VOA: Bush Defends Handling of Terrorist Threat

[gbwarming]

http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=FF0B97BB-7FD0-4100-95A040F24C4F03D8

President Bush is continuing to defend his handling of the terrorist threat prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, but admits the U.S. intelligence community may need further reform. For the second day in a row, Mr. Bush faced questions about the classified information he received five weeks before the attacks.
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“There was nothing in this report to me that said oh, by the way, we've got intelligence that says something is about to happen in America,” Mr. Bush said. “That wasn't what this report said. The report was kind of a history of Osama's intentions. I guess that would be the best way to put it.”

Mr. Bush said he was discomforted to know that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden hated America. But he said he was encouraged to read that federal agents were investigating al-Qaida activities in the United States. He said he is sure that if they had found something specific, they would have passed it on.

“Had they found something, they would have said: Mr. President, we have found something that you need to be concerned about in your duties to protect America." That didn't happen.”

[XanaDUer]

1. ChimpCo looked and sounded even stupider than usual

during that conference.

[gbwarming]

4. Staggered by the excuse - 'they didn't tell me to do anything' nt

[EstimatedProphet]

2. Hmmm. What about the title?

Nothing indicating that something was going to happen in the US...could "Osama Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the US" actually mean, HEY! OBL IS GOING TO ATTACK INSIDE THE US!
Fucktard, do you need to have it tattooed on Condi's forehead before you can see it?

[XanaDUer]

3. I don't think even having a neon sign if front of his face is enough for

that idiot to get a clue.

We have to get him out of the WH asap.

[Mithras61]

5. Nothing in the report?!?!?

It was the second to last paragraph, dimwit...

Nevertheless, FBI information since that time indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks, including recent surveillance of federal buildings in New York.

Transcript: http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/10/august6.memo/