Clinton caught
Former President Bill Clinton last week told the September 11 commission that he never admitted passing up a chance to have Osama bin Laden arrested — even though his words were caught on tape, NewsMax.com reports.
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, Nebraska Democrat, revealed the Clinton denial to WDAY Fargo, N.D., radio host Scott Hennen for an interview set for broadcast today, NewsMax said.
The transcript shows that Mr. Kerrey had no idea when he questioned the ex-president that his denial is provably false.
Mr. Hennen: "Bill Clinton, in his own words, at a fund-raiser in 2002, talked about being offered, from the Sudanese, Osama bin Laden. And he said, and I quote: 'At the time, 1996, he had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here because we had no basis on which to hold him, though we knew he wanted to commit crimes against America.' "
Mr. Kerrey: "He told us yesterday that that was a misquote."
Mr. Hennen: "I have heard it in his own voice. I have heard him say it. I have the tape of him saying just that."
Mr. Kerrey: "Really? Well, ship it to me. Because he said yesterday that he didn't have a recollection of that."
NewsMax provides a link in which Mr. Clinton can be heard uttering the words he now describes as a misquote. |
