Secrets Revealed
It has occured to me that the War on Terror or Operation WARTS really was born from a multitude of events that culminated in 9/11. How profound you may say, however, I believe that the United States of America had been under direct attack at least from the first World Trade Center truck bombing back in 1993. Since then, a series of "mysterious" disasters had plagued America throughout the 1990's and remained a period of tense anticipation for the "big one" that would alter our history forever. September 11, 2001 was the "big-one" but it was simply the apogee of many attacks that had already occurred. I believe America had been under terror attacks since 1993 and the American government under the tutelage of President Clinton decided to keep it "quiet" in a vain attempt to steal the thunder from Islamic Terrorists by simply denying that any terror had occured. This strategy of "information denial" was used to great effect during the '90s which kept the stock market humming and the people at ease with the Clinton Administration and the terrorists without the power of fear that their acts sowed, or so it seemed.
I believe this defensive approach was Clinton's only option available to him because of his compromised position of his past, as a Viet Nam draft-dodger, as well as his position in the present with his adulterous affairs. He had lost the moral high-ground of the Presidency and therefore was in a weak position to tackle the most pressing issue facing the interim period of the 1990's following the end of the Cold War: Namely the attack on America from Islamic Terrorism.
The first big clue that something was afoot was the Alfred E Murrah building that was destroyed by a large truck bomb in April of 1995. The use of truck bombs is the modus operandi of Middle East terrorists whether used against each other or foreign targets. We see how the American government immediately dismissed the idea that this could be Islamic terrorism in an attempt at psychological damage control. Overall, the government was successful in suppressing key information from the public and only showing the "white" guy, Timothy McVeigh, as the antogonist involved in "militia groups" in the US. We know that Oklahoma is home to "big-oil" and thus can be a connection to Middle East companies doing business in the United States. Oklahoma is smack dab in the middle of America and was a perfect location to send "the message" that the American Fortress can be breached. We also know of Islamic recruitment of "european" looking males for their martydom and bombing campaigns so as to cover their tracks. I believe McVeigh was an Islamic convert who lent himself to their cause. There are no doubt many Islamic McVeighs still yet to be revealed.
The next big clue was TWA Flight 800 that "crashed" just outside of Long Island on July 16th, 1996. The American government again dismissed any idea that terrorism altogether, whether foreign or domestic, was involved. A clumsy attempt at "explaining" how the plane fell apart in mid-air could have been laughable had it not been so tragic. The number of eye-witnesses that saw a streak of light eminating from the sea to the plane could not be so easily denied, unless of course national security was an issue. It is a well known fact that many cargo/passenger planes have been brought down by shoulder fired missles. I believe that shoulder-fired missles were used against Flight 800 that led to its demise. An attempt at "information denial" by the Clinton Administration became much harder this time because the "crash" occurred so close to land which resulted in many eyewitness accounts. The destruction of Flight 800 was exactly 3 weeks after the attack on Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 US Air Force servicemen. However, the American people were "denied" the necessary information to connect the dots. But a lingering emptiness was felt by many, like that of a ghost haunting an old mansion, that something was just not quite right.
Then in 1998 Islamic Terrorists attacked the American embassies in Eastern Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, which was the first major event that exposed Americans to the realization that indeed Islamic terrorism was on the march. The attacks bore all the hallmarks of Al Qaeda's standard operating procedure; multiple attacks directed against multiple targets. However, President Clinton was embroiled in Monica-gate and the American response was to attack Bin-Laden's organization headquartered in Afghanistan with Cruise Missles. The response endangered no American lives and ended as quickly as it had begun. Worse, the counterattacks were coordinated precisely when Congress was calling hearings regarding Clinton's pecadilloes in the White House and his lying under oath in a vain attempt to cover up his misdeeds. Kenya and Tanzania ripped open the fascade that the Clinton Administration had carefully laid into place to blunt the effect of Islamic terrorism from the American public. But with Monica Lewinsky in the news, and the lackluster American missle counterattack, the American people were distracted enough not to notice that America was in a full-fledged shooting war. Asymmetric Warfare had come of age. With President Clinton politically on the defensive after his impeachment and the threat of removal from his office, Bill Clinton could not muster the will or have the integrity of waging his own "war on terror" that the United States so desparately needed to wage. The weakness of President Clinton's position domestically translated to weakness in American Foreign Policy in the international arena. The Cruise Missle counterattack proved fruitless all the while the nefarious Osama Bin Laden was still alive and his organization still operating without impunity from Kabul.
