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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK

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To: DMaA who wrote (60537)9/22/1999 3:29:00 PM
From: Zoltan!  Read Replies (1) of 67261
 
Clinton opposes guns but supports terrorism:

September 22, 1999

F.B.I. Director Was Opposed To Freeing Puerto Ricans

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation "unequivocally opposed" President Clinton's offer of clemency to 16 Puerto Rican nationalists, asserting that the release of most of the prisoners would reinvigorate their terrorist movement, according to a letter prepared by the F.B.I.

The letter, prepared by subordinates for the bureau's Director, Louis J. Freeh, said the clemency would be likely to "return committed, experienced, sophisticated and hardened terrorists to the clandestine movement" for Puerto Rican independence.

The letter also said the clemency would "psychologically and operationally enhance" the militant organization F.A.L.N., which killed five people and maimed 83 in the 1970's and 80's...
nytimes.com
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