2001 Memo to Rice CONTRADICTS Statements About Clinton, al Qaeda, Pakistan

[kpete]

2001 memo to Rice contradicts statements about Clinton, Pakistan

Larry Womack
Published: Tuesday September 26, 2006

A memo received by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shortly after she became National Security Advisor in 2001 directly contradicts statements the Secretary made to reporters yesterday, RAW STORY has learned.

"We were not left a comprehensive strategy to fight al Qaeda," Rice told a reporter for the New York Post on Monday. "Big pieces were missing," Rice added, "like an approach to Pakistan that might work, because without Pakistan you weren't going to get Afghanistan."

Rice made the comments in response to claims made Sunday by former President Bill Clinton, who argued that his administration had done more than the current one to address the al Qaeda problem before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. She stopped short of calling the former president a liar.

However, RAW STORY has found that just five days after President George W. Bush was sworn into office, a memo from counter-terrorism expert Richard A. Clarke to Rice included the 2000 document, "Strategy for Eliminating the Threat from the Jihadist Networks of al-Qida: Status and Prospects." This document devotes 2 of its 13 pages of material to specifically addressing strategies for securing Pakistan's cooperation in airstrikes against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/2001_memo_to_Rice_contradicts_statements_0926.html

Excerpts from documents relating to the situation follow:

[KittyWampus]

1. On one hand, it's easy to debunk their lies. On the other hand, the Media

never bothers to.

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. Every Democrat who plans to be on a pundit show tonight, should

make a copy of this paper so they can shove it in the right-winger's face while the cameras are rolling.

[zbdent]

10. Of course not ... what with all the leftie sites doing their work for them

who would have to lift a finger?

Now, if we could only get it broadcast, like their lies have been done, also ...

[Nickster]

2. Facts have such a nasty Liberal bias. Wasn't this in Clarke's book as well

[daninthemoon]

14. Clarke is exactly who I hope we start hearing from on this. He's

told us all before, but obviously the message needs to be repeated, especially after we hear such bs from condi once again.

[progressoid]

3. Well I'm sure CNN, ABC, FOX, etc have seen this and are going to follow up

with an in depth story.

Just as soon as the Anna Nichole Smith saga gets resolved.

[IChing]

5. They will make it a popularity poll rather than giving their viewers the

truth and facts.

Nominated

[progressoid]

11. Yep - news has been supplanted with the vox populi of mouse clicks

[Jack Rabbit]

6. What? Condi would lie to us?

Claude Rains as Captain Renault in the motion picture Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
from MovieActors.com

I'm shocked -- shocked!

[indepat]

9. Not think she is Condaliar or Condasleazy?

[Jack Rabbit]

13. Have you ever seen Casablanca, Pat?

I know I'm getting old and there are actually people who haven't.

Treat yourself. Watch it with your wife/girlfriend.

When you get to that line, you'll understand the point.

[maddezmom]

7. wow, looks like RS and I have the same sources

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2223068

[Cooley Hurd]

8. That pretty much sums it up...

K&R!:kick:

[npincus]

12. it's documented in the 9-ll Commission Report

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2224098&mesg_id=2224098

[zestfolly]

15. KICK

:kick: