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Fahrenheit 9 11
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Was it all just a dream? |
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God bless you, Florida! Thank you! |
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Did the last four years |
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Look, there's Ben Affleck. |
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And the Taxi Driver guy. |
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And little Stevie Wonder, |
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... like a miracle had taken place. |
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Was it a dream? |
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We want Gore! |
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Or was it real? |
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It was election night 2000, and things |
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In New York, Al Gore is |
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The Garden State is green for Gore. |
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We project Mr. Gore the winner in |
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Excuse me, one second. |
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Mike, I wouldn't do this |
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Florida goes for Al Gore. |
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CNN announces that we call Florida |
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Then something called the Fox News |
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... in favor of the other guy. |
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Fox News now projects George |
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...and thus it appears the winner of the |
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All of a sudden, the other |
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"Hey, if Fox said it, it must be true." |
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All of us at the networks made |
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...and projected Florida |
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It was our mistake. |
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What most people don't know is |
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... of the decision desk at Fox |
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... the man who called it for Bush... |
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... was none other than Bush's |
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How does someone like Bush get |
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Well, first, it helps if your brother is |
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You know something? We are gonna |
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You can write it down. |
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Second, make sure |
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... is also the vote-count woman |
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... to knock voters off the rolls |
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You can usually tell them |
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Then make sure your side fights |
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This talk about legitimacy |
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President Bush! President Bush! |
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And hope the other side |
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And even if numerous independent |
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... prove that Gore got the |
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If there was a statewide recount, |
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... it won't matter, as long as all |
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... on the Supreme Court vote |
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While I strongly disagree with |
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What we need now is acceptance. |
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We have a new president-elect. |
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It turns out none of this was a dream. |
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On the day the joint session of both |
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... and the Senate was to certify |
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... AI Gore, in his dual role |
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... and president of the Senate... |
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... presided over the event |
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... George W. Bush |
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If any congressman wanted to raise |
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... that he or she had to have the |
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Mr. President, and I take great pride |
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...I must object because |
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...of misconduct, deliberate fraud |
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The chair must remind members |
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...United States Code, no debate |
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Thank you, Mr. President. |
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...the objection is in writing, signed |
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...of the House of Representatives, |
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Mr. President, it is in writing and |
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...on behalf, and myself, of the 27,000 |
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...in which 16,000 of them are |
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...that was disenfranchised |
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Is the objection signed by a member |
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Not signed by a member |
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The Senate is missing. |
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It is in writing and signed |
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...on behalf of many |
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...especially those |
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...and all American voters who |
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...not the people of the United States, |
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Is the objection signed |
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Unfortunately, Mr. President, it is |
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I have no authority |
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...and no senator has signed. |
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Mr. President, it is in writing and |
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...of my constituents from Florida. |
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Is the objection in writing... |
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...and signed by a member |
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The objection is in writing, |
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...that it is not signed by a member |
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The chair will advise that the rules |
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...and the signature of a senator... |
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Not a single senator came to the aid |
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One after another, they were told |
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It's a sad day in America, |
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...a senator to sign the objections... |
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- The gentleman will suspend... |
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- I object. |
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Inauguration coverage, 2001... |
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...on a nasty, but it could be worse, |
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- What do we want? |
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- When do we want it? |
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On the day George W. Bush was |
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... tens of thousands of Americans |
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... in one last attempt to reclaim |
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They pelted Bush's limo with eggs... |
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Stay back! Get back! |
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... and brought the inauguration |
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The plan to have Bush get out |
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... to the White House |
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Bush's limo hit the gas to prevent |
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No president had ever witnessed |
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And for the next eight months, it didn't |
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He couldn't get his judges appointed, |
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... and he lost Republican control |
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His approval ratings in the polls |
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He was already beginning to look |
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With everything going wrong, |
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He went on vacation. |
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Oh, no! |
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In his first eight months in office |
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... George W. Bush was on vacation, |
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... 42 percent of the time. |
