RE: RE: 3rd CIA Officer Confirms Ron Paul On Roots of Terrorism
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Date: Jun 15, 2007 1:51 PM
RE: 3rd CIA Officer Confirms Ron Paul On Roots of Terrorism
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From: (R) Ron Paul 08' South Carolina
Date: Jun 15, 2007 10:45 AM
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From: Ron Paul Revolution
*3rd CIA Officer Confirms Ron Paul On Roots of Terrorism*
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/05/25/third-cia-officer-confirms-ron-paul-right-about-roots-of-terrorism/
For the third time this week, a retired CIA officer has told Antiwar Radio that U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is the driving force in al Qaeda’s recruitment and motivation for attacking America on September 11th.
Ray McGovern, a 27 year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, when asked Friday afternoon what he thought of the exchange between Congressman Ron Paul and Rudy Giuliani said (at 23:45 out of 43:23)
MP3 here.
“I’m really edified by Ron Paul stepping up and stating what he believes to be the case.
“If you believe that they hate us for our democracy or for our freedoms, well I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn that I’d really like to sell you at a cut rate.
“They hate us for our policies and that’s what Ron Paul was saying. …
“Giuliani … really showed his true colors there as a demagogue.”
Earlier this week Michael Scheuer, the former chief of the CIA’s bin Laden unit and Philip Giraldi, another former CIA counter-terrorism officer, made much the same statements to Antiwar Radio.
McGovern then made the common analogy of terrorists and mosquitos and why the policy should be to “drain the swamp.” But rather than advising more invasions in the name of swamp draining as the Bush administration has maintained is their policy, McGovern says you want to remove the circumstances which create terrorism, by “find[ing] out where these terrorists are breeding.”
“[There is a] swamp of grievances dating back decades: Three generations of people living in the equivalent of concentration camps in the West Bank and Gaza, dictatorial regimes in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other places.
“If you look at those grievances and instead of trying to shoot those terrorists as they leave that swamp, you drain that swamp by addressing those grievances and giving these people some reason to hope for a better future. …
“People will come back and say, ‘Now Ray, for God’s sake, Osama bin Laden doesn’t give a darn about the Palestinians.’ Well, that doesn’t matter whether he does or he doesn’t. He knows the kind of resonance that kind of appeal has.”
McGovern then quoted the 9/11 Commission Report regarding the motivation of Kahlid Sheik Mohammad, the ringleader of the September 11th attacks:
“Kahlid Sheik Mohammad was motivated not by any antipathy resulting from his stay in the United States [where he had attended college years before], but by his profound hatred for U.S. policy toward Israel – favoring Israel one-sidedly.”
McGovern then summarized a footnote in the back of the 9/11 Commission Report as saying:
“These are practically the exact words of what Ramzi Yousef - Kahlid Sheik Mohammad’s nephew - used in bragging about his pride in being condemned to 140 years in a federal penitentiary for trying to knock down one of the Twin Towers back in 1993.”
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/05/25/third-cia-officer-confirms-ron-paul-right-about-roots-of-terrorism/
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From: FREEDOM
Date: Jun 15, 2007 1:51 PM
RE: 3rd CIA Officer Confirms Ron Paul On Roots of Terrorism
----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: (R) Ron Paul 08' South Carolina
Date: Jun 15, 2007 10:45 AM
From: vote hawaii
From: Ron Paul Revolution
*3rd CIA Officer Confirms Ron Paul On Roots of Terrorism*
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/05/25/third-cia-officer-confirms-ron-paul-right-about-roots-of-terrorism/
For the third time this week, a retired CIA officer has told Antiwar Radio that U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is the driving force in al Qaeda’s recruitment and motivation for attacking America on September 11th.
Ray McGovern, a 27 year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, when asked Friday afternoon what he thought of the exchange between Congressman Ron Paul and Rudy Giuliani said (at 23:45 out of 43:23)
MP3 here.
“I’m really edified by Ron Paul stepping up and stating what he believes to be the case.
“If you believe that they hate us for our democracy or for our freedoms, well I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn that I’d really like to sell you at a cut rate.
“They hate us for our policies and that’s what Ron Paul was saying. …
“Giuliani … really showed his true colors there as a demagogue.”
Earlier this week Michael Scheuer, the former chief of the CIA’s bin Laden unit and Philip Giraldi, another former CIA counter-terrorism officer, made much the same statements to Antiwar Radio.
McGovern then made the common analogy of terrorists and mosquitos and why the policy should be to “drain the swamp.” But rather than advising more invasions in the name of swamp draining as the Bush administration has maintained is their policy, McGovern says you want to remove the circumstances which create terrorism, by “find[ing] out where these terrorists are breeding.”
“[There is a] swamp of grievances dating back decades: Three generations of people living in the equivalent of concentration camps in the West Bank and Gaza, dictatorial regimes in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other places.
“If you look at those grievances and instead of trying to shoot those terrorists as they leave that swamp, you drain that swamp by addressing those grievances and giving these people some reason to hope for a better future. …
“People will come back and say, ‘Now Ray, for God’s sake, Osama bin Laden doesn’t give a darn about the Palestinians.’ Well, that doesn’t matter whether he does or he doesn’t. He knows the kind of resonance that kind of appeal has.”
McGovern then quoted the 9/11 Commission Report regarding the motivation of Kahlid Sheik Mohammad, the ringleader of the September 11th attacks:
“Kahlid Sheik Mohammad was motivated not by any antipathy resulting from his stay in the United States [where he had attended college years before], but by his profound hatred for U.S. policy toward Israel – favoring Israel one-sidedly.”
McGovern then summarized a footnote in the back of the 9/11 Commission Report as saying:
“These are practically the exact words of what Ramzi Yousef - Kahlid Sheik Mohammad’s nephew - used in bragging about his pride in being condemned to 140 years in a federal penitentiary for trying to knock down one of the Twin Towers back in 1993.”
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/05/25/third-cia-officer-confirms-ron-paul-right-about-roots-of-terrorism/
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Labels: cia, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), Ron Paul, The Truth Is Out There
posted by Gandolfo at 6/16/2007
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