FWIW, new Dubya and Taliban oil allegations

[erik_kosberg]

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0201/08/ltm.05.html

Okay, they're just allegations so far and I'm willing to give Bush the benefit of the doubt.

[poseidon]

FWIW, it's interesting, but nothing more than that until this is substantiated.

[AuntieEmma[$]]

The "explosive new book published in France" that they're talking about (''Bin Laden, the Forbidden Truth'') came out in November, but didn't get much attention them. For some reason, I don't know why, the whole thing has resurfaced now and is getting a lot of press -- I heard about it on a radio show last night.

[AuntieEmma[$]]

From the CNN transcript:

ZAHN: And this book points out that the FBI's deputy director, John O'Neill, actually resigned because he felt the U.S. administration was obstructing...

BUTLER: A proper...

ZAHN: ... the prosecution of terrorism.

The January 14 "New Yorker" has a long article about John O'Neill. I just skimmed it quickly, haven't read it through yet, but it looks like that article gives a whole different reason why O'Neill quit -- there was an incident with a briefcase, where he left a briefcase that had classified documents unattended for a few minutes, and when he came back the briefcase had been stolen. According to the article, O'Neill felt that the briefcase incident pretty much killed his chances for advancing much further within the FBI -- and the private sector job that he took instead paid twice as much.

For whatever that's worth.

[kurt_messick]

Yes, but one can't make the talk-show circuit with that story...

[poseidon]

And it doesn't help to push Bush's detractor's agenda, either. This is much more to their liking.

[AuntieEmma[$]]

Originally posted by poseidon
And it doesn't help to push Bush's detractor's agenda, either. This is much more to their liking.

I'm a Bush detractor, and what's to my liking is the truth, which hasn't been determined yet.