Clarke appearing in a few minutes. CNN for sure

[mike1963]

...

[Cush]

1. just sat down

[ps1074]

2. this better be good

eom

[ellie]

3. OK. Here we go. eom

[ellie]

4. Your government failed you. n/t

[Mattforclark]

5. brief opening statement

can apologize to victims of 9/11 families. Your govt failed you... those entrusted w/ protecting you failed you, I failed you...

God.

[fameless]

6. The TV just went out...

just as he started talking. What the hell.

[mike1963]

7. Wow! Came out swinging. Apologizing to victim families

...

[ps1074]

8. I want to tell to the relatives of the victims

Your government felt you. I felt you and I ask for your forgivness.

[mike1963]

10. "failed" not "felt"

;-)

[MercutioATC]

13. I was wondering if this was a Michael Jackson thread or a Clarke thread...

:spank:

[mike1963]

17. ? I don't get it...

:eyes:

[MercutioATC]

20. "I felt you and I ask for your forgiveness."???...aww, never mind...

It was just a funny typo...

[ps1074]

15. sorry, just too excited

:hi:

[Cush]

9. Roemer up first

Says he knows there are a lot distractions, with the media, the accusations, etc

[rocktivity]

11. CSPAN link

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan3_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS3

:headbang:
rocknation

[Caution]

12. On NPR streaming audio

NPR

[Cush]

14. It was the higest priority under Clinton

Bush saw it as important, but not urgent.

Quotes Bush from Bob Woodwards book: "I didn't see it as urgent"

[readmylips]

16. Strike #1 Against Bush....

no sense of urgency....in Woodward's book.

[Cush]

18. Dept of Homeland Security was Clinton's Idea

He increased the budget, etc

[Submariner]

19. Clarke is our "Deep Throat"

Someone here at DU said a year or so ago, "Wouldn't it be nice if some republican deep throat would surface to reveal the lies".

I think your wish has been answered!

[The_Bearded_Liberal]

21. August '01

Said he couldn't talk to anyone re: Al Qaeda in August 2001 because everyone had gone on vacation.

[barbaraann]

25. I wonder if Perle and Bremer went to their homes in FRANCE.

n/t

[Kahuna]

30. Preach, Richard Clark! Preach!

:yourock:

[sadiesworld]

22. OMG, the letter.

[mike1963]

23. What letter? Sorry I must be dense today...

?

[sadiesworld]

24. Clarke letter of 9/4/01.

Failure to act will result in American deaths: "how will you feel?".

[Emboldened Chimp]

27. whoa, is this new?

never heard of this....

[sadiesworld]

31. I've never heard of it but????

[sadiesworld]

32. Spy program eviscerated in the 80's...

Yeah, not under Clinton, but under saint ron.

[Emboldened Chimp]

33. late-80's, early-90's

ergo, Poppy.

[Skip Intro]

26. A dumb question, but, Clarke is under oath, right?

No cable here.

[Cush]

28. yes

[The_Bearded_Liberal]

29. Yep

eom

[sadiesworld]

34. Will Kerrey just shut up!

[sadiesworld]

35. He was asked to lie. Just like Powell before the UN on WMD.

[sadiesworld]

36. Clarke -1 Thompson-0

[sadiesworld]

37. Uh oh. condi lied.

[sadiesworld]

38. Smackdown!!!!!!!!!!!

[sadiesworld]

39. Clarke-2 Thompson-0. Clarke is amazing.