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03/26/2004 Archived Entry: "More on Sibel Edmonds"
More on Sibel Edmonds
I posted a link the other day to a story about Sibel Edmonds and her story about what would seem to be foreknowledge of 9/11 at the FBI. Now, more details are coming out.
Referring to the Homeland Security Department's color-coded warnings instituted in the wake of 9/11, the former translator, Sibel Edmonds, told Salon, "We should have had orange or red-type of alert in June or July of 2001. There was that much information available." Edmonds is offended by the Bush White House claim that it lacked foreknowledge of the kind of attacks made by al-Qaida on 9/11. "Especially after reading National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice [Washington Post Op-Ed on March 22] where she said, we had no specific information whatsoever of domestic threat or that they might use airplanes. That's an outrageous lie. And documents can prove it's a lie."Edmonds' charge comes when the Bush White House is trying to fend off former counterterrorism chief Richard A. Clarke's testimony that it did not take serious measures to combat the threat of Islamic terrorism, and al-Qaida specifically, in the months leading up to 9/11.
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She says those tapes, often connected to terrorism, money laundering or other criminal activity, provide evidence that should have made apparent that an al- Qaida plot was in the works. Edmonds cannot talk in detail about the tapes publicly because she's been under a Justice Department gag order since 2002.
"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.
This could be extremely hurtful to ThugCo. If even a piece of this is true, then Bush (or someone in his administration) has committed treason.
Replies: 5 people speak up
The victims have a right to know all of the evidence keeps pointing back to prior knowledge of attacks and Bush Co covering up evidence. If it's not treason what else is it? ...anyone?
Posted by Smafty @ 03/26/2004 11:27 PM NY
My question is: What will it take to have Bush removed from office? Will he have to murder a Democrat on the steps of the Capitol on CNN?
Posted by Demeur @ 03/27/2004 01:11 AM NY
So let me get this correct
Clinton had 8 years to figure out if attacks were in the works and Bush had 8 months and its all on this administration ?
Hmm , try Jennifer,Paula,Whitewater,Madison Guaranty,Vince Foster,Webster Hubble,Susan McDougal, Jim Guy Tucker, David Hale, Bruce Lindsey, The State Troopers, Impeachment and can we all just forget Monica.
Wonder if he had any time at all to look at much else?
Posted by Robin Hacker @ 03/27/2004 07:07 PM NY
Clinton doesn't get blamed because this intelligence wasn't available under his administration -- these documents were translated in the spring / summer of 2001.
Hmm... Enron, Ken Lay, covering up titties on statues, planning an invasion of Iraq.
Wonder if he had much time to like, do his job?
Posted by Anonymous @ 04/01/2004 07:13 PM NY
Had the mandate, the support, the means, and still couldn't finish the job. Left it for the Pakistanis in Wana and Waziristan to finish. Maybe Mr. Khan can drop a nuke there.
Posted by dubya @ 04/01/2004 09:02 PM NY
