Former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke testified before the 9/11 Commission on March 24, 2004. He said: ” ‘The reason I am strident in my criticism of the president of the United States [Bush] is that by invading Iraq, the president of the United States has greatly undermined the war on terrorism.’ ” – Jonathan Randal, […]
3/24/2004
Former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke admitted in testimony on March 24, 2004 that “his [Clarke’s] policy advice, even if it had been accepted immediately and turned into action, would not have prevented 9/11.” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Page 348 […]
3/24/2004
When testifying in front of the 9/11 Commission on March 24, 2004, former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke was asked how much of a priority terrorism had been for the Clinton and Bush administrations. He replied: ” ‘My impression was that fighting terrorism in general, and fighting al Qaeda in particular, were an extraordinarily high priority […]
3/24/2004
During his testimony before the 9/11 Commission on March 24, 2004, former counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke said: ” ‘[CIA director] George Tenet and I tried very hard to create a sense of urgency by seeing to it that intelligence reports on the al Qaeda threat were frequently given to the president [Bush] and other high-level […]
3/24/2004
During his testimony before the 9/11 Commission on March 24, 2004, former counterterrorism chief Richard “Clarke apologized to the American people for not acting in time on the long-growing threat of Islamic terrorism. At the hearing table, calm before the hot lights, Clarke apologized ‘to the loved ones of the victims of 9/11,’ saying, ‘to […]
3/23/2004
“Later, when asked why he had taken no part in military operations that morning [September 11, 2001], [Secretary of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld blithely insisted that it was not his job. ‘The Department of Defense,’ he told the 9/11 Commission in [March 23] 2004, ‘did not have responsibility for the borders. It did not have responsibility […]
3/23/2004
During questioning of top-level government officials in the 9/11 Commission hearing on March 23, 2004, critiques were made on the Clinton and Bush administrations. The Clinton Administration “had been too tentative in going after al Qaeda before 9/11: as al Qaeda launched attacks and issued fatwas against the United States, there was not a robust […]
3/23/2004
In a 9/11 Commission hearing on March 23, 2004, Commission Member Bob Kerrey said to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: ” ‘It seems to me that a declaration of war either by President Clinton or by President Bush, prior to 9/11 would have mobilized the government in a way that at least would have reduced […]
3/23/2004
In testimony before the 9/11 Commission on March 23, 2004, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld gave his view that “even killing Bin Ladin before 9/11 might not have prevented the attacks, as the plot was already well in motion by 2001.” – Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, Without Precedent, Page 161 […]
3/23/2004
In testimony before the 9/11 Commission on March 23, 2004, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen said, regarding sending a specialized force to pursue Bin Ladin: ” ‘We have 13,500 troops in Afghanistan right now, not to mention [how many] the Pakistanis [have there], and we can’t find Bin Ladin to date. So, the notion […]