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If I hit every shot good, people would |
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It was not surprising that Mr. Bush |
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Being president is a lot of work. |
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What about these folks that say that |
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They don't understand the definition |
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I'm getting a lot done. You don't |
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It's amazing what can happen |
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Thank you so much. |
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- Is this to Destiny and Bubba? |
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What are you doing the rest |
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Karen Hughes is coming over. |
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And she'll be over here. We're working |
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I'm working on some initiatives. |
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There'll be some decisions |
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We'll be announcing them |
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The first time I met him, he had |
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Governor Bush, it's Michael Moore. |
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Behave yourself, will you? |
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And work was something he knew |
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- Anybody want some grits? |
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Relaxing at Camp David. |
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How you doing? |
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Or being a cowboy on the ranch |
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I love nature, getting |
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Oh, hi. |
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George Bush spent the rest |
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... where life was less complicated. |
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Armadillos love to dig the soil |
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And... |
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So I went out there the other day, |
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...buried in this hole, |
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It was a summer to remember. |
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Afterward, he left Texas for |
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On September 10th, he joined |
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... where they looked at files |
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He went to sleep that night in a bed |
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Do you suppose he's pretty |
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...on those numbers on Iraqi |
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Make me look young. |
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Yeah, I've got a little, |
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Yeah, just don't turn it up too much. |
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I got a mike here |
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Testing, one, two. This is |
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Testing, one, two. |
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Testing, one, two, three, four, five. |
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We have something that has |
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...at the World Trade Center. |
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...and an awful lot of smoke... |
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This is horrible. |
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- Oh, my God! |
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Oh, my, dear. |
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Let's go! Let's go, back! |
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Oh, my God! |
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Save their souls, Lord. |
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Oh, they're jumping. |
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On September 11 th, 2001, |
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... including a colleague of mine, |
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... were killed in the largest foreign |
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The targets were the financial |
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... of the United States. |
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If anyone has any idea or they've seen |
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He's got two little babies. |
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As the attack took place, |
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... to an elementary school |
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When informed of the first plane |
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... where terrorists had struck |
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... Mr. Bush decided to go ahead |
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- Good morning, boys and girls. |
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Good morning. |
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Read this word the fast way. |
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- "Mad"! |
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- "Calf"! |
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Get ready to read the words on this |
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When the second plane hit |
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... his chief of staff entered |
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... and told Mr. Bush, |
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Not knowing what to do, with no one |
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... and no Secret Service rushing |
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... Mr. Bush just sat there... |
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... and continued to read |
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Nearly seven minutes passed |
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As Bush sat in that Florida |
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... was he wondering if maybe |
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... to work more often? |
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Should he have held at least one |
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... to discuss the threat of terrorism |
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Maybe Bush wondered why he had |
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Or perhaps he just should have read |
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... that was given to him on |
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... which said Osama bin Laden |
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... to attack America by hijacking |
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Maybe he wasn't worried, because |
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I believe the title was |
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...to Attack Inside the United States." |
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A report like that might make |
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... but, as in days past, |
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As the minutes went by, George Bush |
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Was he thinking, "I've been hanging |
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Which one of them screwed me? |
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Was it the guy my daddy's friends |
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Was it that group of religious |
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... who visited my state when |
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Or was it the Saudis? |
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Damn. It was them. I think |
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In the days following |
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... all commercial and private airline |
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The FAA has taken the action to close |
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Even grounding the president's |
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...on a flight forced to land |
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Thousands of travelers were stranded, |
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...due to appear at tonight's |
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Not even Ricky Martin could fly. |
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No one, except the bin Ladens. |
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We had airplanes pick up... |
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...Osama bin Laden's family |
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...and transport them out |
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The White House approved planes... |
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... to pick up the bin Ladens |
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At least six private jets and nearly |
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... carried the Saudis |
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... out of the U.S. After |
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In all, 142 Saudis, including 24 |
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... were allowed to leave |
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Osama's always been portrayed |
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...that they cut off all relationship |
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It's more complicated than that. |
