Condoleezza lies exposed!

[ProSense]

Oct. 2, 2006, 10:45PM

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4231511.html">Rice: I don't recall alert about attack

By ANNE GEARAN AP Diplomatic Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

SHANNON, Ireland — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she cannot recall then-CIA chief George Tenet warning her of an impending al-Qaida attack in the United States, as a new book claims he did two months before the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

"What I am quite certain of is that I would remember if I was told, as this account apparently says, that there was about to be an attack in the United States, and the idea that I would somehow have ignored that I find incomprehensible," Rice said.

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State Dept. Confirms Rice CIA Briefing

Secretary Of State's Spokesman Says She Met With CIA Chief in July 2001, But Information Was 'Not New'

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 3, 2006

(AP) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did receive a CIA briefing about terror threats just about two months before the Sept. 11 attacks, but the information was not new, her chief spokesman said.

In doing so, Sean McCormack confirmed a meeting — on July 10, 2001 — that his boss had said repeatedly she could not specifically recall. She had said earlier that there were virtually daily meetings at the time.

A new book by reporter Bob Woodward of Watergate fame describes the White House meeting as an emergency wakeup call that Rice had brushed off. Rice was President Bush's national security adviser at the time; she was promoted to the top diplomatic job last year.

Although spokesmen for the State Department and the National Security Council indicated Sunday that such a meeting had taken place, Rice was still saying Monday that she was not sure about it. She said she would have remembered the sort of forceful warning the book claims was conveyed there.

"We can confirm that a meeting took place on or around July 10, 2001," McCormack said late Monday.

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[BattyDem]

1. Something tells me that Condi will be joining Denny under the bus!

:evilgrin:

[warrens]

32. I doubt it

She and Cheney are joined at the hip with the Dictatortot, and Rummy is nearly as close. To let any of them go would be an admission that everything they've been saying is a lie. We need to take Congress and help them find the front door and the first Greyhound out of town.

[driver8]

44. "Dictatortot"!!! That is hilarious!! I have never heard that. n/t

[redqueen]

33. Nah, I bet she gets a medal of freedom...

bet she's demanding her due from her husb... er... the president... right now!

[MadMaddie]

2. I think this is serious enough to see if she and others can be charged

with deriliction of government duty.....this is unacceptable.....these Repugs wanted to distance themeselves from anything that Clinton was involved with.....(like they were in highschool, childish).....

[blm]

4. Criminal negligence is an appropriate charge, too.

.

[MadMaddie]

8. The American people must demand it......this is the only

way to move our country forward and show the world that we are serious about righting the wrongs of the last 6 years...

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

47. They could have saved a lot of lives, if they had shared their warning..

EVEN after the first tower was struck, they played clueless. Sick. Counter mesures should have been in place after the first jet changed heading without ATC clearance...makes me sick. (so they made her the Sec. of State) Perfect.

[Amonester]

57. While I Agree with the fact that counter measures should have...

... been in place after the first jet changed heading without ATC clearance, earlier counter mesures should have been in place at each and every airport in the country no later than a week after the July 10, 2001, alarming meeting.

WORKING UP AND IMPLEMENTING SUCH COUNTER MEASURES WAS PART OF her JOB DEFINITION IN ORDER TO PROTECT ALL AIR TRAVELERS and INSTEAD OF DOING her VERY BEST TO DO WHAT she WAS VERY WELL PAID TO DO, she did nothing. Absolutely nothing.

She should have been held accountable for not doing her job by the dicktatort-pissypants, not promoted...

[teamster633]

7. Well the Clenis did steal all the 'w's from their keyboards.

Wouldn't you be like pretty p/o'd?

[Bridget Burke]

3. Brain bleach, please!

Your headline produced a mental picture I would rather forget.

[Buzz Clik]

5. Plausible deniability -- the Reagan defense.

The GOP figures that it isn't a lie if your memory is fuzzy...

... or the intel you were given was flawed...

... or if you were drunk at the time....

[Red Right and BLUE]

6. Kindasleazy is a LIAR nt

[Botany]

9. January 2007 Senate Intel Hearings

Sen. Boxer So Madame Secretary do you remember the July 2001 meeting with
then-CIA chief George Tenet about warnings of an al Qaeda attack?

Condi This is not the time to discuss those historic times and I ....

Sen. Boxer Cut the shit, Madame Secretary .... why don't you read
the documents that place you at the meeting in front of you? Are they correct?

Condi Yes, but ...... (breaks down crying)



The data now shows bush (8/6/2001), Rummy, Condi, and Ashcroft all were told about
the attack.

[MissMarple]

10. Anyone talking about this in the media,or is it just Foley,Foley,Foley..

and more Foley?

[blm]

12. That's what we need to make our business. Keep this front and center on DU

and internet forums or let the story be buried under Foley - which leads credence to the theory that BushInc needed a snsational sex story to cover up for the big 9-11 lie.

[chill_wind]

53. Agree with you on keeping up the visibility blm

And I strongly like to think this is all freshly front and center on Henry Waxman's desk.. He's been keeping very good records, since forever, for the day I lust to see.

