06/03/04: Post by one of your heros
Posted by: BLOWBACK
Re-Re-Posted:Re-Posted:Does this help you franklin?Richard Clarke, who served as President Bushs chief of counterterrorism, has claimed sole responsibility for approving flights of Saudi Arabian citizens, including members of Osama bin Ladens family, from the United States immediately after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In an interview with The Hill yesterday, Clarke said, I take responsibility for it. I dont think it was a mistake, and Id do it again. Most of the 26 passengers aboard one flight, which departed from the United States on Sept. 20, 2001, were relatives of Osama bin Laden, whom intelligence officials blamed for the attacks almost immediately after they happened. Clarkes claim of responsibility is likely to put an end to a brewing political controversy on Capitol Hill over who approved the controversial flights of members of the Saudi elite at a time when the administration was preparing to detain dozens of Muslim-Americans and people with Muslim s as material witnesses to the attacks.http://www.hillnews.com/news/052604/clarke.aspx