BadGimp

Bush trying to hide 9/11 information, Graham says
Mon, Jun. 02, 2003
BY PETER WALLSTEN
pwallsten@herald.com

U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, looking for traction in a crowded Democratic presidential field, accused the Bush administration Sunday of overzealous editing of the public version of a report on the causes of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Citing proposed changes in several sections of the report -- which was based on the congressional investigation he helped oversee as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee -- the Florida senator said on CNN's Late Edition that the administration was trying to hide information submitted in open session and, in some cases, reported in the media.

''That's not being done for any legitimate national security reasons,'' Graham told CNN. ``It's being done because they don't want the American people to see a coherent narrative of what happened.''

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Republicans wave off Graham's accusations as attention-grabbing conspiracy theories by a candidate lagging in a field of nine. They say Bush remains popular because people like and trust his leadership.

''[Graham] is getting more outrageous every day,'' Republican National Committee spokesman Chad Colby said in a telephone interview Sunday. ``That's not a recipe for success.''

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Notice how they don't attack any of the charges directly? Instead they use the fact that he is a candidate to dismiss him and his statements.

This is what you say when you can't attack the accusation in any substantive way.

I hope and pray Graham and others raise the level of discourse on this subject.

BadGimp

posted by BadGimp @ 3:09 PM