A White House "Adept at Revenge"

[G_j]

A White House "Adept at Revenge"

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/032904A.shtml

The Associated Press
  Saturday 27 March 2004

  WASHINGTON - President Bush is playing supercharged hardball in going after his own former anti-terrorism chief, Richard Clarke. It's a risky strategy that shows the single-mindedness of Bush and his re-election team in trying to deflect politically damaging criticism.
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  A week after a broadside that questioned Democratic rival John Kerry's commitment to U.S. troops and fitness to be president -- standard operating procedure for the general election campaign -- Bush's re-election machine unleashed a shock and awe campaign designed to discredit Clarke.

  Bush's leadership after the Sept. 11 attacks is the guiding theme of his re-election campaign, intended to suggest the nation is safer with him as president. Clarke's claim that Bush ignored the threat from Osama bin Laden and waged a pointless war against Iraq's Saddam Hussein directly challenges that argument.

  In his book "Against All Enemies," Clarke predicted retribution from a White House "adept at revenge."
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[PurityOfEssence]

1. That's what Iraq was all about

Saddam didn't bow down and die obediently, so he had to be destroyed. It was personal and puerile: "he tried to kill my dad" is possibly an even bigger impetus than all that tasty oil.

[readmylips]

2. Revenge is the Bushe's middle name...

Revenge against anyone who crosses them and gets in their way of their dynasty and lust for power.

Pure revenge is exactly why littleman bush wanted to kill Saddam, and the same style of naked revenge is what they apply towards Richard Clark. The bushes are great christians

[patricia92243]

3. Let's hope this shock and awe has the same success that the shock and awe

had in Iraq - it didn't.

[G_j]

11. fingures crossed

that it backfires

[JNelson6563]

4. Joe Wilson/Valerie Plame

They know all about it.

Julie

[G_j]

7. people need to be reminded of Plame

while the attack dogs are so visably going after another 'enemy'.

[fearnobush]

5. My Favorate Proof Quote of Bush's Greatest Failure...911

CNN INSIDE POLITICS
President Bush Calls European Leaders on Eve of Missile Defense Speech
Aired April 30, 2001 - 17:00 ET

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The State Department officially released its annual terrorism report just a little more than an hour ago, but unlike last year, there's no extensive mention of alleged terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. A senior State Department official tells CNN the U.S. government made a mistake in focusing so much energy on bin Laden and "personalizing terrorism."

<http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0104/30/ip.00.html>

[Old and In the Way]

6. Hell, they even debunk the spin that the Clinton administration

was lax on OBL/AQ too. I'll take this administration at their word. They had different priorities and their priorities contributed to 3,000 Americans dying.

[Narraback]

8. That is bookmarked....

Thanks

[DeepModem Mom]

9. Wolf Blitzer's remarks about Clarke's "weird" personal life --

The Freepers' speculation that Clarke is gay brought this post to mind, and I "searched" it. Were the Bushies spreading the gay rumor to Blitzer, and did Clarke anticipate that? I neither know nor care if Clarke is gay, but if he is, he does not appear to be "out."

gbwarming (1000+ posts) Thu Mar-25-04 07:20 AM
Response to Reply #1

3. SOP. Anybody else hear Blitzer smear: "weird aspects in his life"


http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/24/wbr.00.html

BLITZER: Well, John, I get the sense not only what Dr. Rice just said to you and other reporters at the White House, but what administration officials have been saying since the weekend, basically that Richard Clarke from their vantage point was a disgruntled former government official, angry because he didn't get a certain promotion. He's got a hot new book out now that he wants to promote. He wants to make a few bucks, and that his own personal life, they're also suggesting that there are some weird aspects in his life as well, that they don't know what made this guy come forward and make these accusations against the president.

Is that the sense that you're getting, speaking to a wide range of officials?

KING: None of the senior officials I have spoken to here talked about Mr. Clarke's personal life in any way. But they offer a very mixed picture. They say that he was a very dedicated, a very smart member of the senior White House staff, that he was held over because of his expertise in the Clinton administration on terrorism issues and the Bush administration, these officials say, wanted a smooth transition.

[G_j]

10. if there are rumors

about Clarke's personal life circulating in the press rooms, you can just about be certain that they came from the WH. We all know that is their MO.