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To: stockman_scott who wrote (2326)	7/16/2002 2:47:29 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 89467

“Bush Let 9/11 Happen” Says Gulf War Veteran bushoccupation.com A brave Air Force veteran is making his stand as an American, but the Bush administration is trying to silence him. As Congress begins its clandestine investigation into the catastrophe of 9/11, few voices dare to speak truth to power. This is no “conspiracy theory” or obscure source. The AP, CNN, the New York Times and others are reporting: “An Air Force colonel has been suspended for writing a letter in which he called President Bush 'a joke' and accused him of allowing the Sept. 11 attacks.” See: Air Force colonel suspended after bad-mouthing Bush. The Associated Press, 6/4/02. News sources quote Butler's letter: “Of course Bush knew about the impending attacks on America. He did nothing to warn the American people because he needed this war on terrorism. His daddy had Saddam and he needed Osama.” Butler, a Gulf War veteran with 24-years of Air Force service added: “His presidency was going nowhere. He wasn't elected by the American people, but placed into the Oval Office by the conservative Supreme Court...the economy was sliding into the usual Republican pits and he needed something to hang his presidency on.” See: Colonel suspended for bad-mouthing Bush. CNN online, 06/04/02. Bush’s motivations are still unclear, but there's no question that — by his actions and inaction — Bush left us vulnerable. Bush is responsible. The 9/11 attacks happened on his watch. President Clinton ordered two attack submarines to stand watch over the Taliban and bin Laden's terrorists. Bush ordered the subs to stand down. See: The Covert Hunt for bin Laden: Broad Effort Launched After '98 Attacks. The Washington Post, 12/19/01. Clinton warned the Taliban he would hold the Taliban leadership personally responsible for any attack by bin Laden against Americans. Bush lifted that decree. See: Clinton's War on Terror: The Covert Hunt for bin Laden. The Washington Post, 12/20/01. Bush sent $43 Million to the Taliban, and his administration supported negotiations with terrorists on behalf of his campaign contributors, corporations employing his father and former Bush administration officials including James A. Baker III, the man who led Bush's efforts to wrest the White House from Al Gore. Intelligence agents reveal Bush turned a blind eye to terrorism by ordering our CIA and FBI to “back off” Saudi terror suspects—including Osama bin Laden's brothers—operating in the US. See: Call it 9-11Gate. Top FBI officials blocked efforts to investigate and arrest the terrorists who hijacked and flew our planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Special FBI Agent Coleen Rowley confirms this, and the efforts to cover it up. See: Demand Public Congressional 9/11 Investigation. Now, Colonel Butler is telling us: “He did nothing to warn the American people because he needed this war on terrorism. His daddy had Saddam and he needed Osama. His presidency was going nowhere. ... This guy is a joke.” No wonder Bush and Cheney threatened Democrats and the media to “watch what you say.” They don't want an investigation. First, they demanded no investigation at all. Then, they agreed to a secret investigation by a special joint Congressional Intelligence Committee, operating in a soundproof, windowless room in the Capitol Building. Even now, they continue their cover-up! Now Bush and Cheney are obstructing that secret investigation. They refused to comply with Congressional requests for information, and ordered the CIA and FBI not to cooperate. Cheney even had the audacity to admit all of this, and top Republicans try to claim questioning Bush is tantamount to treason. We cannot let the Bush Republicans silence us. Opinion polls show two-thirds of Americans know Bush and Cheney are not telling the truth; most blame the Bush Administration for 9/11. Bush’s people are trying to point fingers, block public investigations, intimidate critics, and distract us to cover up their failures. They can only succeed if we let them. Don't let them bury the truth. Act now! Call your Senators and Representative at (202) 224-3121. Contact the media. Print This Article and place dozens of copies in libraries, co-ops, community centers, college campuses, coffee houses, bookstores, common mail and laundry rooms, on bulletin boards, and other public places. Forward this link and article to everyone you know.