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Home Front: Politix
Kerry challenges Bush to prosecute Clarke
2004-03-27
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry challenged President George W. Bush to prosecute former national security aide Richard Clarke if they can show that he lied about terrorism policy. "My challenge to the Bush administration would be, if (Clarke) is not believable and they have reason to show it, then prosecute him for perjury because he is under oath, Kerry told CBS's MarketWatch. "They have a perfect right to do that," said Kerry.
No, they don't you idjit, Congress does, because he would have lied to Congress, not the Bush administration. Doesn't this guy know anything?
Republicans in Congress want to declassify testimony Clarke gave before Congress in 2002 that they claim is at odds with accounts critical of the administration in the aide's recently published book. Clarke, a counter-terrorism advisor to three presidents, published a book this week entitled "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror," in which he claims the Bush administration failed to heed warnings of the September 11, 2001 attacks and then focused its attention on Saddam Hussein rather than al-Qaeda. He repeated the allegations under oath in testimony before a congressional committee. The smear charges prompted an aggressive response from the White House, amid apparent groundless concerns that they could undermine the president's re-election bid in November.
Posted by:Steve White

#10  I hope Clark doesn't think Kerry (or any of the other Democrats) will stand with him if Congress actually does bring up charges.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2004-03-27 11:44:20 PM  

#9  Anon, I think I’ll pass. If I hit your kiddy porn site I may be subject to FBI investigation. Why are you trolling so late? Did you just awake face down on a pool table, with your pants around you ankles and half a family-size tube of dried in a hairy blob between you butt cheeks.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-03-27 11:42:20 PM  

#8  See who rules America? Due to censorship we inserted "*", delete them. http://A*DLUSA.com
Posted by: Anonymous   2004-03-27 11:00:19 PM  

#7  Hell with Clarke. Kerry shouold be prosecuted for his activities in 1971. Of course being a member of the Massachusetts community of political criminals he has a free ticket. Just ask that old drunk Kenndey. Who by the way is losing touch with reality. I saw him a couple of weeks ago trying to make a "Watergate" out of the leaked data which was not secured by his own staff of dumbasses. He was literally twitching with anger. The all consuming hate of the Dims is troubling.
Posted by: Bill Nelson   2004-03-27 9:50:35 PM  

#6  Prosecuting Clarke in the Senate should be interesting. Kerry will vote for convicting Clarke before he votes to aquit him.

Kerry is jJust like the Clintons, "All our best friends are in jail. TSK TSK."
Posted by: GK   2004-03-27 5:31:45 PM  

#5  All that, plus the fact that Frist beats Kerry to the punch.

Kerry, as usual, looks pretty foolish...
Posted by: Raj   2004-03-27 2:29:41 PM  

#4  So now we've got the Democrat presidential candidate calling on the Republicans to prosecute his man Clarke for perjury? "Gee, Br'er Fox, I just hates it when you throw me in that briar patch."

Bwahahahaha! Whatever Bush is paying Karl Rove, it's not enough.
Posted by: Old Grouch   2004-03-27 2:16:24 PM  

#3  Prosecute Kerry for perjury and treason for his Winter Soldier before congress. It's all on tape.
Posted by: ed   2004-03-27 2:11:50 PM  

#2  B - Lol! Beautiful analogy! Wish I'd thought of it! *color me green*
Posted by: .com   2004-03-27 1:08:00 PM  

#1  Kerry - the master of false bravado. Watch out Clarke, he'll throw you over the wall for a photo op...and then once he does, he'll claimed he jumped over it himself.
Posted by: B   2004-03-27 12:53:06 PM  

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