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03/23/2004 Archived Entry: "Bush 'aware' of al-Qaeda threats"

Posted by steve @ 07:17 PM EST [Link]

ALL HE COULD DO?: I'd lie and say that I skipped the 9/11 hearings in favor of watching the delivering of the Canadian federal budget but I didn't watch either of them. At any rate, reading the coverage of the hearings I was struck by comments made by Madeleine Albright.

Earlier, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told the commission President Bill Clinton had done all he could to defeat al-Qaeda and Bin Laden.

Mrs Albright said Mr Clinton had authorised action to "neutralise" Bin Laden after the 1998 US embassy attacks in Africa - her worst day in office.

So...ummmm...did I miss something in 1998, 1999 or 2000?

Read on.