CNN is reporting on speech Condi DIDN'T give!

[Atman]

Wow...this could help 'the cause.'

[xultar]

1. They reported this on AIR AMERICA this morning before the stream went down

YEA!!!

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Details?

I assume there's no link.

[Pale Blue Dot]

3. Details?

I was listening to Air America, but the stream stopped working.

[gasperc]

11. the whole site seems to be down, overload? or attack?

hopefully it was due to overload from an overwhelming response from the audience
unfortunately, we'll need to wait for them to upgrade their servers!

[maddezmom]

12. it's back up

listening now

[maddezmom]

4. reporting right now on CNNI

no mention of Bin Laden or Al Quada, just missle systems as a means of defense. And WH doesn't understand why this is a focus?????

[Atman]

7. For those who've missed it

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40697-2004Mar31.html

Basically, Condi had a big National Security address scheduled for 9/11 in which she was to outline Bush's security plans for America. It was all about Star Wars, and did not even mention Al Q or OBL. They were apparently SOOOO focused on terra, they forgot to mention it in this policy address.

[gasperc]

14. yeah, missle defense that is/was the big threat

we gotta stop those rogue states from lobbing intercontinental ballistic missles at us which are quite easy and plentiful in the open weapons market,
unlike say planes, fertilizer and ordinary household cleaning supplies that can be "inadvertently(outside the manufacturers intent therby lifting ANY liablitiy)" used to kill hundereds and thousands of people.

[nuxvomica]

5. Here's a link

http://msnbc.msn.com/ID/4641494/

There are more if you Google News "Rice speech".

[Avalux]

6. The White House is spinning this fast

They're reporting (CNN) that it was just a speech - and Richard Clarke who WAS IN CHARGE OF TERRORISM gave a speech that day about computer hackers.
Funny, I thought Dick said Clarke wasn't "in the loop".

[pinto]

9. Clark was reassigned to...cyber security...so his speech makes sense.

[Avalux]

13. I know - and maybe I didn't make it clear

the words "Richard Clarke, who was in charge of terrorism on 9/11" came from the WH in response to the Condi speech story.

So I wanna know from the WH - which is it - was he in charge of terrorism or was he out of the loop????

[gasperc]

15. that alone is a story, in the loop, not in the loop

:silly:

[nostamj]

10. CNN is WRONG

Clarke was in charge of CYBER-TERRORISM on 9/11.

flat-out bushie LIE on CNN... gee, what a surprise!

take a toon break...
CARTOONS! The "You Da Prez!" Edition

[xultar]

18. EMail CNN and tell them they are wrong...

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[BOSSHOG]

8. WE NEED MISSILE DEFENSE

- CLINTON ADMINISTRATION PUT TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON TERRORISM

- CLINTON ADMINISTRATION SPENT WAY TOO MUCH MONEY ON ANTI-TERRORISM COMPARED TO MISSILE DEFENSE

- ADMINISTRATION WON'T RELEASE SPEECH BECAUSE IT WAS NOT GIVEN - PLEASE TOM KEAN SUPBOENA IT!

- WH SPOKESMAN BLATHERS ON ABOUT NOT WINNING WAR WITH SPEECHS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

[molly]

16. Washington Post link

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40697-2004Mar31.html?referrer=email

snip...

The question of whether the administration was properly focused on the terrorist threat before Sept. 11 is central to a building political storm in Washington, as a commission investigating the attacks prepares to take public testimony from Rice. Last week, President Bush's former counterterrorism chief, Richard A. Clarke, accused the administration of failing to take seriously enough the danger from al Qaeda -- a charge the White House strenuously disputes.

The White House declined to release the complete text of Rice's speech, since it was not given. The White House did confirm the accuracy of excerpts given to The Post, and former U.S. officials provided a detailed summary of the speech.

[Vickers]

17. Well, Fox "News" is talking about American Idol

with some American Idol finalist.

Way to go, Fox!

[robbedvoter]

19. ha!ha!Air America is shaking the mediawhore tree

Ther start feeling irrelevant ;-)