In the wake of Richard Clarke’s accusation of negligence and carelessness in the White House preceding September 11th comes a shocking revelation: John Ashcroft cut back on terrorism funding even AFTER September 11:
“In the early days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Bush White House cut by nearly two-thirds an emergency request for counterterrorism funds by the FBI, an internal administration budget document shows.
“The document, dated Oct. 12, 2001, shows that the FBI requested $1.5 billion in additional funds to enhance its counterterrorism efforts with the creation of 2,024 positions. But the White House Office of Management and Budget cut that request to $531 million. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, working within the White House limits, cut the FBI's request for items such as computer networking and foreign language intercepts by half, cut a cyber-security request by three quarters and eliminated entirely a request for "collaborative capabilities."
How negligent WERE these people?
"Kick the darkness till it bleeds daylight." - Bruce Cockburn
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