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tw · 06-06-2002, 10:36 PM

Under grilling by Sen Specter R-PA in a Congressional hearing, the FBI Director now believes that the FBI may have had enough evidence to maybe have stopped a WTC attack. A major reversal in administration rhetoric. More credit to a press that asked "what did he know and when did he know it". Three weeks ago, the White House send out their attack dog, Cheney, to demand the press stop making "incendiary" attacks. Incendiary is Cheney's own word. Well the press did not stop - and good. And either did a long list of whistle blowers who kept telling us what this adminstration denied so as to avoid talking about and addressing problem in a failed system.

As a result, the NY Times now believes that the White House has changed strategy. This is an administration that fears us to know anything more than what they want us to know. One of the "not like Clinton" policies is to limit and stop all information to the press or public unless 'approved' by government powers. They accuse Clinton of having been too honest and frank with the press. So instead, leaks come out every day about how much the George Jr administration did know and outrightly denied.

The new policy is to tell all. The new policy is to get out in front of all the leaks and make it look like the administration was really fixing a non-functional system - which is inaccurate based upon so many leaks.

Clearly the Office of Homeland Security does not address the reasons for problems. Furthermore, who takes George Jr seriously when he encourages, in tonight's speech, for little people to bypass authority when they think the system is stifling necessary facts and actions. In a tight lipped administration, whistle blowers are quashed like bugs. But to those who really don't know what happens in Washington, this will make George Jr look better even as more leaks keep coming.

Latest is a USDA agent in FL who was all but told by Atta that he wanted to convert planes into 'crop duster' attackers. She was told by this administration that she would be fired if she told what she knew. Well she talked anyway telling us more about how much more the adminstration did know back then.

We know there is enough reason to believe the administration could have stopped a WTC attack if the system worked. But the scandel is that top government officials knew the system was broken right after 11 Sept and knew the information was in the system - and lied about knowing any of this. George Jr wants these daily new revelations to stop. That is what changed today in the administration's policy.

OK. Maybe they don't know how to fix a system. But they sure know how to play politics with the facts.

It was not helping a Republican administration to attack a senior Republican intelligence committe members such as Shelby of AL because he too was demanding honesty from the George Jr administration. Just another reasons that the White House may have changed tactics.

"What did they know and when did they know it" is a question that a tight lipped, 'lie if necessary to deny knowledge of the truth" administration feared - at least until today. We shall see how correct the NY Times is.

06-06-2002, 10:36 PM	#24
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Under grilling by Sen Specter R-PA in a Congressional hearing, the FBI Director now believes that the FBI may have had enough evidence to maybe have stopped a WTC attack. A major reversal in administration rhetoric. More credit to a press that asked "what did he know and when did he know it". Three weeks ago, the White House send out their attack dog, Cheney, to demand the press stop making "incendiary" attacks. Incendiary is Cheney's own word. Well the press did not stop - and good. And either did a long list of whistle blowers who kept telling us what this adminstration denied so as to avoid talking about and addressing problem in a failed system. As a result, the NY Times now believes that the White House has changed strategy. This is an administration that fears us to know anything more than what they want us to know. One of the "not like Clinton" policies is to limit and stop all information to the press or public unless 'approved' by government powers. They accuse Clinton of having been too honest and frank with the press. So instead, leaks come out every day about how much the George Jr administration did know and outrightly denied. The new policy is to tell all. The new policy is to get out in front of all the leaks and make it look like the administration was really fixing a non-functional system - which is inaccurate based upon so many leaks. Clearly the Office of Homeland Security does not address the reasons for problems. Furthermore, who takes George Jr seriously when he encourages, in tonight's speech, for little people to bypass authority when they think the system is stifling necessary facts and actions. In a tight lipped administration, whistle blowers are quashed like bugs. But to those who really don't know what happens in Washington, this will make George Jr look better even as more leaks keep coming. Latest is a USDA agent in FL who was all but told by Atta that he wanted to convert planes into 'crop duster' attackers. She was told by this administration that she would be fired if she told what she knew. Well she talked anyway telling us more about how much more the adminstration did know back then. We know there is enough reason to believe the administration could have stopped a WTC attack if the system worked. But the scandel is that top government officials knew the system was broken right after 11 Sept and knew the information was in the system - and lied about knowing any of this. George Jr wants these daily new revelations to stop. That is what changed today in the administration's policy. OK. Maybe they don't know how to fix a system. But they sure know how to play politics with the facts. It was not helping a Republican administration to attack a senior Republican intelligence committe members such as Shelby of AL because he too was demanding honesty from the George Jr administration. Just another reasons that the White House may have changed tactics. "What did they know and when did they know it" is a question that a tight lipped, 'lie if necessary to deny knowledge of the truth" administration feared - at least until today. We shall see how correct the NY Times is.