This is the kind of biased reporting we are subjected to here in the UK everyday. People wonder why Europeans have a bad image of the US. Here is some of the garbage people are fed over here - from the Evening Standard

9/11 evidence rocks Bush - goes the headline. "Rocks Bush"? They had Clarkes book and new he was going to testify. Just a sensational headline but gives the impression Bush was unprepared for what came out at the hearings. Bull!

Referring to National Security advisor, Condoleezza Rice, the article says
"After refusing to give evidence to the hearings, she now faces growing pressure to explain her conduct in public."

Which is completely and utterly false! She did appear - in private - as did President Clinton and others.

And then there is this little tid bit

" In a further attempt to discredit Mr Clarke, White House officials also revealed that he had praised Mr Bush for his prompt reaction to the threat from terrorism in a background briefing for reporters two years ago."

There is alot more evidence discrediting Mr Clarke than this little morsel.

Mr Clarke is doing a fine job of discrediting himself. He is on record saying exactly the opposite of everything he said in his book and testimony.

and this

"They are hinting that Mr Clarke is making his sensational claims to boost sales of his book and is also hoping for a top job under Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry if he wins the election. "


They are not hinting they are yelling it and so all of us. It is irresponsible for a news organization to put this garbage out and not give some details on Mr Clarke. Such as his relationship with the Kerry campaign, his job record under Clinton (Embassy bombings, USS Cole bombing, failure to get Osama, etc etc), and his on the record statements that are contradictory to his book and testimony.

And I suppose it was just a coincidence that he published his book just before the hearings. Yeah, right.

Believe who you want but at least give us the truth and all the truth!