Framework of Clarke's Book Is Bolstered

From the Washington Post via Eschaton:

Frist said Clarke may have "lied under oath to the United States Congress."

But the broad outline of Clarke's criticism has been corroborated by a number of other former officials, congressional and commission investigators, and by Bush's admission in the 2003 Bob Woodward book "Bush at War" that he "didn't feel that sense of urgency" about Osama bin Laden before the attacks occurred.

In addition, a review of dozens of declassified citations from Clarke's 2002 testimony provides no evidence of contradiction, and White House officials familiar with the testimony agree that any differences are matters of emphasis, not fact. Indeed, the declassified 838-page report of the 2002 congressional inquiry includes many passages that appear to bolster the arguments Clarke has made.

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So much for the White House's wacky declassification scheme aimed at smearing Clarke. The former counter-terrorism czar may very well be trying to boost sales of his book. However, this in and of itself does not mean that he's just making all this up. Numerous individuals have now come forth to accuse the Bush administration of targeting Iraq both before and immediately after 9/11, even though there is and was absolutely no credible evidence showing that Iraq was any threat at all to the United States. This whole tragedy may be moving into its denouement.

I hope...

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