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− | '''Richard Clarke''' was an expert in counter-terrorism and former employee of the State Department during the Reagan Administration. He was eventually a member of the 9/11 Commission. | + | '''Richard Clarke''' was an expert in counter-terrorism and former employee of the State Department during the Reagan Administration. He was eventually a member of the 9/11 Commission. |
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+ | In 2001, Clarke was pushed off of the National Security Council Principals Committee because of his frequent warnings to [[Donald Rumsfeld]] about the threat of an [[Al Qaeda]] terrorist attack,{{fact}} which at that time was dismissed as unimportant. | ||
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+ | He resigned from his post in 2003, claiming that he was ignored and his credibility attacked by Bush supporters.{{fact}} <ref>However, as [[Condoleeza Rice]] said concerning 9/11: "I don't think that anybody could have predicted that these people would take an airplane and slam it into the [[World Trade Center]], take another one and slam it into the Pentagon, that they would try to use an airplane as a missile." <!-- This statement indicates, despite the Liberal Media frequently questioning the Bush Administration's credibility, that the government had no prior warning to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. --></ref> | ||
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+ | == Reference == | ||
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+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Richard}} | ||
+ | [[category:United States Appointed Officials]] |
Revision as of 01:19, January 10, 2009
Richard Clarke was an expert in counter-terrorism and former employee of the State Department during the Reagan Administration. He was eventually a member of the 9/11 Commission.
Controversies
In 2001, Clarke was pushed off of the National Security Council Principals Committee because of his frequent warnings to Donald Rumsfeld about the threat of an Al Qaeda terrorist attack,[Citation Needed] which at that time was dismissed as unimportant.
He resigned from his post in 2003, claiming that he was ignored and his credibility attacked by Bush supporters.[Citation Needed] [1]
Reference
- ↑ However, as Condoleeza Rice said concerning 9/11: "I don't think that anybody could have predicted that these people would take an airplane and slam it into the World Trade Center, take another one and slam it into the Pentagon, that they would try to use an airplane as a missile."