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For Immediate Release |
| May 16, 2002 |
Contact: Press Office
202-646-5188
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BUSH WHITE HOUSE ADMISSION THAT IT RECEIVED INTELLIGENCE, BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11, THAT BIN LADEN WOULD HIJACK PLANES AND OTHER RECENT ADMISSIONS, UNDERSCORE NEED FOR PUBLIC INVESTIGATION OF GOVERNMENT INCOMPETENCE AND RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR SECURITY
Information Withheld From American People for Nine Months
Judicial Watch Investigating and Writing Report About Security Lapses As Well As Representing Whistleblowers Who Want to Inform Public of the Truth to Spur Corrections Before More Serious Attacks Occur
(Washington, D.C.) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government abuse and corruption, today announced that it is redoubling its efforts to expose government incompetence and reckless disregard for national security, as occurred prior to September 11, under both the Clinton and Bush administrations. Recent revelations, exposed involuntarily through government leaks, about FBI and intelligence community breakdowns, and the latest, belated revelation about the alert to President Bush concerning bin Laden’s hijacking of planes, underscores the need for a thorough public review of the most serious attack ever to take place on American soil.
In recent days, Judicial Watch clients, such as FBI Special Agent Robert Wright, have been forced to take legal action to protect their First Amendment rights to tell the truth to the American people about the national security failures of the Clinton and Bush administrations. Only by exposing the truth, can meaningful corrective action be taken. But thus far, the Bush administration has shrouded its actions in secrecy, not wanting to admit its role in furthering Clinton administration neglect of our national security up to September 11. Nor have any high level officials been disciplined or fired as a result of the World Trade Center and Pentagon disasters.
“To withhold material information from the American people, and not take responsibility for bungled mishandling of intelligence which might have prevented September 11, is no way to run a government, much more protect the American people. While Judicial Watch is itself investigating and will publish a report on the intelligence and other government failures of the Clinton and Bush administrations, now is the time for the Clinton and Bush administrations, and Congress, to come totally clean on any role they may have played in failing to prevent the tragedies – by not doing their jobs, in protecting the American people from foreign tyranny as required by the Constitution,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman Larry Klayman.
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