October 31, 1999 ushered in the first known airline kamakaze suicide attack when EgyptAir Flight 990 suddenly plunged nose-first into the Atlantic ocean. On board the doomed aircraft where Egypts finest Air Force pilots returning home from military flight training in the United States. The co-pilot apparently had disengaged the automatic pilot while alone in the cockpit and with a moslem prayer sent the plane into a nose-dive. The incident could not be concealed so easily for Egypt was demanding a thorough review and would not accept any conclusion except that sabotage had taken place. The FBI did release information suggesting that the co-pilot deliberately drove the plane into the sea much to the chagrine of Cairo. The incident strained relations between Egypt and the United States but quickly fell off the political radar as America entered a new Presidential election cycle.
The last event to plague the Clinton Administration was the suicide attack on the USS Cole on October 12th of 2000 while the ship was in port in Yemen. By then, the obvious could no longer be concealed. Even so, President Clinton was still in defensive mode and left open the possibility that this was not a terrorist attack. Nevertheless, President Clinton stated the United States would find who was responsible and hold them accountable. However, a military response was not an option and did not come. Three weeks later, GW Bush was elected President.
Was it right or wrong for the Clinton Administration to cover up the fact that America was under direct assault by Islamic Terrorists? Was the attempt to "explain away" the terror attacks as simply "accidents" or on "right-wing militias" the best way to deal with this international threat? Did it create more problems in the long run by deflecting the truth in the short term for political gain? Did the liberal modus vivendi of political correctness contribute to the "fog of war" that ultimately would lead to 9/11? And finally, did the character of the President play the most important role in producing a political placebo effect when real medicine was needed to fight the evil nature of Islamic Terrorism? History will decide these answers as time reveals the hidden truths from afar and the key events poke through the grey clouds of confusion as the moutain peaks of reality shine in all their snow-capped glory.
I believe this defensive approach was Clinton's only option available to him because of his compromised position of his past, as a Viet Nam draft-dodger, as well as his position in the present with his adulterous affairs. He had lost the moral high-ground of the Presidency and therefore was in a weak position to tackle the most pressing issue facing the interim period of the 1990's following the end of the Cold War: Namely the attack on America from Islamic Terrorism.
The first big clue that something was afoot was the Alfred E Murrah building that was destroyed by a large truck bomb in April of 1995. The use of truck bombs is the modus operandi of Middle East terrorists whether used against each other or foreign targets. We see how the American government immediately dismissed the idea that this could be Islamic terrorism in an attempt at psychological damage control. Overall, the government was successful in suppressing key information from the public and only showing the "white" guy, Timothy McVeigh, as the antogonist involved in "militia groups" in the US. We know that Oklahoma is home to "big-oil" and thus can be a connection to Middle East companies doing business in the United States. Oklahoma is smack dab in the middle of America and was a perfect location to send "the message" that the American Fortress can be breached. We also know of Islamic recruitment of "european" looking males for their martydom and bombing campaigns so as to cover their tracks. I believe McVeigh was an Islamic convert who lent himself to their cause. There are no doubt many Islamic McVeighs still yet to be revealed.
