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− | '' | + | Prior to the actual attacks, the [[Bush II administration|administration]] had been given many clues pointing towards a large terrorist event on US soil, in some cases with very specific details. Administration apologists say that these warnings were lost in the noise of countless other false warnings, but this contention is rendered highly questionable by the nature of some of the warnings – most notably the 2001-08-06 national security briefing titled "[[Osama bin Laden|Bin Laden]] Determined To Strike Inside the United States." |
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+ | ''(There is also evidence that the administration actively worked to block activities which might have prevented the attacks. Those sources should probably go on a separate page, when found. -{{woozle.init}})'' | ||
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+ | {{excerpt|D.C. Simpson said, on the [http://idrewthis.org/ I Drew This] commentary section:}} | ||
[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]'s outgoing national security team warned [[George W. Bush|Bush]]'s incoming National Security Adviser, [[Condoleezza Rice]], that she was going to spend most of her time dealing with terrorism and Osama bin Laden. She did nothing to act on this advice, possibly because "do the opposite of what [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] did" was the major ideological creed of the [[2000-2007 US Presidential Administration|incoming administration]]. | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]'s outgoing national security team warned [[George W. Bush|Bush]]'s incoming National Security Adviser, [[Condoleezza Rice]], that she was going to spend most of her time dealing with terrorism and Osama bin Laden. She did nothing to act on this advice, possibly because "do the opposite of what [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] did" was the major ideological creed of the [[2000-2007 US Presidential Administration|incoming administration]]. | ||
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As of 9/11, Cheney's task force had never met. But it's not because Cheney didn't have the time for task forces; his energy task force met a bunch of times during the same period. The administration just didn't take the threat of terrorism seriously. Clearly, Gary Hart and Warren Rudman did. As had the previous administration. | As of 9/11, Cheney's task force had never met. But it's not because Cheney didn't have the time for task forces; his energy task force met a bunch of times during the same period. The administration just didn't take the threat of terrorism seriously. Clearly, Gary Hart and Warren Rudman did. As had the previous administration. | ||
− | But the Bush Administration dropped the ball. Even that infamous August 6, 2001, national security briefing, titled "Bin Laden Determined To Strike Inside the United States," failed to raise any alarm bells or rouse Bush from pretending to be a cowboy on his "ranch." | + | But the Bush Administration dropped the ball. Even that infamous August 6, 2001, national security briefing, titled "[[Osama bin Laden|Bin Laden]] Determined To Strike Inside the United States," failed to raise any alarm bells or rouse Bush from pretending to be a cowboy on his "ranch."}} |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[wikipedia:Report of the National Commission on Terrorism|Report of the National Commission on Terrorism]], June 2000 | * [[wikipedia:Report of the National Commission on Terrorism|Report of the National Commission on Terrorism]], June 2000 |
Revision as of 19:09, 15 October 2007
Overview
Prior to the actual attacks, the administration had been given many clues pointing towards a large terrorist event on US soil, in some cases with very specific details. Administration apologists say that these warnings were lost in the noise of countless other false warnings, but this contention is rendered highly questionable by the nature of some of the warnings – most notably the 2001-08-06 national security briefing titled "Bin Laden Determined To Strike Inside the United States."
(There is also evidence that the administration actively worked to block activities which might have prevented the attacks. Those sources should probably go on a separate page, when found. -W.)
Quotes
D.C. Simpson said, on the I Drew This commentary section: |
Clinton's outgoing national security team warned Bush's incoming National Security Adviser, Condoleezza Rice, that she was going to spend most of her time dealing with terrorism and Osama bin Laden. She did nothing to act on this advice, possibly because "do the opposite of what Clinton did" was the major ideological creed of the incoming administration. In March of that year, the bipartisan Hart-Rudman study was issued, which argued that America was likely to face a large-scale terrorist attack in the near future and recommended some steps to protect against it (many of which, had they been in place, stood at least a chance of doing something to thwart 9/11). Bush ignored the report, and instead had Vice President Cheney convene an antiterror "task force" to come up with its own set of recommendations. As of 9/11, Cheney's task force had never met. But it's not because Cheney didn't have the time for task forces; his energy task force met a bunch of times during the same period. The administration just didn't take the threat of terrorism seriously. Clearly, Gary Hart and Warren Rudman did. As had the previous administration. But the Bush Administration dropped the ball. Even that infamous August 6, 2001, national security briefing, titled "Bin Laden Determined To Strike Inside the United States," failed to raise any alarm bells or rouse Bush from pretending to be a cowboy on his "ranch."}} See Also
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