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2004-04-12 Home Front: WoT
Clarke book has errors about arrest of Ahmed Ressam
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Posted by Steve 2004-04-12 2:45:49 PM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Clarke is begining (I Hope) to feel the heat from his lies. This coupled with oh so significant (NOT) October 6 PDB Memo makes Clarkes book look more like fiction than reality. How come I hear zilch, nada, nothing from CNN/MSNBC/ABC/NBC/CBS? Even the border patrol agents discredit his version of events. Tough when the people who were actually there tell a different story. I think someone was shaking a tree one day and Dick Clarke fell onto his head!
Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)  2004-04-12 3:41:14 PM||   2004-04-12 3:41:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 From the first time I heard this yarn about the customs guard arresting Ressa, I never believed a word of it. It's a typical story to serve as a cover for intelligence collected by NSA. The US Government was very probably tracking Ressa during his entire drive across Canada.

This is similar to that yarn the Philippine police tell about that fire breaking out in Ramzi Yousef's apartment in Manila. Likewise in that case, some super-alert cop acted on a premonition and thus prevented a horrendous bomb attack.
Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-04-12 4:02:28 PM||   2004-04-12 4:02:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Clarkes a joke, trust me on this one, I know one when I see one. I'd stay but I've an appointment with Stanley. (Who is actually CID) but't don't say anything, I wasn't here. Mum's the word.
Posted by Col Flagg 2004-04-12 4:30:05 PM||   2004-04-12 4:30:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Instapundit notes that Clarke's been hired by ABC as an analyst. Jennings gave him a few softballs to swing at in his "news" interview, but ABC also denied access to him to the other nets and media, effectively preventing him from being questioned on his errors and accusations.
Posted by Frank G  2004-04-12 4:57:06 PM||   2004-04-12 4:57:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Frank. I don't think ABC can protect him from a subpoena.......

What this tells me is that ABC is providing Clarke cover for his bullshit.
Posted by CrazyFool  2004-04-12 5:06:36 PM||   2004-04-12 5:06:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Good point Frank! While under contract with ABC Mr Clarke can't answer questions of other media outlets. Reporters can't 'shake the idiot tree' and see if Clarke falls out. Good political move on LLL controlled media too. Any bets that Mr. Clarke will be asked any important questions before November 2? And how long will he be on the payroll after that?
Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)  2004-04-12 5:25:19 PM||   2004-04-12 5:25:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Before the Patriot Act was implemented or some other initiative, I don't believe that alerts would ever make it down to a customs agent at all and certainly not in a timely manner. It would be interesting to ask this customs agent whether she was a aware of an alert during this time. If she says she remembers one, I would still like to see it traced back through the bureaucratic maze to Clarke.
Posted by Super Hose  2004-04-12 5:39:21 PM||   2004-04-12 5:39:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#8  "Indeed,the U.S. came within hours of dropping charges..."
Again demonstrating the utter futility of treating Islamic terrorists as criminals.Treat captured terrorists as prisoners of war and keep imprisoned until OBL,Al Qaida and the rest are destroyed or surrender.They declared war,treat 'em accordingly.
Posted by Stephen 2004-04-12 6:21:55 PM||   2004-04-12 6:21:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 People are paying good money to buy Clarke's stoopid book. Why?
Posted by GK 2004-04-12 6:28:16 PM||   2004-04-12 6:28:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 
Clarke book has errors
And lies, and falsehoods, and untruths....

Just like Clarke himself.

As I wrote to Glenn Reynolds, ABC has already hit rock bottom (along with the rest of the leftist "mainstream" media). Maybe they hired Clarke to help them start digging.

And I wonder who's really paying his salary? Soros, perhaps?
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-04-12 6:28:49 PM||   2004-04-12 6:28:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 From everything I've read about this book, it has more holes than a Swiss golf course.
Posted by Tibor 2004-04-12 6:46:04 PM||   2004-04-12 6:46:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 All we have to do is review the news stories from that time.

I remember that the agent thought he was suspicious.

Yet, now we read that Bubba's admin sent out a warning.

All those stories and no one ever thought to ask?
Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-04-12 10:28:43 PM||   2004-04-12 10:28:43 PM|| Front Page Top

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