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| Saudis: Bill Clinton Tearful Over Lewinsky, Not Khobar |
| 2005-10-10 |
| According to two sources close to former Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan, ex-president Bill Clinton was on the verge of tears over legal woes brought on by the Monica Lewinsky scandal during a Sept. 1998 meeting with Crown Prince Adbullah - and spent almost no time discussing the Khobar Towers bombing case. The Saudi account backs claims by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who told CBS's "60 Minutes" last night that Clinton failed to press Abdullah during the meeting for cooperation in the Khobar case. Interviewed by the New Yorker in May 2001, two Saudi officials noted that Prince Bandar was present during the meeting. And Bandar's version, according to those same Saudi sources, contradicts the claim by former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger that his old boss vigorously pursued Khobar during the meeting. "Clinton, by many accounts, was almost crying," the New Yorker said, based on interviews with the Saudis |
| Posted by:Captain America |
| #11 Except that Bush is leaving and the wet-finger-in-the-wind types, like Billary, are in the ascendency. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-10-10 23:39 |
| #10 This is more like, we will say anything to divert attention from us, and if we can get in good with the right wing Clinton haters, even better, as they are in power and are demanding we change out ways. Placate the fools with a little Clinton bashing, priceless |
| Posted by: madtom 2005-10-10 22:33 |
| #9 Oh,how you forget how good the Clinton's are at spin-"this is merely retaliation by the Bushes' good friend for Bill telling the truth about George W" |
| Posted by: Stephen 2005-10-10 21:58 |
| #8 Oh, and this is a tacit admission that they were wrong then. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2005-10-10 19:24 |
| #7 Okay, reading into this a lot from very little... Clinton was the reason the Saudi's had no faith/had lost faith in the US. He is/was clearly self-centered, vain, shallow, not the kind of guy the house of Saud could feel any kind of security in dealing with. He would sell them out in a second to further himself. They know the type well, and come by the knowledge honestly. It is easy seeing them view Clinton with complete contempt, and tarring the public who voted him into office - twice - with the same brush. Think of the Saudis as knowing they need to change before they self-consume; hating the thought of that change; looking for an anchor - a moral anchor - for this change, and having Clinton be the leader of the US (the otherwise first candidate for anchor) for eight long years. Of seeing firsthand his amorality, time after time. They must have despaired. I have no love for Saud (nor hate for that matter) but this had to have been the cause of near-absolute depair. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2005-10-10 19:23 |
| #6 Bill, I feel your pain, and would like to double it, brother. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-10-10 18:10 |
| #5 Wow. Bandar bitch-slappin' Clitty. Very unlike a former Ambassador, much less the Saudi Candyman, to come out and call a spade a spade. A massive butt stompin'. Clitty and Burglar are effectively destroyed by this. Every Politician in Washington knows Bandar (unfortunately for the American people) and will believe him... he has < .00001% as much reason to lie about it, especially considering how, um, pliable and accommodating corrupt Donk administrations like Camelot II (and the looming promise of Camelot III) are. That it was delivered in plainspeak is amazing in 10 different ways. This could be a serious pivot point in the disingenuous attempts to keep up the facade of Camelot II. Wow. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-10-10 17:37 |
| #4 Bill Clinton Tearful Over Lewinsky, Not Khobar even if this weren't true, the description fits Clintoon's low rent character to a tee. |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-10-10 17:27 |
| #3 Typical of the Clintons, more concerned over themselves than others. More proof NOT to let them back in the white house. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-10-10 17:11 |
| #2 This is soooooooo Clintonian. Wudda maroon. |
| Posted by: Brett 2005-10-10 17:07 |
| #1 Ouch. What did the Clintons do to piss off the Saudis? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-10-10 17:05 |