George W. Bush's Leadership
and The World Trade Center
George W. Bush says it alright to use
the images of 9-11 in the 2004 election
because voters needed to remember his
leadership during that time.
After 4 years I finally agree with him on
something. So lets look.....
Before 9-11
WASHINGTON (AP) - L. Paul Bremer, the U.S.
administrator in Iraq, said in a speech six
months before the Sept. 11 attacks that the
Bush administration was "paying no attention"
to terrorism. "What they will do is stagger
along until there's a major incident and then
suddenly say, 'Oh my God, shouldn't we be
organized to deal with this,'"
Bremer said at a McCormick Tribune Foundation
conference on terrorism on Feb. 26, 2001.
Source:AP
"Frankly, I find it outrageous that the
president is running for re-election on the
grounds that he's done such great things
about terrorism. He ignored it. He ignored
terrorism for months, when maybe we could
have done something to stop 9/11. Maybe.
We'll never know. . . I think the way he
has responded to al-Qaeda, both before 9/11
by doing nothing, and by what he's done
after 9/11 has made us less safe, absolutely.
I think he's done a terrible job on the war
against terrorism."
White House counterterrorism chief
Richard Clarke
Clarke worked on conterterrorism under
Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II
In Bob Woodward's "Bush at War," the president
himself acknowledged that Osama bin Laden had
not been a central focus in the eight months
before the attacks.
"I was not on point," Mr. Bush was quoted in
the book as saying. "I have no hesitancy about
going after him. But I didn't feel that sense of
urgency, and my blood was not nearly as boiling."
*WHITE HOUSE, 4/01: FOCUS ON BIN LADEN "A MISTAKE"*
A previously forgotten report from April 2001
(four months before 9/11) shows that the Bush
Administration officially declared it "a
mistake" to focus "so much energy on Osama bin
Laden." The report directly contradicts the
White House's continued assertion that fighting
terrorism was its "top priority" before the 9/11
attacks
(1). Specifically, on April 30, 2001, CNN
reported that the Bush Administration's release
of the government's annual terrorism report
contained a serious change: "there was no
extensive mention of alleged terrorist
mastermind Osama bin Laden" as there had been
in previous years. When asked why the
Administration had reduced the focus, "a
senior Bush State Department official told CNN
the U.S. government made a mistake in focusing
so much energy on bin Laden."
(2). The move to downgrade the fight against Al
Qaeda before 9/11 was not the only instance
where the Administration ignored repeated
warnings that an Al Qaeda attack was imminent
(3). Specifically, the Associated Press
reported in 2002 that "President Bush's
national security leadership met formally
nearly 100 times in the months prior to the
Sept. 11 attacks yet terrorism was the topic
during only two of those sessions"
(4). Meanwhile, Newsweek has reported that
internal government documents show that the
Bush Administration moved to "de-emphasize"
counterterrorism prior to 9/11
(5). When "FBI officials sought to add hundreds
more counterintelligence agents" to deal with
the problem, "they got shot down" by the
White House.
Sources:
1. Press Briefing by Scott McClellan, 03/22/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1211298&l=24793.
2. CNN, 04/30/2001.
3. Bush Was Warned of Hijackings Before 9/11;
Lawmakers Want Public Inquiry,
ABC News, 05/16/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1211298&l=24794.
4. Top security advisers met just twice on terrorism
before Sept. 11 attacks", Detroit News, 07/01/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1211298&l=24795.
5. Freedom of Information Center, 05/27/2002,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1211298&l=24796.
While this was happening...
George W. Bush was just comeing back to
work after a 30 day vacation.
Now I don't mind a man taking vacation but
I have never heard of man man taking a
30 day vacation after only 6 months on
the job.
Aug 6th Memo
By SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush was told more
than a month before the Sept. 11 attacks that
al-Qaida had reached America's shores, had a
support system in place for its operatives and
that the FBI had detected suspicious activity
that might involve a hijacking plot.
The Aug. 6, 2001 PDB referred to evidence of
buildings in New York possibly being cased by
terrorists.
The document also said the CIA and FBI were
investigating a call to the U.S. embassy in the
United Arab Emirates in May 2001 "saying that
a group of (Osama) bin Laden supporters was in
the U.S. planning attacks with explosives."
Senior administration officials said Bush saw
more than 40 mentions of al-Qaida in his daily
intelligence updates during the first eight
months of his presidency.
The CIA prepared the document "in response to
questions asked by the president about the
possibility of attacks by al-Qaida inside the U.S,"
one said.
The White House now says that this was 'Historic'
information only and there was not specific threat
but CBS had already reported on July 26th 2001
that Ashcroft was traveling exclusively by leased
jet aircraft instead of commercial airlines.
The Justice Department cited what it called a
"threat assessment" by the FBI, and said Ashcroft
has been advised to travel only by private jet for
the remainder of his term.
Click here to read CBS Report!
So like AWOL George W. Bush in Vietnam, Ashcroft
covered his own tail and left thousands to die
without a word to the American flying public.
Then George said that he wanted
Oama bin Laden DEAD OR ALIVE
To make America 'Safe' he passed the
Patriot Act. This act gives the Government
the right to pick up any American and hold
him without charges. Yes that is right
Mr. and Mrs. America...
You could walk out your front door tomorrow
be picked up. Taken to an undisclosed
location and held for years and years and
not have access to a lawyer or your family
informed of where you are. I am old enough
to remember that this is why we fought
communism. Thank you George..
