American Grandstand
From the Boston Herald:We'd like to know how Clarke squares his contention that he was the only one in the Bush administration truly committed to thwarting terrorism before the Sept. 11 attacks with this: It was Clarke who personally authorized the evacuation by private plane of dozens of Saudi citizens, including many members of Osama bin Laden's own family, in the days immediately following Sept. 11.
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By all accounts, Clarke made hundreds of decisions in the days after Sept. 11, many clear-headed and right.
Approving those special flights seems like a wrong one, but it was a judgment call made in the aftermath of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil in history.
Perhaps it was the best decision he could make under the circumstances. It's too bad Clarke cuts no one in the Bush administration the same slack he so easily cuts himself.
Matt's Chat
Hmm...yet another Tin-Foil Hat Brigade black helicopter theory shot down. The same people who were complaining about the Saudi flights are the same people championing Clarke today. I wonder if they know... Oh yeah, I forgot the hamster mantra: "Never let the facts get in the way of the truth."Mark's Remarks
More ridiculous every day, the comment by Bob "I'm no longer relevant" Kerrey, that Clarke is a credible witness. Clarke is nothing more than a disgruntled ex-employee. His contention in his book that Condi Rice did not know about al Queda until he told her about them later in 2001 flies in the face of what Sean Hannity uncovered from a Pittsburgh radio station....what is this, earlier in 2001, before the alleged "lesson about al Queda" from Clarke took place, there is Condi talking about the dangers of al Queda? What, Clarke is caught in another lie? It must be FoxNews's fault, or the fault of the radio station....Clarke has no integrity, and he is proving it more and more every day, as more comes to light about his rather two faced statements then and now.
