The downfall of Bush...
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0822329913/qid=1010621197/sr=1-15/ref=sr_1_79_16/102-1788842-1036149"; target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/exec/ obidos/ASIN/0822329913/qid=1010621197/sr=1-15/ref=sr_1_79_16/102-1788842-1036149</a>
The above book, soon to be published, affirms that the Bush administration had secret deals with the Taliban right after the new administration took office. The goals of these talks was to acquire permission to build an oil pipeline through Afganistan. A quote says, "Give us the carpet of gold [oil] or we give you a carpet of bombs."
The book gives factual proof of all of this, included diplomatic archival materials, and includes interview material from former FBI agents who resigned prior to 9-11 due to the Bush administration's light handed tactics with the teroroists and the Taliban, and taking a weaker stance than Clinton.
In fact, the book asserts from official records, that as late as August 2001, the Bush administration officials met with Taliban officials in Pakistan and were given a chance at the coordinates and time of Osama Bin Laden.?then a wanted teroroist linked to the embassy bombings and the 1993 WTC bombings, plus a whole host Isreali terror attacks?but turned it down.
Some claim the current war on terorism in Afghanistan will be used as an excuse to build the central asia pipeline.
The Bush administration is currently denying all of it.
Look for a New York Times story on this shortly, and the mainstream media to pick it up.
Just imagine, if Al Gore were president, 9-11 might had never happened.
[ 01-09-2002: Message edited by: Nostradamus ]</p>
The above book, soon to be published, affirms that the Bush administration had secret deals with the Taliban right after the new administration took office. The goals of these talks was to acquire permission to build an oil pipeline through Afganistan. A quote says, "Give us the carpet of gold [oil] or we give you a carpet of bombs."
The book gives factual proof of all of this, included diplomatic archival materials, and includes interview material from former FBI agents who resigned prior to 9-11 due to the Bush administration's light handed tactics with the teroroists and the Taliban, and taking a weaker stance than Clinton.
In fact, the book asserts from official records, that as late as August 2001, the Bush administration officials met with Taliban officials in Pakistan and were given a chance at the coordinates and time of Osama Bin Laden.?then a wanted teroroist linked to the embassy bombings and the 1993 WTC bombings, plus a whole host Isreali terror attacks?but turned it down.
Some claim the current war on terorism in Afghanistan will be used as an excuse to build the central asia pipeline.
The Bush administration is currently denying all of it.
Look for a New York Times story on this shortly, and the mainstream media to pick it up.
Just imagine, if Al Gore were president, 9-11 might had never happened.
[ 01-09-2002: Message edited by: Nostradamus ]</p>
Comments
[ 01-09-2002: Message edited by: Nostradamus ]</p>
<strong>A corrupt administration that is doing one helluva good job bringing new stability to a war torn nation</strong><hr></blockquote>
War torn? Its not like want to say it was insignificant what happened on September 11. but your country is not war torn. Go look in Palestine, Israel, Afghanistan (no its not our current "campaign" but the last 20 years of constant war in the country internaal and with Soviet I am talking about) to name a few. Do you really fear new terror attacks? Fear them personally? Would we be able to get so hyped and talk about nothing else than Apples frontpage for whole week if your country was "war torn"?
I actually thought you were proud that the terrorist attack isn´t affecting your lifes more than it does.
<strong>With Enrongate and this Afghanigate, not to mention all the pay-offs to big campaign contributors like giving up on the MS case and all the big tax-cuts to big business contributors, this will go down as the most corrupt administration in history.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yup. Bush is now returning to fund-raising to Florida and returning some favors.
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/01/09/bush.fundraising/index.html"; target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/01/09/bush.fundraising/index. html</a>
Funny, isn't it? There were big gubernatorial and majoral races in other states that were far larger and tighter, yet Bush barely glanced at them. No, there is something special about Florida. It seems to me that this is "returning the favor" to his brother for election 2000.
[ 01-09-2002: Message edited by: Nostradamus ]</p>
<strong>Actually I was refering to war torn Afganistan</strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh gee, that seems hard. We wage the war, win, and then give peace?
Don't tell me about Afghanistan being war torn before 9-11; it was not . The Taliban ruled with an iron fist and the Northern alliance was a piddling opposition.
[ 01-09-2002: Message edited by: Nostradamus ]</p>
[ 01-09-2002: Message edited by: G4Dude ]</p>
That's funny. The situation was reversed when Clinton was in power. Guess you can dish it out but you can't take it huh?
<strong>Another thing I don't understand is why do you always attack Bush?</strong><hr></blockquote>
For one, Bush's administration basically dropped the antitrust case against Microsoft.
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For one, Bush's administration basically dropped the antitrust case against Microsoft.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes, that is one Bush policy that I am strongly against, good point
I heard the guy speaking on the radio. He points out that several of the terrorist had been CIA trained and were on 'watch lists.' He also said that, judging from his experience in law enforcement, it would have been next to impossible for the CIA not to have know these people had come to the US multiple times for flight training.
The work on the oil pipeline had been suspended a year or so ago. Then, just a few days after 9/11, it started again.
I believe that this 'war' the US gov't is having now is a political ploy to assert US dominance in the middle-east. I think they knew that an attack was pending, but might not have known the specifics.
I dont think anyone (CIA or Usama bin Laden) expected the death count to be so high. It was a fatal error for UbL because the extremely high death toll has allowed Bush administration to move unchecked since Sept.
The most ammusing quote I have heard in the past few months came from a senior Bush admin official (sorry I forget who). He said 'This is the first peaceful transfer of power this region has had in hundreds of years, maybe ever.' Asshole, did you happen to notice all those bombs going off?
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One more thing...It seems unbelievable that the US gov't could allow something like 9/11 to happen, but there is precedent.
I has been proven by many people that the US gov't allowed the attack on Pearl Harbor to happen so the the US cuold enter the war. But, they underestimated the severity of the attack and the death toll. This seems a good parallel to 9/11 since the WTC disaster has been compared to Pearl Harbor many times.
[ 01-10-2002: Message edited by: Keda ]</p>
<strong>Scott, if any of this is true, then there is a huge problem for Bush. Just like there could be a huge problem for Cheney with Enron.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Fantasy Land.
Enrongate? What a freaking joke. You read the LA Times? You shouldn't.
<strong>A quote says, "Give us the carpet of gold [oil] or we give you a carpet of bombs."</strong><hr></blockquote>
You've got to be joking. Sounds like some lib's bizarro-fantasy of the way conservatives talk behind closed doors.
Besides that, I've heard he wants to make it illegal for girls to go to school in the U.S. It sure didn't help his twins.