Osama and you have undone what 228
years of American blood tried to protect.
FREEDOM!
Also now the government can do 'Sneak and Peak'.
What is that? Well, without a search warrent, the
government can now wait until you leave your home
and while you are out, enter and search your
personal effects.
If this was not enough...They can force your library
to provide what you read. They can infiltrate your
church. Without a Judge signing a warrent they can
go though your bank records, medical records, and
wiretap your phone. They can also inspect your
bookstore purchases, and Internet use and monitor
your political activities. Thanks to George,
they may be watching you RIGHT NOW!
Need I say more?
Good job George.
Spying on Americans does not help win the war
on terrorism.
When George found out that he could
NOT find Osama and tired of Spying
on Americians...
He started to lie.
He moved the blame from Osama to
IRAQ.
9/11 Panel Disputes Iraq Link to Attacks
By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer 6-16-04
WASHINGTON - Bluntly contradicting the Bush administration,
the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks reported
Wednesday there was "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein
had ties with al-Qaida.
US Military Dead
during Iraqi War
Total 2637 US Dead
-- Over 19773 Americans Wounded
-- Over 30 American Suicides
-- 198 other colition members killed,
--21,000 Iraqi Civilian and others dead, not included.
Updated 31th of Aug 2006.
SOURCE: http://www.4law.co.il/Lea130.htm
A top official from the US Government has
accused President Bush of planning for an invasion
of Iraq within days of coming to office.
Read About it!
Bush 'plotted Iraq war from start'
"Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving
facilities that were used for the production of
biological weapons.Iraq has made several attempts
to buy high-strength aluminum tubes used to enrich
uranium for a nuclear weapon."
George W. Bush, in a speech to the United Nations
General Assembly, September 12, 2002
"The Iraqi regime possesses biological and chemical
weapons. The Iraqi regime is building the facilities
necessary to make more biological and chemical
weapons."
George W. Bush, in the Rose Garden,
on Sept. 26, 2002
"It possesses and produces chemical and biological
weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons, and
surveillance photos reveal that the regime is
rebuilding facilities that it had used to produce
chemical and biological weapons."
George W. Bush, in a speech in Cincinnati,
Oct. 7, 2002
"Saddam Hussein has chosen to build and keep these
weapons despite international sanctions, U.N.
demands, and isolation from the civilized world."
George W. Bush, Oct. 7, 2002
"Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam
Hussein had the materials to produce as much as
500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent."
George W. Bush, State of the Union address,
January 28, 2003
"We have sources that tell us that Saddam
Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders
to use chemical weapons -- the very weapons the
dictator tells us he does not have."
George Bush, February 8, 2003
"Intelligence gathered by this and other
governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime
continues to possess and conceal some of the
most lethal weapons ever devised."
George Bush, March 17, 2003
"We are learning more as we interrogate or have
discussions with Iraqi scientists and people within
the Iraqi structure, that perhaps he destroyed
some, perhaps he dispersed some. And so we
will find them."
George Bush, April 24, 2003
"We'll find them. It'll be a matter of time to do so."
George Bush, May 3, 2003
"I'm not surprised if we begin to uncover the
weapons program of Saddam Hussein --
because he had a weapons program."
George W. Bush, May 6, 2003
"Our nation enters this conflict reluctantly. Yet our
purpose is sure. The people of the United States
and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy
of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with
weapons of mass murder."
President Bush March 19, 2003,
address to the nation.
"The dictator of Iraq has got weapons of mass
destruction. He has used weapons of mass
destruction. He can't stand America and what
we stand for. He can't stand our friends and
allies."
President Bush Jan. 22, 2003,
speech in St. Louis.
"It's important for our fellow Americans to
understand that, when we're talking about
Saddam Hussein, we're talking about a man who
said he has had no weapons of mass destruction,
yet we believe has weapons of mass destruction....
a man who has not only had weapons of mass
destruction, but he's used weapons of mass
destruction. ... He's a threat and he's a danger."
President Bush Dec. 3, 2002,
speech in New Orleans.
"Today this regime likely maintains stockpiles of
chemical and biological agents, and is improving
and expanding facilities capable of producing
chemical and biological weapons. Today
Saddam Hussein has the scientists and
infrastructure for a nuclear weapons program, and
has illicitly sought to purchase the equipment
needed to enrich uranium for a nuclear weapon.
Should his regime acquire fissile material, it would
be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.
President Bush Sept. 14, 2002, radio address.
9-11 Commision
"President Bush understood the threat, and he
understood its importance."
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, the national security adviser,
before the bipartisan commission investigating the
Sept. 11 attacks.
Note: The Republicians spent 80 million
dollars investigating Clinton but only
allowed 11 million to find out how and
why 3000 Americans died on 9-11.
Fighting Terrorism
The Washington Post (in Newsday)
March 22, 2004
WASHINGTON - In the early days after the
Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Bush White
House cut by nearly two-thirds an emergency
request for counterterrorism funds by the
FBI, an internal administration budget
document shows.
The document, dated Oct. 12, 2001, shows that
the FBI requested $1.5 billion in additional
funds to enhance its counterterrorism efforts
with the creation of 2,024 positions. But the
White House Office of Management and Budget
cut that request to $531 million.
So yes, we should look at George's
Leadership in the 9-11 attacks. But
instead of election in 2004, he should be
IMPEACHED!
