! :crazy:

[oasis]

105. This story has legs and will take Chimpy down.

[Adelante]

106. How soon do they know the audience share?

God, it must have been enormous.

[AntiCoup2K4]

110. Unfortunately, this story probably won't get much airplay after all...

..thanks to the latest action of Sharon the Butcher - and whatever happens in retaliation. I guarantee that the hit on Yassin will be the lead story tomorrow and not the lies of Bush.

PNAC called in a favor from their co-founders in Likud. "Give us a distraction to get this Clarke story out of the media"

[dryan]

113. Dick Clarke and Leslie

I'm old enough to remember when 60 Minutes first started and this interview ranks up there with the best ones. Leslie was very good. Frankly, it was very scary to hear bush flipping through the playing cards. Is this how this man conducts foreign policy? I'm sure that the White House is going to portray Richard Clarke as another disgruntled ex-staffer - ala Paul O'Neill - but I don't think its going to work. This morning on 'Today' Monalisa Rice just talked the party line. I think this is major.

[Missy Vixen]

114. Dave Ross of KIRO-AM

is leading with the Clarke story.

He's now speaking a bit about yesterday's hit, but the interview is Story #1.

I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that this one has legs. Richard Clarke is a hero.

Julie

[swag]

115. Clarke goes under oath this week - publicly, we hear.

This story will have legs.

[Nicholas_J]

117. Tomorrow

other people from the Clinton Administrations teansition team testify under oath backing up Clarkes claims.