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could have unraveled the al Qaeda network before it struck the homeland if not for the Clinton Administration's concern with appearances
The ''Wall Street Journal'' reported that:
The ''Wall Street Journal'' reported that:
:During the investigation of the first [[World Trade Center]] bombing, Gorelick instructed then-FBI Director [[Louis Freeh]] and United States Attorney [[Mary Jo White]] that for the sake of "appearances" they would be required to adhere to an interpretation of the wall far stricter than the law required. [http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004956]
:During the investigation of the first [[World Trade Center]] bombing, Gorelick instructed then-FBI Director [[Louis Freeh]] and United States Attorney [[Mary Jo White]] that for the sake of "appearances" they would be required to adhere to an interpretation of the wall far stricter than the law required. [http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004956]
Also in the ''Journal'':
:The Mary Jo White prosecutions and the 2001 Moussaoui arrest were among our best chances to uncover and unravel the al Qaeda network before it struck the homeland. But thanks in part to the Clinton Administration's concern with appearances and in part to its legacy, these investigations were hamstrung. [http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004956]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004956 Gorelick's Wall: The Commissioner belongs in the witness chair] - ''The Wall Street Journal'', review and outlook
*[http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004956 Gorelick's Wall: The Commissioner belongs in the witness chair] - ''The Wall Street Journal'', review and outlook