Before 9-11, Terror Was Low Priority

2 out of 100 Ain't Bad From the AP in 2002

WASHINGTON - President Bush's national security leadership met formally nearly 100 times in the months prior to the Sept. 11 attacks yet terrorism was the topic during only two of those sessions, officials say.

The White House acknowledged the dearth of top-level meetings devoted to the subject of terrorism by the "principals committee" of the National Security Council. Yet it has aggressively defended the level of attention, given only scattered hints of al-Qaida activity.

One current security council official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that intensive planning of anti-terrorism strategies was largely the role of midlevel committees at the NSC and not the Cabinet-level players.

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Bush's principals committee was focused on missile defense, Iraq, China, international economic policy, global warming and the U.S. stance toward Russia, a subject of particular interest to National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, a Russian expert who has now worked for both Bush presidents.
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Rice has described the work of the council's Counterterrorism Security Group, directed by Special Assistant Richard Clarke, which met several times each week during July and August. By Aug. 6, Bush received a briefing report with the heading, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike the United States." The report discussed the possibility of traditional airline hijackings.

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interestingg to note that the minions say the Bushistas were very concerned about Bin Laden and the AQ gang and terrorism was a high priority.

Follow this link and see the video of Condi lying through her teeth about funding.