Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: How the Bush Administration Covered Up the Saudi Connection to 9/11 [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)157. Remember how AG John Ashcroft stopped flying commercial aircraft in July 2001?
Ashcroft Flying High
CBS News
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2001
Fishing rod in hand, Attorney General John Ashcroft left on a weekend trip to Missouri Thursday afternoon aboard a chartered government jet, reports CBS News Correspondent Jim Stewart.
In response to inquiries from CBS News over why Ashcroft was traveling exclusively by leased jet aircraft instead of commercial airlines, the Justice Department cited what it called a "threat assessment" by the FBI, and said Ashcroft has been advised to travel only by private jet for the remainder of his term.
"There was a threat assessment and there are guidelines. He is acting under the guidelines," an FBI spokesman said. Neither the FBI nor the Justice Department, however, would identify what the threat was, when it was detected or who made it.
A senior official at the CIA said he was unaware of specific threats against any Cabinet member, and Ashcroft himself, in a speech in California, seemed unsure of the nature of the threat.
"I don't do threat assessments myself and I rely on those whose responsibility it is in the law enforcement community, particularly the FBI. And I try to stay within the guidelines that they've suggested I should stay within for those purposes," Ashcroft said.
Asked if he knew anything about the threat or who might have made it, the attorney general replied, "Frankly, I don't. That's the answer."
CONTINUED...
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ashcroft-flying-high/
Johnny Ashcan knew. And DU remembers.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
178 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
How the Bush Administration Covered Up the Saudi Connection to 9/11 [View all]
Hissyspit
Sep 2014
OP
New Yorker now a conspiracy theorist? 9/11 threads not allowed. Creative speculation...
ChisolmTrailDem
Sep 2014
#2
I am glad you're sister narrowly escaped that conflagration. Sad for those who didn't, but
ChisolmTrailDem
Sep 2014
#37
Sad that some need to put their fingers in their ears, close their eyes and say
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#136
If by "allowed" you mean "overwhelmingly supported by the evidence" than yes
YoungDemCA
Sep 2014
#77
you know, if somebody had presented the "official" scenario as a work of fiction, no reputable
niyad
Sep 2014
#118
Anyone want to recap Cheney's interference in the command center when it was happening?
Baitball Blogger
Sep 2014
#5
yea, the guy bushies refused to listen to and whom was summarily relieved of his duties. But
ChisolmTrailDem
Sep 2014
#10
'Do the orders still stand?' Censoring MINETA Testimony Evidence 9-11 Commission Was Cover-Up Job.
Octafish
Sep 2014
#116
I hope you are saying that in jest. If not, I hate to tell you, I doubt that it offends
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#137
Uh-HUH! I remember that. They rounded up all the Saudis and skeedaddled 'em straight out of the
calimary
Sep 2014
#24
Perhaps this is why the Bin Ladens were hustled out of the country so quickly.
kairos12
Sep 2014
#32
What do you mean "stolen"? It is common practice to report on other media outlet's stories and
ChisolmTrailDem
Sep 2014
#45
Very interesting...didn't realize the significance of this airport.
Old and In the Way
Sep 2014
#161
With 9/11 the PNAC got the new American Pearl Harbor they were clamoring for.
Enthusiast
Sep 2014
#61
Lots of people got what they wanted. The Bush family, Cheney made millions and got to
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#139
8 fucking years of 24/7 criminal activity! And the bastard wasn't even elected!
santamargarita
Sep 2014
#65
The really weird part of calling information like this tin foil hat stuff, etc. - people are helping
djean111
Sep 2014
#87
Remember how AG John Ashcroft stopped flying commercial aircraft in July 2001?
Octafish
Sep 2014
#157
Eric Holder has appointed detective Barney Fife to get to the bottom of it.
whereisjustice
Sep 2014
#127
What did George W. Bush and Dick Cheney know, and when did they know it?!?!
blkmusclmachine
Sep 2014
#143
A voice in the wilderness I still sorely miss. He could cut through BS like butter.
raouldukelives
Sep 2014
#160
A treason so grave it infects whoever sees the real evidence like the ebola virus.
gordianot
Sep 2014
#169
For the record, I do believe that many rich, powerful Saudis-including individuals within the govt.
YoungDemCA
Sep 2014
#174