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Al Gore's history of denial of the threat of terrorism is no less dangerous today in his role as John Kerry (news - web sites)'s surrogate than it was in the 1990s in his role as Vice President, a time when Osama Bin Laden was declaring war on the United States five different times," said RNC Communications Director Jim Dyke.

Originally posted by sgtclub
Ouch.

Ouch, indeed. The history of denial is hard to deny, right?

The first time I had proposed a [terrorist] snatch, the White House Counsel, Lloyd Cutler, demanded a meeting with the President to explain how it violated international law. Clinton had seemed to be siding with Cutler until Al Gore belatedly joined the meeting, having just flown overnight from South Africa. Clinton recapped the arguments on both sides for Gore; Lloyd says this. Dick says that. Gore laughed and said, "That's a no-brainer. Of course it's a violation of international law, that's why it's a covert action. The guy is a terrorist. Go grab his ass."

-- Richard Clarke, Against All Enemies, p. 144