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The Mad Monk
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of Ice Cream
Mar 2000
time: 23:18
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...-2002Apr11.html
Here we go...
quote:
Democrat Implies Sept. 11 Administration Plot
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 12, 2002; Page A16
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) is calling for an investigation into whether President Bush and other government officials had advance notice of terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 but did nothing to prevent them. She added that "persons close to this administration are poised to make huge profits off America's new war."
In a recent interview with a Berkeley, Calif., radio station, McKinney said: "We know there were numerous warnings of the events to come on September 11th. . . . What did this administration know and when did it know it, about the events of September 11th? Who else knew, and why did they not warn the innocent people of New York who were needlessly murdered? . . . What do they have to hide?"
McKinney declined to be interviewed yesterday, but she issued a statement saying: "I am not aware of any evidence showing that President Bush or members of his administration have personally profited from the attacks of 9-11. A complete investigation might reveal that to be the case."
Bush spokesman Scott McLellan dismissed McKinney's comments.
"The American people know the facts, and they dismiss such ludicrous, baseless views," he said. "The fact that she questions the president's legitimacy shows a partisan mind-set beyond all reason."
In the radio conversation, McKinney delivered a stinging attack on the administration. In 2000, she charged, Bush forces "stole from America our most precious right of all, the right to free and fair elections." With the September attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, McKinney said, "an administration of questionable legitimacy has been given unprecedented power."
She suggested that the administration was serving the interests of a Washington-based investment firm, the Carlyle Group, which employs a number of high-ranking former government officials from both parties. Former president George H.W. Bush -- the current president's father -- is an adviser to the firm. McKinney said the war on terrorism has enriched Carlyle Group investors by enhancing the value of a military contractor partly owned by the firm.
Carlyle Group spokesman Chris Ullman asked: "Did she say these things while standing on a grassy knoll in Roswell, New Mexico?"
During her five terms in office, McKinney has often given voice to radical critiques of U.S. policy, especially in the Middle East. She defied the State Department to investigate assertions that international sanctions are brutalizing innocent Iraqis.
With her comments concerning Sept. 11, McKinney, 47, seems to have tapped into a web of conspiracy theories circulating during the past six months among people who believe that the government is partially -- or entirely -- to blame for last year's attacks, which killed more than 3,000 people.
"What is undeniable is that corporations close to the administration have directly benefited from the increased defense spending arising from the aftermath of September 11th," McKinney charged. "America's credibility, both with the world and with her own people, rests upon securing credible answers to these questions."
None of McKinney's colleagues has embraced her allegations, but a few said they are familiar with the theories.
"I've heard a number of people say it," said Rep. Melvin Watt (D-N.C.), who quickly added, "I can't say that it would be a widely held view" among lawmakers.
Some lawmakers have a less charitable view of McKinney's penchant for publicity. Rep. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) said McKinney is simply trying to impress her constituents.
"She's demonstrated at home an ability to win," he said, "and she's demonstrated in Washington a total lack of responsibility in her statements."
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), a friend of McKinney's, said the Georgia Democrat is adept at seizing on "red-meat" issues that resonate with her political base and have helped her fend off a series of GOP challengers.
"She's not as random as people think," Kingston said. "People always want to hear a political conspiracy theory."
Staff writer David Von Drehle contributed to this report.
© 2002 The Washington Post Company
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So...who saw this one coming?
Could this possibly have anything to do with Al Gore shaving his beard and giving a firey speech at a Democrat get-together the other day?
Thanks to Drudge for the link.
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WFHermans
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MadMonk, you just broke a lot of European laws by posting this...this....conspiracy stuff!!! I mean if we allow this, then...then someone will start claiming that the CIA killed JFK.
Go turn yourself in to the Swedish police.
And here is a evil link with everything you are not supposed to know about 911:
http://serendipity.magnet.ch/wtc.html
Don't click it, you will be breaking the law...aaargh...no..don't....
(It's a Switzerland-based site. Not possible for the European Community censors to ban yet.)
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loinburger
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Sweet Sauce Jones
Jul 1999
time: 00:18
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Bush's alleged foreknowledge about the WTC bombings has a fine precedent in FDR's alleged foreknowledge about the Pearl Harbor attack. What's the point in having an omniscient President if he keeps using his powers for evil instead of good?
Last edited by loinburger on 14-04-2002 at 03:49
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dainbramaged13
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Dumbass
Mar 2000
time: 00:18
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i hate stupid ppl
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Zevico
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Melbourne
Apr 2002
time: 15:18
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The Mossad tipped of the CIA (or some other US organization) that something big was going to happen. The CIA didn't take it seriously. That's the whole thing.
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WFHermans
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No, Zevico is the Mossad agent that informed the CIA.
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I don't think her conclusions are that farfetched. I have thought about that possibility myself. The only thing she needs is evidence, and it doesn't sound like she has any. Although it's nice to have a lot of different hypotheses on what happened on 9-11, she should not have gone public without evidence.
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Dr Strangelove
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Yes, this is definitely a retaliation for the old "FDR was responsible for Pearl Harbor" bit. It's nice to see that left wing wackos are making an appearence again. They so nicely balance out the right wing ones.
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