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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (8159)	9/8/2004 8:42:26 PM
From: Don Earl	Respond to of 20039

<<<Red Herring or Red Meat?>>> Anything that doesn't go straight to the heart of PNAC is a red herring. I wouldn't trust anything Graham says any farther than I can throw a bus.

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (8159)	9/8/2004 10:51:37 PM
From: Doug R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20039

Neither red herring nor red meat. shrub is a co-conspirator after the fact by withholding the 27 pages to cover up. From a White House press release dated May 9, 2001: Cheney to Oversee Domestic Counterterrorism Efforts Washington, May 9, 2001 -- President Bush May 8 directed Vice President Dick Cheney to coordinate development of U.S. government initiatives to combat terrorist attacks on the United States. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary May 8, 2001 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT "Today, numerous Federal departments and agencies have programs to deal with the consequences of a potential use of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon in the United States. Many of these Federal programs offer training, planning, and assistance to state and local governments. But to maximize their effectiveness, these efforts need to be seamlessly integrated, harmonious, and comprehensive. Therefore, I have asked Vice President Cheney to oversee the development of a coordinated national effort so that we may do the very best possible job of protecting our people from catastrophic harm." islamabad.usembassy.gov This was the new Office of National Preparedness, organized under FEMA. It was to oversee a "national effort" to coordinate all federal programs for responding to domestic attacks. Cheney told the press at the time, "One of our biggest threats as a nation" may include "a terrorist organization overseas. We need to look at this whole area, oftentimes referred to as homeland defense." Cheney's "Office of National Preparedness" was the Bush White House answer to the recommendations of the Hart-Rudman Commission. Co-chair Gary Hart said "Frankly, the White House shut [the commission] down. The president said 'Please wait, we're going to turn this over to the vice president." And let's remember something else Cheney was up to that Spring: not only was he supposedly coordinating federal preparedness against a terrorist attack, he was also heading the task force to craft a new American energy strategy, one which had dramatic implications for US military policy. A busy man. Very busy the morning of September 11, monitoring multiple wargames, including live-fly simulations of hijackings, which taxed and confused resources available to intercept the genuine hijacked aircraft. What could cheney make NOT happen in response to what he knew WAS happening? Just doing his "job".