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You may remember my brother the activist. I keep trying to get him to post, but he’s shy and busy. He sent me this yesterday and I thought I’d share it with you.
I need to add that he’s a great admirer of James Carville’s political savvy (though not his policies) and one story he likes to tell is how during the height of Monica-gate Carville was on one of the Talking Head shows and made a point about how important it is to stay on message. Carville then proceeded to demonstrate his gift by working the phrase “Cigarette Lawyer Ken Starr” 27 times in the next 30 seconds.- ek
The date – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 – August 6, 2001 needs to be as well known to Joe and Jane American as September 11, 2001.
Presidential Daily Briefing of August 6, 2001 PDB
Declassified and Approved for Release, 10 April 2004
Presidential Daily Briefing: August 6, 2001 – Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.
Clandestine, foreign government, and media reports indicate Bin Ladin since 1997 has wanted to conduct foreign terrorist attacks on the U.S. Bin Ladin implied in U.S. television interviews in 1997 and 1998 that his followers would follow the example of World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef and “bring the fighting to America.”
Presidential Daily Briefing: August 6, 2001 – Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.
After U.S. missile strikes on his base in Afghanistan in 1998, Bin Ladin told followers he wanted to retaliate in Washington, according to a [deleted] service.
Presidential Daily Briefing: August 6, 2001 – Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.
An Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) operative told an [deleted] service at the same that Bin Ladin was planning to exploit the operative’s access to the U.S. to mount a terrorist strike.
Presidential Daily Briefing: August 6, 2001 – Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.
FBI information since that time indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks, including recent surveillance of federal buildings in New York.
Presidential Daily Briefing: August 6, 2001 – Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.
The FBI is conducting approximately 70 full field investigations throughout the U.S. that it considers Bin Ladin-related. CIA and the FBI are investigating a call to our Embassy in the UAE in May saying that a group of Bin Ladin supporters was in the U.S. planning attacks with explosives.
So Vice President Dick, tell me again how the REPUBLICANS WILL KEEP US SAFE?
So Senator McSame, tell me again how invading and occupying IRAQ has helped the U.S. hunt down BIN LADEN?
I’m printing my own bumper stickers filled with images from 9-11 and this text-
“I don’t think anybody could have predicted that these people would take an airplane and slam it into the World Trade Center”- Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor
“All right. You’ve covered your ass now.”- George W. Bush
August 6, 2001 Publication Notes:
Original publication August 6th, 2008 at
Repaired and replaced dead links to various publications with a single link to CNN Transcript. Added Bush link.
Republication 2010 at
Added Annual Reminder links.
Republication 2011 at
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