6 August 2001"PDB"possibility of terrorists using airliners for an attack

[Sgt. Peppers]

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=504776


"I believe we were at war with al-Qa'ida," Mr Berger declared. The Cruise missile strike of August 1998, in response to the bombings of two US embassies in East Africa, had narrowly missed Bin Laden, and killed 20 to 30 al-Qa'ida fighters. But merely to have continued bombing terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and killing a few recruits, might actually have strengthened Bin Laden, he argued.

The hearings have been overshadowed by the memoirs of Richard Clarke, a top counter-terrorism official under Presidents Clinton and Bush, who claims the Bush team, in its fixation with Iraq, paid too little attention to the al-Qa'ida threat.

Not so, the White House counters. The Bush administration was focused on the terrorism problem but wanted to come up with a new strategic plan for the full destruction of al-Qa'ida, rather than "swatting flies", as Mr Bush is said to have described the existing policy.

But that explanation does not deal with another point of contention yesterday, the President's daily, top-secret, intelligence briefing from the CIA on 6 August 2001, which the White House has refused to release. It is known however that this "PDB" warned of the possibility of terrorists using airliners for an attack - leading to accusations of a cover-up.

[indepat]

1. Is not virtually this entire Administration a cover-up?

[quispquake]

2. Moved by Moderator

Not an editorial (lots of good info though!)

[ramblin_dave]

3. Who revealed that the PDB warned of

"the possibility of terrorists using airliners for an attack"?

[Hamlette]

4. didn't one of the commissioners say

during the hearings that the PDB's would set your hair on fire?

Did anyone hear that? I missed it but have read reference to it.

[frylock]

7. jamie gorelick..

:kick:

[skeptic9]

9. kick

[seabeyond]

5. i know i heard there was communication

that the terrorists had just prior to 9/11 saying they were going to use airliners as missiles.

i know i heard it and then rice came on adn said who could have known and all along have been thinking i heard it come out right after 9/11 when all still chaotic and emotional and all ducks werent in a row

so good for whomever has found it

[gasperc]

6. Rice"we had no idea that planes could be used as missiles"

PBD may be saying planes could be used as missiles. Rice has a little credibility problem that would call for her immediate dismissal if not prosecution!!!

[skeptic9]

8. The August 6 PDB warns not just about airliners, but about airliners ...

... targeting SKYSCRAPERS in NY and DC, according to John Dean (of Watergate "cancer on your presidency" fame).

And no building in DC can stand taller than the dome of the Capitol!

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1290044