A History of Clinton, Bush, and Terrorism (A great list w/sources) Use it.

[cyberpj]

A History of Clinton, Bush, and Terrorism

1. A mere 38 days after taking office, the World Trade Center is attacked for the first time. Clinton captures and imprisons Ramzi Yousef, Abdul Hakim Murad, and Wali Khan Amin Shah.

2. January 1994: Clinton's first crime bill provides for stringent anti-terrorism measures, as does the more specifically targetted Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. Clinton also requested and received funding for sponsoring simulated terrorist attacks to test the effectiveness of municpal response teams.

3. July 1996: Congressional Republicans object to Clinton's proposed expansion of the intelligence agencies wiretap authority. Newt Gingrich tells Fox News Sunday: "When you have an agency that turns 900 personnel files over to people like Craig Livingstone... it's very hard to justify giving the agency more power."

4. September 1996: Republicans in Congress refuse all of Clinton's requested counterterrorism spending. Orrin Hatch (R-UT): "The administration would be wise to utilize the resources Congress has already provided before it requests additional funding."

5. Summer 1998: Clinton issues series of top secret directives to the CIA authorizing the assassination of Osama Bin Laden and several of his top lieutenants.

6. August 1998: Alleged chemical weapons factories in Sudan are bombed. The bombings are met with bipartisan approval: "The President did exactly the right thing. By doing this we're sending the signal there are no sancturies for terrorists." -Newt Gingrich. Richard Clarke, counterterrorism expert under both Bush and Clinton, testifying before the 9-11 commission, on the bombing: "To this day, there are a lot of people who believe that it was not related to a terrorist group, not related to chemical weapons. They're wrong, by the way. But the President had decided in PDD-39 that there should be a low threshold of evidence when it comes to the possibility of terrorists getting their access -- getting their hands on chemical weapons. And he acted on that basis."

7. Paul Bremer to the Washington Post on Clinton: "he correctly focused on bin Laden". "Overall, I give him very high remarks" - Robert Oakley, Reagan counterterrorism czar.

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http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/7/30/154040/162

[maddezmom]

1. another great one, The National Security Archives from GWU

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/

[Shredr]

2. 1A) and NEVER blames Bush senior! n/t

[FogerRox]

3. more

President wants Senate to hurry with new anti-terrorism laws
July 30, 1996
Web posted at: 8:40 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Clinton urged Congress Tuesday to act swiftly in developing anti-terrorism legislation before its August recess.

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

"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.

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



Rep. Dick Armey, GOP Majority Leader
Rep. Gerald Solomon (R - NY)
Sen. Dan Coats
Sen. Larry Craig, U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee
Paul Weyrich, a leading conservative activist
Wall St. Journal Editorial Board
Sen. Trent Lott, GOP Majority Leader
Rep. Gerald Solomon (R-NY)
Rep. Tillie Folwer (R-Fla)
"It is certainly rather suspicious timing," said Rep. Tillie Fowler (R-Florida). "I Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum
Jim Hoagland, Washington Post
Byron York, National Review
Wall St. Journal editorial

All cited & sourced here:
http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2005/11/reminder-of-gop-attacks-on-clintons.html

[cyberpj]

4. MORE: Clinton Whitehouse Fact Sheet on Counter-Terrorism Measures

CLINTON
WHITE HOUSE FACT SHEET ON COUNTER-TERRORISM MEASURES
(Source: U.S. Information Agency)

Washington -- The counter-terrorism measures signed into law by President Clinton October 9 constitute a broad-based strategy ranging from increased security at federal buildings to tighter scrutiny of aircraft cargo.

snip...
A compilation by the White House details counter-terror steps now approved by law.
Following is the text of the Fact Sheet from the White House:

INFO:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/WH_fact_sheet_10_96.html

[cyberpj]

5. PLEASE NOTICE THE GOP TALKING POINTS - EVERYONE FAILED EQUALLY. nt

[MagickMuffin]

6. I Blogged about this August 18

Orrin Hatch called Clinton's anti-terrorism plan a "PHONY ISSUE."

Now they are behaving as though they did everything possible to combat terrorism. But the truth to the matter is they were and still are obsessed with Clinton's penis. I kid you not, Rep. John Mica was on Politically Incorrect way back when (right before the show was canceled) and he said "whenever someone mentioned Clinton's blowjob he could not get the image out of his head" that told me all I needed to know about mr.Mica. He obviously has a serious problem.

And as Keith Olbermann pointed out last night, Who were the ones distracted by Monica. It was the Repubs and the Corporate MEDIA. I think there is probably more to that story then we will ever know. I have a suspension she was a TOOL of the Reichwing party. I've often wondered how much they paid her.

But of course we DUers knew this!

As a tribute to Keith Olbermann I devoted my blog today to Keith. I placed the Blame on the Repubs and the Corporate Media for 9-11. They did everything in their Power to distract us from the REAL THREATS to our National Security during Clinton's Presidency. And now they have the nerve to try and place the blame solely on Clinton.
How Dare them!

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

Thanks for posting this info, cyberpj. It will come in handy for our research in preserving our history.