[blm]

60. I love Waxman. He's a great example of an Anti-corruption, open government

Democrat - and that's MY wing of the Democratic Party.

[chill_wind]

50. Nope. Media hears no evil. Oh how I dream of the day when Barbara Boxer

will again get to be one of her inquisitors--- in front of millions.

[young_at_heart]

11. Someone should document how many lies since Day1

I don't know if the "mushroom cloud" statement could be classified as a lie but it was extremely damaging, none the less.

[librechik]

13. kick n/t

[robertpaulsen]

14. K & R!

:kick:

[followthemoney]

15. Condy was probably daydreaming about...

some new shoes she had bought and how her husband...er..president would sweep her off her feet when he saw them.

[DoYouEverWonder]

16. How does this woman live with herself?

Another one in this misadministration who has no soul.

[stanwyck]

54. She's a nationanlist, not patriotic

she worships the government, and Bush. She isn't out to serve America. Or Americans. For Condi, it's all about the boy, George W. Bush. She's in love with Bush and the Bush administration. So. She lies. And justifies her lies. And lives with herself by basking in the adoration of the right, the attention for her fashion sense, her musical ability, and her access to the President.

[killbotfactory]

17. There were daily meetings!

Of course, in almost all of them, they were warned about an imminent incoming Al-Qaeda attack.... but it was all historical, you see.

[Exultant Democracy]

18. Arrogant , ignorant and incompetent N/T

[glitch]

19. Now please somebody tell us she didn't pass this information on to Junior.

Please, I want to see the look on the face of anyone who tries to claim this (and you know someone will).

[Tyler Durden]

20. EEEEEWWW! BBBLLEEEEAAAHHHH.

That's my projectile vomiting text after reading the title of your thread.

[Imagevision]

21. Rice: I don't recall alert about attack? - it's ok Rice, it's documented!!

[pauldp]

22. kick . nt

[RobertSeattle]

23. Another example of GOP Memory Syndrome

GOP Memory Syndrome is when you forget things that might be damaging to you, but have 100% recall on things that might help you.

[indepat]

24. Most of us often don't remember matters of no importance to us so give

Condi a kinda break. :hi:

[tex-wyo-dem]

25. Okay, let me get this straight...

the National Security Advisor to the president doesn't remember having a meeting with the director of the CIA who personally presented information on the high threat level (a PowerPoint presentation, no less) specifically to make a point of the seriousness of the threat, and then an month later didn't make the connection between that July meeting and "Bin Laden Determined to Strike US"?

Right...

[redqueen]

26. When does she get her medal of freedom?

That's what bush administration clowns get when they do something stupid then lie about it to cover their asses, right?

[blm]

28. heh - - that is just a sad truth.

.

[redqueen]

31. Sad and disgusting...

disgusting that so many in this country are somehow able to stick their heads far enough up their own rear ends to ignore it.

:grr:

[Imagevision]

27. Why the Dems are allowing Rice to skate is mind-boggling!!!

[Supersedeas]

43. yes, Dems and every Pundit who'd rather talk about Ann Nicole than

pre-9/11 intelligence are enough to make your blood boil.

[mod mom]

29. State Dept Confirms Rice, Ashcroft & Rumsfeld briefed by Tenet in July '01

Moreover, on Tuesday, the State Department confirmed that in addition to Rice, Ashcroft and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had also been briefed by Tenet about al-Qaeda's efforts to attack the US within a week of the July 10, 2001, meeting between Tenet and Rice.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/100406J.shtml

[elehhhhna]

39. Bush was briefed too. Guaranteed. I Give it 3 or 4 days TOPS before THAT

news pops.

[blm]

40. Exactly - Rice and Bush talked everyday, now we're supposed to believe

they somehow MISSED that day?

[mod mom]

45. add this to what Sen Leahy said:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2302369

[blm]

48. I am admiring Leahy more and more lately.

He doesn't strike me as a cover up type politician. I'd like to hear him spearhead an investigation.

[helderheid]

30. K & R

[SammyWinstonJack]

34. !

:kick:

[MNWild]

35. "Why did Ashcroft stop flying commercial airlines in July, O1?"

should be the question on everyone's mind. It leads to all sorts of inconvenient conclusions and follow-up questions like "Why was the the security of the Atty Gen so important, but the FAA was not on high alert?" to which the answer must be "Because the Bush administration is all about protection OF THEMSELVES!! You on the other hand are on your own."

[BelgianMadCow]

36. Perfect juxtaposition - there, I said it

Crystal clear. You have to wonder why the spokeswoman comes up with the info right away though - it's not like it makes Condi look good.

[faithnotgreed]

37. keep this going

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

38. There are only two realistic scenarios possible here

1. She was mentally incapacitated in some way (drunk, stoned, recovering from a lobotomy, etc.)
2. She was/is completely incompetent.

Someone just needs to ask her which one it was.

[Disturbed]

41. Can it be proven that she lied under Oath at 911 Hearing?

If so, that is a Criminal Offense, A Felony. That should be the focus.

