Posted by
Brad Jenks on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:50:25 PM
We’ve passed another Sept 11 (knock on wood) with no attacks against America.
During the 90s America was attacked repeatedly by a group who had declared war against America, but we seemed unaware of the declaration. In 1993, the World Trade Center bombing, then the 1995 military training center bombing in Saudi Arabia, then in 1996 the attacks on Khobar Towers, then in 1998 the bombing of the U.S. East African embassies, then in 2000 the attack on the U.S.S. Cole all passed while America’s leaders remained oblivious.
Dumb luck stepped in halting other attempts in 1995 (Project Bojinka) and again on Jan 2, 2000 as a explosive laden boat sunk on its journey to bomb the USS the Sullivans.
The only successful criminal intervention halted the 1993 plot to bomb the UN, our FBI Building and the Lincoln and Holland Tunnel. In 1993 the FBI halted the plot after they were able to re-infiltrate the cell with a informant named Emad Salem. The only problem was the FBI had fired Salem the year before, June 1992, after he’d first infiltrated the group who eventually bombed the trade center on Feb, 26 1993. Can you say.. egg on their “criminal investigation” face?
When such attacks occurred over the last decade, U.S. officials avoided the term "war." Their response? Quickly dispatch the FBI to identify, capture and prosecute the terrorists. This strategy has repeatedly been proven wrong as evidenced by the lack of success during the Clinton years. During the 8 year Clinton term only 29 terrorists were captured for prosecution (a number matched and surpassed nearly daily since President Bush put us on the offensive).
Worse yet, the cost America paid for the convictions was we turned over a treasure trove of National Security secrets to those seeking our demise during the “discovery” portion of the trials. These discovery rules are mandated within our judicial system. In fact, during “discovery” in the trial of the Blind Sheikh a list of co-conspirators was turned over to the defense with Usama bin Laden’s name. Bin Laden received the “notification” (discovery was in 1994) nearly as quickly as the Blind Sheikh.
When others claim we had “no legal justification” to indict bin Laden after the Sudanese offered him in 1996, consider this co-conspirator “notification.” It exposes another of the many successfully spread lies by leftists propagandists as they simultaneously root against an American victory in Iraq.
As unpopular as this may make me with the leftist propagandists I would like to send out a huge thank you to President George W. Bush for having the gonads to take the fight to the terrorists. How many on Sept 12, 2001 would have believed on Sept 12, 2008 our success at thwarting al Qaeda’s attempts while we demoralized and decimated them physically and financially?
Our troops have given us much to be proud of.