Is Clinton Slippping The Noose Again

Republicans just lack the killer instinct for this sort of thing. Partisan hacks like Jamie Gorelick and Richard Ben Veniste never had any business on the 9/11 tribunal. But, the Republicans let Democrats have their way and even now, when their unsuitability is obvious, the Republicans let them have their way.

And so, it's no surprise that only people hostile to George W. Bush are testifying publicly, or perhaps only people hostile to the current administration are reported on by elite media.

More likely, it's the latter.

"Roughly a week after the flap over the August 6, 2001 briefing dominated the national discussion, we learned that the CIA had warned in a classified memo, according to the Associated Press, “that Islamic extremists likely would strike on U.S. soil at landmarks in Washington or New York, or through the airline industry.”

The same AP story also reveals, “And in 1997, the CIA updated its intelligence estimate to ensure bin Laden appeared on its very first page as an emerging threat, cautioning that his growing movement might translate into attacks on U.S. soil.”