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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Zoltan! who wrote (247357)	4/12/2002 12:41:52 PM
From: bonnuss_in_austin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Bush: Prior Knowledge of 9-11 Attacks? [on Netscape, no less ... rather mainstream, ain't it? -- bia] -------------------------------------------------------------- By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor Accusing people close to the Bush administration of being "poised to make huge profits off America's new war," Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) has called for an investigation into whether President Bush and other government officials had advance knowledge of the terrorist attacks on September 11--but did nothing to stop them. According to Washington Post reporter Juliet Eilperin, the five-term congresswoman told a Berkeley, California radio station: "We know there were numerous warnings of the events to come on September 11th. What did this administration know and when did it know it, about the events of September 11th? Who else knew, and why did they not warn the innocent people of New York who were needlessly murdered? What do they have to hide?" Get breaking news on a variety of topics from Netscape News. On Thursday, McKinney refused to be interviewed by the Post, but issued this statement: "I am not aware of any evidence showing that President Bush or members of his administration have personally profited from the attacks of 9-11. A complete investigation might reveal that to be the case." The Bush administration dismissed the accusations as "ludicrous, baseless views." Bush spokesman Scott McLellan said, "The fact that she questions the president's legitimacy shows a partisan mind-set beyond all reason." The supposed profiteer is the Washington investment firm, the Carlyle Group, which employs a number of high-ranking former government officials and partly owns a military contractor. Carlyle Group spokesman Chris Ullman asked the Post: "Did she say these things while standing on a grassy knoll in Roswell, New Mexico?" Have an opinion on this issue? Write to your congressional representative, senators, and other government leaders. Get the addresses here!