A very interesting timeline..

[The Vinyl Ripper]

I found this in the letters section of Glenn Greenwald's column in Salon.com


"We're one bomb away from getting rid of that obnoxious court," Goldsmith recalls Addington telling him in February 2004.

Move forward to March 10, 2004.

About 8 p.m. on March 10, Comey said that his security detail was driving him home when he received an urgent call from Ashcroft's chief of staff, David Ayres, who had just received an anxious call from Ashcroft's wife, Janet. The White House -- possibly the president -- had called, and Card and Gonzales were on their way.

We now have descriptions of Ashcroft's stern rebuttal from Comey, Mueller and Goldsmith, all of whom were present.

Later, Card ordered an 11 p.m. meeting at the White House.

Link for two quotes above:http://tinyurl.com/2m53bh

And then:

During the peak of Madrid rush hour on the morning of Thursday, 11 March 2004, ten explosions occurred aboard four commuter trains (cercanías). All the affected trains were traveling on the same line and in the same direction between Alcalá de Henares and the Atocha station in Madrid.

/snip/

All four trains had departed the Alcalá de Henares station between 07:01 and 07:14. The explosions took place between 07:37 and 07:40 in the morning

Link:Wikipedia entry on 2004 Madrid Train Bombings

Note that 11 pm March 10 in Washington, DC is 5 am March 11 in Madrid.

Now back to the Washington Post article:

The next day, as terrorist bombs killed more than 200 commuters on rail lines in Madrid, the White House approved the executive order without any signature from the Justice Department certifying its legality.

When Addington speaks, the world conforms to his reality.

[hootinholler]

1. Bit of a stretch, but nice coincidence. n/t

[The Vinyl Ripper]

2. I'm not sure I believe in coincidences any more..

"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." -Franklin D. Roosevelt