Sibel Edmonds: The Bushies Knew....

[nostamj]

by the time ALL the revelations come out, * will have NOTHING to run on but his smirk and Jesus....

"President Bush said they had no specific information about Sept. 11, and that's accurate," says Edmonds. "But there was specific information about use of airplanes, that an attack was on the way two or three months beforehand and that several people were already in the country by May of 2001. They should've alerted the people to the threat we're facing."

Edmonds testified before 9/11 commission staffers in February for more than three hours, providing detailed information about FBI investigations, documents and dates. This week Edmonds attended the commission hearings and plans to return in April when FBI Director Robert Mueller is scheduled to testify. "I'm hoping the commission asks him real questions -- like, in April 2001, did an FBI field office receive legitimate information indicating the use of airplanes for an attack on major cities? And is it true that through an FBI informant, who'd been used <by the Bureau> for 10 years, did you get information about specific terrorist plans and specific cells in this country? He couldn't say no," she insists.

it's a Salon.com article but you can always get the day pass...
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[mmonk]

1. I remember

Right after 9/11, I remember listening to a French official saying that they passed information to the Americans pre-9/11 on a possible airline attack from info they intercepted and he said they were told by the US "we'll handle it" and that the Americans were mostly dismissive. That interview (on NPR) has always stuck with me.

[nostamj]

3. there was tons of foreign intelligence

including a personal appeal from Putin.

the difference here is that the US had the intelligence ON THEIR OWN and still failed to react.

[dennis4868]

2. BY THE WAY....

add Ms. Edmonds to the list of those that get fired or trashed for telling the truth in this Administration....no opne ever talks about her in the long list of Paul O'Neill, Joseph Wilson, Richard Clarke, etc....

[dennis4868]

4. The real question is....

the FBI knew, but did the WH know this information?

[Mari333]

5. This should be raising someone's hackles and

wheres any real journalism about the PNAC agenda????? something we have known about for a LONG time??? where is the journalism about that cabal of empire builders who want to take over the Middle East and drag our kids into this never ending war and wars for power and greed?
This is what has to be addressed and burned into the US psyche every day..PNAC, the crazies who run it.
Not one more kid should die or be wounded in Iraq.
Not one. But they will.
and the fatcats laugh at the deaths.
Its funny to them.
http://www.mfso.org
http://www.bringthemhomenow.com

[Sliverofhope]

6. Kick

We have to help make this story.

[Beetwasher]

7. Everyone NEEDS To Read This and Forward It!

n/t

[mainer]

8. Has Rand Beers testified?

I haven't heard about any testimony from him for the 9/11 commission. He was Clarke's successor in anti-terrorism in the Bush White House, so shouldn't we be hearing from him?

[nostamj]

9. I don't think so...

I'm sure it would have been discussed here if he had.

maybe he'll be in the next round? :shrug:

[nefarious]

10. And now they've said the info was passed on to the FAA

Squinting Rumsfeld tells us we can't be protected against all threats all the time in a free society.

Condi Rice is one hacked off cabinet member, but can't answer the 9-11 Commission in an open forum.

Puppetmaster Dick and Dumbya didn't want an investigation - executive privelege should not only trump the truth it should be the truth. "Believe what we tell you," they say.

It all adds up to WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE! WE'RE PASSING THE BUCK! (ie spraying on the whitewash thicker than ever)

Why can't we have a Harry Truman-kind-of-official who says the buck stops here?

[Mandate My Ass]

11. Rowley, Kwiatkowski, now Edmonds....

Are any of them slated to testify before the 9-11 commission?

Taken together they can demolish the "no credible threat" bushit that we've been hearing since 9-12-01.