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2004-03-24 Home Front: WoT

Richard Clarke ~~Contradicts himself in~~ 2002 Briefing

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Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-03-24 11:53|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ya I just saw this on FOX. I am waiting to see if the "commission" picks up on this. I wouldn't expect the Stepford networks to give it any air. Truth for them is spelled as Hanoi John.

Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-3-24 12:08:49 PM|| 2004-3-24 12:08:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 If you can, tune into Fox (or whatever you have access to) if you want to watch the self-crucifixion of Dickie Clark, asshole extraordinaire. He's due up next - Sandy Berger is on now, doesn't sound like an asshat, but he's in waffle mode under Bob Kerrey's questioning. THIS Kerrey actually makes sense - and isn't playing the partisan game - he's kicking Berger's ass all over the place.

Anyway, tune in if you can. Should have Dickie on soon.

Posted by .com 2004-3-24 12:32:41 PM|| 2004-3-24 12:32:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "And you know, the other thing to bear in mind is the shift from the rollback strategy to the elimination strategy. When President Bush told us in March to stop swatting at flies and just solve this problem, then that was the strategic direction that changed the NSPD from one of rollback to one of elimination."

So in this August 2002 interview Clarke is describing how Bush, barely 2 months in office, decided to ratchet up the strategy against al Qaeda from mere rollback (the policy under Clinton) to outright elimination, and:

"that process which was initiated in the first week in February, uh, decided in principle, uh in the spring to add to the existing Clinton strategy and to increase CIA resources, for example, for covert action, five-fold, to go after Al Qaeda."

Clarke, in other words, is saying here that the first week in February 2001 (i.e., after less than two weeks in office), Bush told his staff to get the damn lead out and come up with plans to take out al Qaeda.

And now Clarke says Bush was derelict in the run-up to 9/11?

Sorry, if I have to read any more of this guy's conflicting statements my damn brain's gonna short out.

What the hell happened with Clarke between this August 2002 interview and now? Did he accept a wad of Saudi cash to do a smear-job on Bush, or something?

Posted by Dave D. 2004-3-24 12:41:51 PM|| 2004-3-24 12:41:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Clarke is now teaching a class in foreign affairs alongside the Kerry campaign's foreign policy advisor.

You do the math.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-03-24 12:46:00 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-03-24 12:46:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Dot connecting...Viacom-CBS- 60 Minutes..It's a shame that a once credible program , 60 Minutes has denigrated itself to a one hour infomercial for its own greed.

Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-03-24 12:50:03 PM|| 2004-03-24 12:50:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 After, what, 10 years of utter ineffectiveness as the anti-terror hotshot, he was prolly short on cushy job offers. Gotta get the kids through Yale & Harvard, y'know, so "Did he sell his soul?" Methinks absofuckinglutely. To whom? Prolly everybody who made an offer. Amazing, no? I hope he got a lump sum - he's going to be raped today... and he'll be radioactive to only the looniest of the loonies.

Posted by .com 2004-03-24 12:50:09 PM|| 2004-03-24 12:50:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 As a warning, I "borrowed" this snippet from LGF...but it is terrific:

There's more information in Mansoor Ijaz's article this morning on National Review Online -

7 Questions that Richard Clarke needs to answer -

1. Sudan's offer to hand over UBL
2. Sudan's counteroffer
3. Iraq and al-0Qaeda - the Sudan connection
4. The 1998 US Embassy bombings
5. Retaliation - the bombing of the al-Shifa plant
6. THE UAE offers help on getting UBL
7. Did al-Qaeda get nuclear assistance from Pakistan

Would love to see the answers to these questions - but we probably never will. Until he does, Clarke is lacking on the credibility front.

Posted by AKScott 2004-03-24 12:57:49 PM|| 2004-03-24 12:57:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 CBS radio is, of course, ignoring the story.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-03-24 2:02:39 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-03-24 2:02:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Well Kerrie is doing the questioning now. This is more like a "praise you Mr Clarke" commission.

Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-03-24 2:24:08 PM|| 2004-03-24 2:24:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Listening to Clark live as I write this. He's telling the commission (in effect): "Hey, with respect to that 2002 briefing, I was sent out by the Whitehouse to lie to the press. I've done it for other presidents too." Clark's an SOB whose goose is cooked.

Posted by Mark 2004-03-24 2:41:09 PM|| 2004-03-24 2:41:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I gotta send that one commission member a ceegar. Good job! Expose this self aggradizing (wish i had a spill chucker)ass.GOGOGO

Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-03-24 2:43:54 PM|| 2004-03-24 2:43:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 One of the things that I hope comes out of this commission....". Ya what he is saying put me in charge of all Intelligence under the new Kerry Admin......That's why I wrote my book.

Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-03-24 2:50:22 PM|| 2004-03-24 2:50:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Clark was also outted last night on H&C about saying Rice had no idea who Bin Laden was. In October of 2000 she did an interview w/WJR in Detroit and talked at length about OBL/Al Q. Clark's just a disgruntled opportunist.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-03-24 3:09:29 PM|| 2004-03-24 3:09:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Clark's just a disgruntled opportunist.

ITYM, "shiftless bastard".

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-03-24 3:14:08 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-03-24 3:14:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 I can't watch. Just the sight of this supercilious, self-aggrandizing asshole is enough to...

The Dems really are pulling out all the stops, aren't they? They'll do anything to get Bush out of the White House, it seems.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-03-24 3:16:21 PM|| 2004-03-24 3:16:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Well the other Kerrie just put down Fox for putting out the news on Clarkbars August 2002 comments. Well I thought he was very easy on Clark anyway. Now he's trying to look tough. A Dim interviewing another Dim. I'm sure Kerrie LOVES the NYT.

Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-03-24 3:29:25 PM|| 2004-03-24 3:29:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Who are the people applauding Clarkbar. More grieving Peaceful Tommorow's widowers?

Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-03-24 3:50:17 PM|| 2004-03-24 3:50:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 I heard art of this today and I was just floored! People were actually clapping for this jackasses testomony? I don;t care if they are family of victims, the comission is supposed to determine how to NOT have this happen again. Not so they can affix blame. Trust me the Dems DO NOT want to go there.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-03-24 8:59:59 PM|| 2004-03-24 8:59:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Trust me the Dems DO NOT want to go there.

Yes they do. What do they have to care about? It happened during Bush's presidency, and they have the media on their side. Absolutely no blame will ever come near Clinton or other Democrats.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-03-24 9:03:52 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-03-24 9:03:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 it's all very amusing, on this site there's nothing but derision and people pointing out just how ineffective Clarke's testimony was...on a different site is the exact opposite, how wonderful it was and how the Rep members were simply outflanked

...hmmm...wonder whose perception is correct

Posted by Igs 2004-03-24 9:07:31 PM|| 2004-03-24 9:07:31 PM|| Front Page Top

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