President wants Senate to hurry with new anti-terrorism laws

[LSK]

President wants Senate to hurry with new anti-terrorism laws

July 30, 1996
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Clinton urged Congress Tuesday to act swiftly in developing anti-terrorism legislation before its August recess.

"We need to keep this country together right now. We need to focus on this terrorism issue," Clinton said during a White House news conference.

But while the president pushed for quick legislation, Republican lawmakers hardened their stance against some of the proposed anti-terrorism measures.

snip

One key GOP senator was more critical, calling a proposed study of chemical markers in explosives "a phony issue."

http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/30/clinton.terrorism/

There seems to be a movie coming out on ABC blaming 9/11 on Clinton. I offer up this little gem from history in an effort debunking the claims that Clinton did nothing.

[babylonsister]

1. Clinton? 1996? nt

[bryant69]

2. Can't really blame him

He might not have a completely compliant congress for too much longer.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[TAPat]

6. Clinton 1996 nt

[Lowell]

3. Excellent!

While Bill worried about terrorist the congress worried about a stained blue dress. This has all come back to bite them in the ass.

[kurth]

4. "Republican lawmakers hardened stance against anti-terrorism measures"

Freakin' terrorist sympathizers.

[AndyA]

5. Obviously the Republicans in Congress in 1996 weren't all that worried

about terrorism.

Why do they hate America? And for over 10 years, yet! Evil bastards!!

[Beelzebud]

7. Yes please hurry. You're about to lose your majority.

LOL

[rodeodance]

8. problems with the president's proposals to expand wiretapping.(Hatch)

Hatch blasts 'phony' issues

Republican leaders earlier met with White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta for about an hour in response to the president's call for "the very best ideas" for fighting terrorism.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, emerged from the meeting and said, "These are very controversial provisions that the White House wants. Some they're not going to get."

Hatch called Clinton's proposed study of taggants -- chemical markers in explosives that could help track terrorists -- "a phony issue."

"If they want to, they can study the thing" already, Hatch asserted. He also said he had some problems with the president's proposals to expand wiretapping.

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, said it is a mistake if Congress leaves town without addressing anti-terrorism legislation. Daschle is expected to hold a special meeting on the matter Wednesday with Congressional leaders.

[GreenTea]

9. I wish I can find an article on Clinton wanting to go after bin Laden-

tried a Google search, couldn't find anything...Randi speaks of it all the time and mentions how the republicans said he was just trying to divert attention from Monica and bin Laden really wasn't no threat...fucking republicans...Anybody have a link?

It would be powerful!

[LSK]

12. U.S. missiles pound targets in Afghanistan, Sudan

U.S. missiles pound targets in Afghanistan, Sudan
Retaliation for bombing of U.S. embassies in eastern Africa

August 20, 1998

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Saying "there will be no sanctuary for terrorists," President Clinton on Thursday said the U.S. strikes against terrorist bases in Afghanistan and a facility in Sudan are part of "a long, ongoing struggle between freedom and fanaticism."

snip

American cruise missiles pounded sites in Afghanistan and Sudan Thursday in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

U.S. officials say the six sites attacked in Afghanistan were part of a network of terrorist compounds near the Pakistani border that housed supporters of Saudi millionaire Osama bin Laden.

snip

In Afghanistan, a spokesman for the ruling Taliban, Mullah Abdullah, said that "bin Laden is safe and no damage has been done to any of his companions." Bin Laden has been living in Afghanistan with the permission of the Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic group that controls most of the country.




http://www.cnn.com/US/9808/20/us.strikes.01/

[LaPera]

13. Kick & Recommend. Yes, it would be great to find more of these articles.

The Osama one would be excellent!!!!

[blm]

10. Send this article to ABC - tell them we REJECT THEIR LIES.

.

[LSK]

11. Snopes

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/clinton.htm

Claim: The Clinton administration failed to track down the perpetrators of several terrorist attacks against Americans.

Status: False.

[ComerPerro]

16. I'm suprised Snopes didn't do their usual thing

which is debunk, but attack Dems anyway, and defend Bush.

Such as "But Clinton still probably could have done more, and Bush doesn't get the credit he deserves for fighting terror".

[AX10]

14. Tell that to GD ABC!

:argh:

[GreenTea]

15. ABC-Disney owned & huge republican party donor (millions) doing a hatchet

job on President Clinton to protect Bush and help the republicans in November!

[leftchick]

17. and Sandy Berger's briefing to Rice January 2001....

which they completely ignored!

"I'm coming to this briefing to underscore how important I think this subject is. I believe that the Bush Administration will spend more time on terrorism generally, and on al-Qaeda specifically, than any other subject."

— Clinton National Security Adviser SANDY BERGER, to Condi Rice, January 2001

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020812/story.html