The next big clue was TWA Flight 800 that "crashed" just outside of Long Island on July 16th, 1996. The American government again dismissed any idea that terrorism altogether, whether foreign or domestic, was involved. A clumsy attempt at "explaining" how the plane fell apart in mid-air could have been laughable had it not been so tragic. The number of eye-witnesses that saw a streak of light eminating from the sea to the plane could not be so easily denied, unless of course national security was an issue. It is a well known fact that many cargo/passenger planes have been brought down by shoulder fired missles. I believe that shoulder-fired missles were used against Flight 800 that led to its demise. An attempt at "information denial" by the Clinton Administration became much harder this time because the "crash" occurred so close to land which resulted in many eyewitness accounts. The destruction of Flight 800 was exactly 3 weeks after the attack on Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 US Air Force servicemen. However, the American people were "denied" the necessary information to connect the dots. But a lingering emptiness was felt by many, like that of a ghost haunting an old mansion, that something was just not quite right.
Then in 1998 Islamic Terrorists attacked the American embassies in Eastern Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, which was the first major event that exposed Americans to the realization that indeed Islamic terrorism was on the march. The attacks bore all the hallmarks of Al Qaeda's standard operating procedure; multiple attacks directed against multiple targets. However, President Clinton was embroiled in Monica-gate and the American response was to attack Bin-Laden's organization headquartered in Afghanistan with Cruise Missles. The response endangered no American lives and ended as quickly as it had begun. Worse, the counterattacks were coordinated precisely when Congress was calling hearings regarding Clinton's pecadilloes in the White House and his lying under oath in a vain attempt to cover up his misdeeds. Kenya and Tanzania ripped open the fascade that the Clinton Administration had carefully laid into place to blunt the effect of Islamic terrorism from the American public. But with Monica Lewinsky in the news, and the lackluster American missle counterattack, the American people were distracted enough not to notice that America was in a full-fledged shooting war. Asymmetric Warfare had come of age. With President Clinton politically on the defensive after his impeachment and the threat of removal from his office, Bill Clinton could not muster the will or have the integrity of waging his own "war on terror" that the United States so desparately needed to wage. The weakness of President Clinton's position domestically translated to weakness in American Foreign Policy in the international arena. The Cruise Missle counterattack proved fruitless all the while the nefarious Osama Bin Laden was still alive and his organization still operating without impunity from Kabul.
October 31, 1999 ushered in the first known airline kamakaze suicide attack when EgyptAir Flight 990 suddenly plunged nose-first into the Atlantic ocean. On board the doomed aircraft where Egypts finest Air Force pilots returning home from military flight training in the United States. The co-pilot apparently had disengaged the automatic pilot while alone in the cockpit and with a moslem prayer sent the plane into a nose-dive. The incident could not be concealed so easily for Egypt was demanding a thorough review and would not accept any conclusion except that sabotage had taken place. The FBI did release information suggesting that the co-pilot deliberately drove the plane into the sea much to the chagrine of Cairo. The incident strained relations between Egypt and the United States but quickly fell off the political radar as America entered a new Presidential election cycle.
The last event to plague the Clinton Administration was the suicide attack on the USS Cole on October 12th of 2000 while the ship was in port in Yemen. By then, the obvious could no longer be concealed. Even so, President Clinton was still in defensive mode and left open the possibility that this was not a terrorist attack. Nevertheless, President Clinton stated the United States would find who was responsible and hold them accountable. However, a military response was not an option and did not come. Three weeks later, GW Bush was elected President.
Was it right or wrong for the Clinton Administration to cover up the fact that America was under direct assault by Islamic Terrorists? Was the attempt to "explain away" the terror attacks as simply "accidents" or on "right-wing militias" the best way to deal with this international threat? Did it create more problems in the long run by deflecting the truth in the short term for political gain? Did the liberal modus vivendi of political correctness contribute to the "fog of war" that ultimately would lead to 9/11? And finally, did the character of the President play the most important role in producing a political placebo effect when real medicine was needed to fight the evil nature of Islamic Terrorism? History will decide these answers as time reveals the hidden truths from afar and the key events poke through the grey clouds of confusion as the moutain peaks of reality shine in all their snow-capped glory.
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