Tuesday, September 24, 2002

Pols demand Prez tell all about 9/11


WASHINGTON - Senators called on the White House yesterday to come clean and disclose what President Bush knew before the Sept. 11 attacks.
"I'm sure that the American people were told what Franklin Delano Roosevelt was briefed on before Dec. 7, 1941," said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), alluding to Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.

A congressional hearing detailed last week missed clues that, taken together, could have pointed to the plot. The investigation also highlighted shocking communication lapses between the FBI and CIA.

McCain said he wants to know how much Bush and former President Bill Clinton knew about Osama Bin Laden's terror network and its plans. The White House has refused to declassify documents relating to the attacks.

"Frankly, I don't get it when that kind of thing is not made available to the American people, in light of the magnitude of the tragedy," McCain told NBC's "Meet the Press."


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