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Quixote1818

(28,946 posts)
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 02:11 PM Nov 2015

Ex-CIA director: White House ignored months of warnings about 9/11 to avoid leaving ‘paper trail’

Ex-CIA director: White House ignored months of warnings about 9/11 to avoid leaving ‘paper trail’ of culpability

Tom Boggioni Raw Story
13 Nov 2015 at 11:43 ET


In an explosive revelation during an interview with Politico, the former CIA director during President George W. Bush’s administration claims his department informed White house officials over impending Al Qaeda attacks months before the president received the infamous “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” presidential briefing.

According to ex-CIA head George Tenet and Cofer Black, then chief of the CIA’s counterterrorism center, they called an emergency meeting with National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on July 10 of 2001 saying they had evidence that an attack on the U.S. was imminent and that it would be “spectacular.”

Beginning in May of 2001, Tenet and Black launched an initiative called “the Blue Sky paper” and pitched it to Bush’s national security team. The CIA called for a joint CIA and military campaign to end the Al Qaeda threat by “getting into the Afghan sanctuary, launching a paramilitary operation, creating a bridge with Uzbekistan.”

More: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/ex-cia-director-bush-ignored-months-of-warnings-about-911-to-avoid-leaving-paper-trail-of-culpability/

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Ex-CIA director: White House ignored months of warnings about 9/11 to avoid leaving ‘paper trail’ (Original Post) Quixote1818 Nov 2015 OP
Incompetence -like their whole lives and Presidentisl fiasco n/t underpants Nov 2015 #1
Why the butt covering now? bemildred Nov 2015 #2
I've been wondering myself librechik Nov 2015 #7
That's better than anything I have to explain it. bemildred Nov 2015 #8
The only thing I know of is the Chilcot report is expected mid 2016. deminks Nov 2015 #11
Well Tony's bleats of remorse did seem uncharacteristic too. bemildred Nov 2015 #13
To keep Jeb out of the WhiteHouse? Glitterati Nov 2015 #9
Or perhaps because it is clear he will never get there? bemildred Nov 2015 #12
Funny how Condo RICE's "I thought we were doing what needed to be done" ain't so important as Bengha UTUSN Nov 2015 #3
Bless you MiniMe Nov 2015 #4
Condi Liar Rice napkinz Nov 2015 #6
"explosive revelation"? Holly_Hobby Nov 2015 #5
Why now? kentuck Nov 2015 #10
K&R napkinz Nov 2015 #14
But.....will the liberal media even mention this? young_at_heart Nov 2015 #15
What if Obama ignored months of warnings about 9/11? SummerSnow Nov 2015 #16
yep ... napkinz Nov 2015 #17
Oh but it is JUST the BFEE silly people! Rex Nov 2015 #18
BFEE are traitors. lark Nov 2015 #19
. libodem Nov 2015 #20
Premeditation. Octafish Nov 2015 #21
...! KoKo Nov 2015 #22

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
2. Why the butt covering now?
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 02:23 PM
Nov 2015

First Poppy, then Tenet.

In any case it is good to see them fighting amongst themselves over who gets to be the sacrificial goat.

librechik

(30,674 posts)
7. I've been wondering myself
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 03:13 PM
Nov 2015

my guess is the loose cannon attacks from Trump (and others?) are making it hot there inside the bubble.

the emperor's clothes are coming off, piece by piece.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
8. That's better than anything I have to explain it.
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 03:22 PM
Nov 2015

I was wondering if there was some new report that was coming out unredacted or something. All this looking backwards just seems so uncharacteristic.

deminks

(11,014 posts)
11. The only thing I know of is the Chilcot report is expected mid 2016.
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 03:37 PM
Nov 2015

There has been lots of alternating clutching of the pearls and downplaying the report as nothing new across the pond, too. The poodle came very close to apologizing for something just the other day.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
13. Well Tony's bleats of remorse did seem uncharacteristic too.
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 03:44 PM
Nov 2015

But that just widens the possibilities. The sheer debacle-ness of what is happening in the Middle East now might have something to do with it.

 

Glitterati

(3,182 posts)
9. To keep Jeb out of the WhiteHouse?
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 03:30 PM
Nov 2015

This looks like a concerted campaign by someone to remind this country just how bad the Bushes have been for us all.

To prevent Jeb from taking over the throne.

UTUSN

(70,711 posts)
3. Funny how Condo RICE's "I thought we were doing what needed to be done" ain't so important as Bengha
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 02:27 PM
Nov 2015

Benghazi-BENGHAZI-*BENGHAZI*!1

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
18. Oh but it is JUST the BFEE silly people!
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 04:36 PM
Nov 2015

Tee hee giggles everyone! Right? I know who will be avoiding this thread.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
21. Premeditation.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 10:48 AM
Nov 2015
premeditation
n. planning, plotting or deliberating before doing something. Premeditation is an element in first degree murder and shows intent to commit that crime. (See: malice aforethought, murder, first degree murder)
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