The Roanoke Slant

Roanoke Times, 1/20/06, Pg Va9: Commentary by R. Herbert, very large article with big graphic of Al. Gore behind a lectern labeled: Liberty Coalition; American Constitution Society.
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The author putting the best spin and slant possible to make Gore’s point that Pres. Bush is running amok over intercepting foreign communications coming into the US. (The lectern was a nice touch!)
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He doesn’t reflect on the number of times Gore and Clinton used secret searches without any warrants of US citizens totally within the US and then had Jamie Goerlick (their Justice Dept girl) explain that all this was totally within the Presidents power. He also doesn’t reflect on the fact that within the first month of being in office, the Clinton’s had personal possession of over 100 FBI files of their political adversaries.
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But most of all he didn’t reflect on the following: Extracts from: Lt.Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration 1987. There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, but what he said was stunning!
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He was being grilled by a senator; "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?"
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Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir."
The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't that just a little excessive?"
"No, sir," continued Ollie.
"No? And why not?" the senator asked.
"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir."
"Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.
"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"
"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.
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At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.
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"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie answered.
"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.
"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
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The senator disagreed with this approach -- That senator was Al Gore!
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Al Gore didn’t have to "connect the dots" Olie gave him the map. What did he and the Clinton’s do with it?
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Also: Terrorist pilot Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners."
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However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands, The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released including Mohammad Atta.
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Prior Items:
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2006/01/impeach-president.html
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