[blm]

62. WOOHOOO!!!! Kerry calls for hearings on Iraq, Condi's 9-11 lies!!!

John Kerry Presses for Foreign Relations Committee Hearings on Iraq Revelations in “State of Denial”



Washington -- In light of recent revelations about the Bush Administration’s conduct of the Iraq War revealed in journalist Bob Woodward’s book State of Denial, Senator John Kerry today asked Senator Richard Lugar, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to hold hearings as soon as possible on the Administration’s decision-making and responses to key intelligence.



Kerry specifically asked Lugar to investigate misleading Administration statements about the current state of sectarian violence, false statements about projected levels of violence in the future, ignoring requests for more troops from the generals in charge, and failing to respond to warnings about attacks on American soil in the weeks before 9/11 took place.



Below is the text of the letter Kerry sent Chairman Lugar today:



October 5, 2006





Senator Richard G. Lugar

Chairman

United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510-6225



Dear Mr. Chairman:



I write to request that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hold hearings, as soon as possible, on certain very troubling allegations made by Bob Woodward in connection with the release of his book entitled “State of Denial.” It is essential that Congress and the American public receive complete disclosure about these matters in order to guarantee proper accountability and ensure informed decision-making when it comes to Iraq and the war on terror.



Specifically, the following assertions require an in-depth examination by the Foreign Relations Committee, with testimony under oath from all witnesses with relevant information, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld:



1. The Administration is misleading the American public about the violence in Iraq. Mr. Woodward’s allegations that (1) "The Bush administration is concealing the level of violence against U.S. troops in Iraq and the situation there is growing worse despite White House and pentagon claims of progress," as reported in the Washington Post on September 29, 2006, and (2) that "There was a vast difference between what the White House and Pentagon knew about the situation in Iraq and what they were saying publicly”, as reported in the Washington Post on September 30, 2006, must be fully examined and evaluated.



2. The Administration is not being straightforward about the likelihood of increasing violence. Mr. Woodward’s allegation that "The assessment by intelligence experts is that next year, 2007, is going to get worse and, in public, you have the president and you have the Pentagon (saying) 'Oh, no, things are going to get better,"' as reported in the Washington Post on September 29, 2006, must be fully examined and evaluated. This is especially important given the recent surge in violence, which has seen 18 United States troops killed in the past 96 hours as IED attacks and suicide car bombings have reached an all time high.



3. The Administration ignored warnings of inadequate troops. Mr. Woodward’s allegation in State of Denial that “that Mr. Blackwill and L. Paul Bremer III, then the top American official in Iraq, later briefed Ms. Rice and Stephen J. Hadley, her deputy, about the pressing need for more troops during a secure teleconference from Iraq… the White House did nothing in response," as reported in the New York Times on September 29, 2006, must be fully examined and evaluated.



4. The Administration ignored warnings of an impending attack before 9/11. As reported in the Washington Post on October 2, 2006, Mr. Woodward alleges that on July 10, 2001, there was a “meeting in which George Tenet, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and his top counterterrorism aide Cofer Black sought to impress on Rice their fears that an attack on the United States was likely…The account said both Tenet and Black felt they were not getting through to Rice, who gave them a polite hearing and a “brush off’”.



Memories seem to differ on this matter, as Secretary Rice first claimed she did not remember the meeting, only to have it later confirmed by the State Department. It is necessary to understand the mistakes of the past in order to ensure they are not repeated, and having testimony from the parties under oath will help to sharpen recollections and clarify the exact nature of this important meeting.



The Foreign Relations Committee has a long history of performing meaningful oversight over the conduct of our nation’s foreign policy, and you deserve credit for the numerous informative hearings on Iraq that the Committee has held under your leadership. Conducting hearings into these matters is an important further step towards meeting our oversight obligations, and essential for correcting past mistakes and making America safer.



Thank you for your consideration of this request. I look forward to your response.



Sincerely,

John F. Kerry

[chill_wind]

64. Whhhoooot! Pretend you can ignore the express contents of THAT

letter, Sen Lugar.

[leftofthedial]

42. You mean Condi is a liar?

Nawwwwww....

[The Count]

46. K&R

[Wilms]

49. K&R n/t

[bleever]

51. Condi skates and pirouettes

The crowd applauds,
And then forgets.


That's what the program says, anyway.

[Dem2theMax]

52. So how many reports were there?

"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did receive a CIA briefing about terror threats just about two months before the Sept. 11 attacks, but the information was not new, her chief spokesman said."

So that means that there were even MORE reports? How many reports did they ignore?

They gotta work harder at getting their lies straight. :crazy:

[FogerRox]

55. Kickin for WE THE PEOPLE will persevere

[bobbie]

56. Then Condi warned Willie Brown not to fly, but she doesn't remember

kick

[oasis]

58. Condi must dodge all press conferences for the next six months.

:hide: :yoiks:

[Mnemosyne]

59. K and R, to keep it out there. n/t

[tiptoe]

61. k & r!

[magellan]

63. "I didn't know"..."I don't remember"..."I wasn't informed"....

The Repugs are great at forgetting the unforgettable when it's a question of accountability.

[Octafish]

65. Kick to the pants of the BFEE

Big kick, this thread.