teisipäev, aprill 27, 2004
The Truth About the Wall
John Ashcroft's a liar.
Yes, we already knew that, but this new piece further verifies that Ashcroft misled the 9/11 commission and the American people in an attempt to score some cheap political points.
The key paragraph:
Thus, Ashcroft's claim that a 1995 memorandum issued by then-Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick created the wall that was "the single greatest structural cause for September 11th" is both false and misleading. Separate procedures for law enforcement and intelligence surveillance have been on the books since at least 1978. . What's more, as pointed out by Commission Member Slade Gorton, Ashcroft's Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson affirmed the Reno Justice Department procedures in August, 2001. And few commentators have noticed that the Gorelick memo in fact required information from a then pending terrorism prosecution to be shared with intelligence officials.
One more time:
Ashcroft's claim that a 1995 memorandum issued by then-Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick created the wall that was "the single greatest structural cause for September 11th" is both false and misleading.
Say it again:
both false and misleading.
70 House Republicans have signed an attack on Gorelick. Liars and ditto-head morons all over the internet have been spreading this crap for weeks. It's time for it to stop. All of them are lying about 9/11 in a pathetic attempt to cover John Ashcroft's ass. There's a joke to be made here about Ashcroft covering up body parts instead of fighting terrorism and whatnot, but frankly I'm too sickened by the man to waste my time making it.
One last time:
Ashcroft's claim...is both false and misleading.
Next time the Wall Street Journal editorial board starts whining about partisanship, remember which Bush administration scumbag lied to the commission charged with fixing his mistakes.
How can we get this creep thrown out of office?
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John Ashcroft's a liar.
Yes, we already knew that, but this new piece further verifies that Ashcroft misled the 9/11 commission and the American people in an attempt to score some cheap political points.
The key paragraph:
Thus, Ashcroft's claim that a 1995 memorandum issued by then-Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick created the wall that was "the single greatest structural cause for September 11th" is both false and misleading. Separate procedures for law enforcement and intelligence surveillance have been on the books since at least 1978. . What's more, as pointed out by Commission Member Slade Gorton, Ashcroft's Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson affirmed the Reno Justice Department procedures in August, 2001. And few commentators have noticed that the Gorelick memo in fact required information from a then pending terrorism prosecution to be shared with intelligence officials.
One more time:
Ashcroft's claim that a 1995 memorandum issued by then-Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick created the wall that was "the single greatest structural cause for September 11th" is both false and misleading.
Say it again:
both false and misleading.
70 House Republicans have signed an attack on Gorelick. Liars and ditto-head morons all over the internet have been spreading this crap for weeks. It's time for it to stop. All of them are lying about 9/11 in a pathetic attempt to cover John Ashcroft's ass. There's a joke to be made here about Ashcroft covering up body parts instead of fighting terrorism and whatnot, but frankly I'm too sickened by the man to waste my time making it.
One last time:
Ashcroft's claim...is both false and misleading.
Next time the Wall Street Journal editorial board starts whining about partisanship, remember which Bush administration scumbag lied to the commission charged with fixing his mistakes.
How can we get this creep thrown out of office?
