Originally posted by ByeBye Isn't it funny how the press went after Scooter Libby for a crime that never occured? All the stops were pulled in that case, and nobody had a case. It amazes me that Berger admitted to taking the documents and trying to destroy and alter them, and he gets a slap on the wrist and very little press coverage for his crimes. He then gets to have access to the archives AGAIN after 3 years. "Only in America" as they say.And these documents were supposed to be given to a 911 investigation panel in order to figure out what went wrong prior to 911, and to determine what to fix. Totally amazing that he's not in jail.I hope someone takes this on and ivestigates the watermelon out of this. I heard that some group has already requested that the contents of the original and the altered documents be made available.Clinton is more than likely behind this. The man has no problems sacrificing national security for his personal agenda and/or "legacy".
Originally posted by WhiteHawk And we sent our army into Iraq for a crime that was never committed. Is that funny?
Originally posted by WhiteHawk And we sent our army into Iraq for a crime that was never committed. Is that funny?Do you think the people who were in charge during 911 wants anybody looking into what went wrong DURING the attacks? They are not going to press too hard for anything resembling an investigation into 911, trust me.
Originally posted by john9001 invading Kuwait is not a crime?
Originally posted by Ack-Ack He's referring to the 2nd Gulf War and not the 1st Gulf War.ack-ack
U.S. Customs officer Diana Dean told the Digest she found the olive-skinned Canadian who identified himself as "Benni Norris" unusually nervous. The ferry from Vancouver had just chugged up to its slip at Port Angeles, Washington on the afternoon of December 14, 1999, and Norris lowered the window of his Chrysler 300. Despite the chilly air, he was sweating, Dean noticed. When she asked him to open his trunk, he bolted. After a brief chase, "Norris"/Ressam was arrested. In the trunk, they found 130 pounds of plastic explosives, two 22 ounce plastic bottles full of nitro glycol, and a map of LAX. When the Department of Justice began interviewing "Norris"/Ressam, they didn't have a clue who he was. But Judge Bruguière did. He called the Department of Justice, and offered prosecutors his file on Ressam and his ties to al Qaeda. At the time, Bruguiere said, DOJ had no idea what a big catch they had, nor did DOJ have access to any intelligence about Ressam's ties to al-Qaeda. Ultimately, because of "The Wall" Bruguiere had to testify for seven hours in Seattle to lay out the al Qaeda connection to help U.S. prosecutors make their case against Ressam.In other words, the "wall of separation" constructed by Jamie Gorelick made it virtually impossible for U.S. authorities to stop Ahmed Rassam, the "Millenium Bomber," by design or intention. It was left to blind luck. The NSC's Millennium After Action Review — which, based on Attorney General Ashcroft's testimony, must be devastating in its analysis of not only this event but of the Gorelick policy — remains classified. And, most significantly, it's likely the Review's criticisms and warnings were either ignored or rejected by the Clinton Justice Department.Given all the past intelligence information that has been made public by the 9/11 Commission — including the August 6, 2001, President's Daily Brief, which had never before been released — there appears to be no legitimate basis for the 9/11 Commission keeping the Review under lock and key. It's time to release it.
A Landmark Note12/20 07:47 PMLandmark Legal Foundation , of which I am president, had used the Freedom of Information Act to seek all versions/copies of the documents Berger had stolen from the government. Our request is still pending with President Clinton's office. (Yes, he gets to decide about their release during a 12-year period from the time he left office, then certain agencies get to decide, and so forth.) The general counsel to the Inspector Counsel of the National Archives contacted me and asked if we would agree to the release of this report in lieu of securing notes taken by the IG's staff, which he represented were of no real significance. Well, considering the protracted process the government has set up to avoid releasing most of this information, Landmark agreed. We were to receive the report simultaneous with the media.Apparently the IG's office released the Berger report to the media before providing a copy to Landmark, and released it only a few days before Christmas. Maybe we'll revisit our agreement with the IG's office and go back for the notes.
