TOONS --- BUSH 9/11

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1. Kick!

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2. This 9/11, Mr. Bush, Resign Immediately.

Your duty is to force Mr. Bush out of office and not to go to war with Iran.

This September 11, every man and woman, not involved in emergency tasks, who remains at home is acting the part of the patriot. Let that be a clear message to you, Mr. Bush. Never mind impeachment; we the People demand that you and your cabinet resign immediately.

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3. August 6, 2001

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5. Priority or not priority?

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6. Sen. Gravel's Huffington Post: The Real Lessons of 9/11

As we mark the six anniversary of the 9/11 attack, it is time for Americans to face the real lessons of that horrible morning. Until we dispel the myths which the Bush Administration and a compliant media have been feeding us, we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes and suffer similar consequences.

Lesson 4: No One Could Have Imagined the 9/11 Attack

Our government failed to protect us on 9/11 not because such an attack was unimaginable but because bureaucratic turf wars and incompetence at the highest levels impeded our counter-terrorist efforts. The CIA tracked one of the hijackers into the United States but refused to pass that fact along to the FBI. FBI field agents repeatedly warned their bosses about suspected terrorists taking flight lessons but no investigation followed. The president was explicitly warned about an impending attack with airplanes but did nothing. Why not? We still don’t know. The 9/11 Commission was a whitewash designed to protect the reputations of incompetent, bloated bureaucracies and a distracted White House.





Lesson 5: Our Leaders Displayed Cowardice in the Face of Terror

After the attacks, our local and national leaders refused to question the administration’s contention that the air at ground zero was safe. Why was no alarm sounded by all the politicians who visited ground zero and smelled the foul, poisonous fumes? Leaders in both parties also surrendered our constitutional liberties and protections because they feared being called unpatriotic. They allowed Bush to ignore the Geneva Conventions and engage in torture and extraordinary rendition. They allotted Homeland Security funds based on politics not genuine threat assessments. And some politicians now seem unbothered by our failure to kill Bin Laden. Let’s be clear, Bin Laden is not just a symbol- his hands drip with the blood of thousands of Americans who must be avenged. When our leaders abandoned their responsibility to protect our lives and our ideals, they gave a great victory to the terrorists. Nothing could be more cowardly.

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