First, it was Paul O'Neill; besides being a turncoat, a liar, unpatriotic, and a disgruntled employee, he:
* served as a computer systems analyst with the US Veterans Administration from 1961 to 1966;
* joined the OMB in 1967, and was deputy director of OMB from 1974 to 1977
* was president of International Paper Company from 1985 to 1987, where he was vice president from 1977 to 1985.
* was chairman and CEO of Alcoa from 1987 to 1999.
* understands international finance, the global economy, and was head of a corporation with 140, 000 employees in 36 nations.
* joined the Bush Administration as Secretary of Treasury in 2001
But forget what he says.
And forget Scott Ritter, who said that there were NO WMDs in Iraq in the nine months leading up to Bush's invasion. He's an unpatriotic appeaser to terrorists. Besides that he also:
* began his military career as an intelligence office for the United States Marine Corps
* served in the Office of Special Commission at the United Nations (UN)
* coordinated international efforts to implement United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions mandating the elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
* provided expertise on information collection, management and assessment issues in UN inspection activities inside Iraq
* served as the lead analyst for the Marine Corps Rapid Deployment Force concerning the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Iran-Iraq War
But still, forget him, okay?
And I hope you don't remember Ambassador Wilson, who exposed Bush lies about uranium acquisition attempts by Iraq; Forget that the super-patriot criminal Robert Novak outed Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, endangering her life and the lives of many covert CIA agents overseas as part of an orchestrated revenge policy formed in the White House.
Forget them.
And now it's time to forget Richard Clarke, A REPUBLICAN HAWK who — after a long career serving under a number of Democratic and Republican administrations — who is considered by virtually all of his contemporaries as an honest, intelligent, and honorable man — recently succumbed to alien body snatchers and turned on President Bush and his band of Immaculate Saints.
Forget what he says. He's a liar. There's no evidence. He has an agenda.
And keep your eye on the swinging pocketwatch, America.
...because THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO READ ANY FURTHER:
LIE: "Richard Clarke had plenty of opportunities to tell us in the administration that he thought the war on terrorism was moving in the wrong direction and he chose not to." — National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, 3/22/04
Article comments
1 - RJ Elliott
So, Bush is inept and killed 3,000 people. Is that your claim?
2 - Mark Saleski
something tells me that flanagan & company will manage to interpret this as "it was clinton's fault"
remember mr. shark, facts are stupid things.
;-)
3 - Shark
So, Bush is inept and killed 3,000 people. Is that your claim?
Yah, sure, that's my claim.
And you're getting sleepy... sleepy...
4 - RJ Elliott
Right.
Bush, unlike Clinton, responded to a direct terrorist attack by doing his best to destroy the lunatics. No cruise missiles. No tactical bombings. All out WAR.
But, hey, I guess he's soft on terror. And directly responsible for 9/11.
Yep. I'll bet John F-ing Kerry will make great hay outta this...
5 - Hal Pawluk
"Bush, unlike Clinton, responded to a direct terrorist attack by doing his best to destroy the lunatics."
No, he didn't.
He invaded a country that had nothing to do with the "direct terrorist attack."
Because the tragedy was good excuse (according to Rumsfeld).
6 - Tina
Thank you! I'm pleased to see that some in the media is connecting the dots (and especially including in this the declarations/warnings by Mr. Ritter long ago) regarding first, former Ambassador, Mr. Wilson and his wife then drawing the line to Mr. O'Neill (they certainly rattled this elderly gentleman into submission) and now at this juncture, the "Czar" himself on Terrorism. Whew! Who could possibly be next? (Tell the truth and shame the devil, Mr. Powell!).
7 - Roger
Richard Clarke can't even tell us where he shit last. He can't figure what side of the fence he wants to be on. He is another opportunist (who has a new book $$$)playing off of the emotions of the 9/11 victims and families. He's such a stand up guy maybe he should donate all proceeds of the book to the 9/11 fund.
8 - Shark
Roger, at least yall are consistent; like this administration, you CAN'T DEBATE or NEGATE ONE THING Clarke has said; instead, you choose to attack his 'credibility.'
And now the hounds are pulling out all the stops:
Ann Coulter disparaged Clarke, saying he was just "...upset a black woman took his job".
Robert Novak (indisputably a criminal and a traitor) asked a guest "Do you believe Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman, Condoleezza Rice?"
These people have no shame. Of course, we already knew that, but it's amazing how low they'll go to preserve The Reich.
Forget that neither Roger nor one Bush official (or right-wing pundit) has addressed the fundamental question: why did the Bush Administration virtually ignore terrorism and Al Queda before 9/11?
C'mon, Rog', show us a case where the Bushies actually TOLD THE TRUTH.
For MORE LIES from the Bush Administration's "CONDI" RICE
9 - Dan
"Forget that neither Roger nor one Bush official (or right-wing pundit) has addressed the fundamental question: why did the Bush Administration virtually ignore terrorism and Al Queda before 9/11?"
um, because it worked so well for Clinton?
10 - JR
The Bush administration religiously avoided doing anything the Clinton administration did, let alone the stuff that worked.
11 - Shark
This just in: In a CNN/USA Today poll asking, "Do you think the Bush adminstration is covering up something from the 9/11 Investigation Committee?"
53% said "YES"
A "cover-up"?
Maybe Condi should talk to Martha Stewart.
12 - Roger
Clinton my ass. The attacks were seven months in to the new administration. The fucking terrorist had long been in the States learning to fly. Why couldn't Clinton and his cronies get the job done right here on US soil. God only knows how long the bastards were here learning to fly while Bill was getting his dick sucked by some chubby whore.
Actually Clarke is being disloyal to both parties to sell his damn book. Honestly, do you think he would be sticking his head into the spot-light if he didn't have a book?
Maybe it's a cop-out, but I don't blame either adminisration more than the other. There was obviously a hell of a lot going on during both. Clarke is selling out Clinton and Bush in a tearful apology to get his fifteen minutes. What a pussy.
13 - JR
Why couldn't Clinton and his cronies get the job done right here on US soil.
Actually they could; they foiled the millenium plot to bomb LAX in December 1999. So why couldn't Bush get the job done? Oh that's right, he's off the clock in August.