Monday, May 14, 2012

Clinton Wouldn't Authorize Osama Bin Laden Kill In 1999









Hank Crumpton, Former CIA Officer: Clinton Wouldn't Authorize Osama Bin Laden Kill In 1999 -- Huffington Post

Hank Crumpton, a former CIA officer and top counterterrorism official, said in a recent interview that President Bill Clinton's White House missed a golden opportunity to take out terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in 1999.

Bin Laden was in Afghanistan in 1999, Crumpton told CBS's "60 Minutes" in a segment that aired on Sunday. His convoy had been clearly identified by an early edition Predator drone, which at the time didn't have weapons capabilities.

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My Comment: Not many in the news media are reporting on this part of the 60 Minutes report .... but the Clinton White House killed a CIA`s request to kill Bin Laden when they had him in their sights in 1999 .... two years before 9/11.

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