Clarke's point by rebuttal of his book
USA Today:
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"Rice, in a meeting with reporters, released a Sept. 15, 2001, e-mail Clarke sent to her that said: 'When the era of national unity begins to crack in the near future, it is possible that some will start asking questions like did the White House do a good job of making sure that intelligence about terrorist threats got to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and other domestic law enforcement authorities.'
"He attached an earlier memo from before Sept. 11 in which Clarke warned such agencies that 'a spectacular al-Qaeda terrorist attack was coming in the near future.'
" 'Thus, the White House did insure that domestic law enforcement ... knew that (his office) believed that a major al-Qaeda attack was coming and it could be in the U.S.,' Clarke's e-mail said.
"She suggested that e-mail was self-serving, and conflicted with other more recent assertions by Clarke.
"Earlier, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan, referring to Clarke's White House briefing, said that Clarke 'in his own words, provides a point-by-point rebuttal of what he now asserts. This shatters the cornerstone of Mr. Clarke's assertions.' "
USA Today:
...
"Rice, in a meeting with reporters, released a Sept. 15, 2001, e-mail Clarke sent to her that said: 'When the era of national unity begins to crack in the near future, it is possible that some will start asking questions like did the White House do a good job of making sure that intelligence about terrorist threats got to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and other domestic law enforcement authorities.'
"He attached an earlier memo from before Sept. 11 in which Clarke warned such agencies that 'a spectacular al-Qaeda terrorist attack was coming in the near future.'
" 'Thus, the White House did insure that domestic law enforcement ... knew that (his office) believed that a major al-Qaeda attack was coming and it could be in the U.S.,' Clarke's e-mail said.
"She suggested that e-mail was self-serving, and conflicted with other more recent assertions by Clarke.
"Earlier, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan, referring to Clarke's White House briefing, said that Clarke 'in his own words, provides a point-by-point rebuttal of what he now asserts. This shatters the cornerstone of Mr. Clarke's assertions.' "
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