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Osama has had contact with |
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Right. In the summer of 2001, just |
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...got married in Afghanistan, |
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...showed up at the wedding. |
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That's right. So they're not cut off |
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We now welcome to |
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...Prince Bandar, ambassador of the |
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You had about 24 members |
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- Here? |
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His Majesty felt it's not fair for those |
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...to any harm. On the other hand, |
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...so, with coordination with the FBI, |
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This is retired FBI agent |
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Before 9/11, he was a senior agent |
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... al Qaeda task force. |
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I, as an investigator, would not |
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I think, in the case of the bin Laden |
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...to hand the subpoenas out, have |
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You know, get on-the-record. |
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- That's the proper procedure? |
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How many people were pulled off |
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...coming into the country |
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...or they fit a very general picture. |
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We held hundreds of people |
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Did the authorities do anything when |
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No. They were identified |
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They looked at their passports, |
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That would happen to us |
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- Exactly. |
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- What else? |
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I don't know about you, |
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... when the police can't find |
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... don't they usually wanna talk |
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... to find out where they think |
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You don't know |
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If you hear anything, |
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Can you come downtown, |
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- How long? |
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Mine's worth money. Yours isn't. |
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- Send a bill. |
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- Answer them. Don't ask them. |
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Sit down. I'm gonna earn it. |
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Yeah. That's how cops do it. |
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We need to know more about that. |
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It needs to be the subject |
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What happened? How did it happen? |
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Lmagine what those poor bastards |
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...when jumping off that |
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Those young guys and cops |
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...that ran into that building, |
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And they're dead. |
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- And they'll never have peace. |
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And if I had to inconvenience... |
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...a member of the bin Laden family |
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...do you think I'd lose sleep over it? |
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No one would question it. |
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- No, no. It's just... |
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You know, you got a lawyer? Fine. |
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Mr. Bin Laden, this is why I'm asking. |
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I just want to ask you the questions |
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- Right. |
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None of this made any sense. |
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Can you imagine in the days after |
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... President Clinton helping to arrange |
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... out of the country |
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What would have happened |
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- ... if that had been revealed? |
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Prince Bandar, do you know |
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- I do, very well. |
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They're really lovely human beings. |
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I don't know him well, |
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What was the circumstance |
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This is ironic. In the mid-'80s... |
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...if you remember, |
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...were supporting the mujahideen... |
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...to liberate Afghanistan |
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He came to thank me for my efforts |
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...to help us against the atheists, |
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He came to thank you for helping |
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And now he may be responsible |
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- Absolutely. |
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- I was not impressed. |
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No. I thought he was a simple |
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A simple and quiet guy, whose |
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... a business relationship with |
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Is that what he was thinking about? |
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Because if the public knew this, |
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Was he thinking, "You know... |
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... I need a big, black marker"? |
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In early 2004, in a speech during |
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... I called George W. Bush |
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... from his time |
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In response, the White House |
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... in the hopes of disproving |
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What Bush didn't know is |
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... of his military records, uncensored, |
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And there is one glaring difference |
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... in 2000 and those he released |
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A name had been blacked out. |
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In 1972, two airmen were suspended |
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... their medical examination. |
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And the other was James R. Bath. |
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In 2000, the documents show |
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But in 2004, Bush and the White |
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Why didn't Bush want the press |
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... to see Bath's name |
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Perhaps he was worried that the |
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... that at one time, James R. Bath... |
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... was the Texas money manager |
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Bush and Bath had become |
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... when they both served in the |
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After they were discharged... |
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... when Bush's dad was head |
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... Bath opened up his own aviation |
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... to a man by the name |
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... heir to the second-largest fortune |
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... the Saudi Binladin Group. |
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W. At that time was just starting off |
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Because he's a guy who's always |
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...he went into the oil business. |
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...which was very good at drilling dry |
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But the question has always been, |
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Now, his dad was rich. His dad |
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...but his dad didn't do this for him. |
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There's no indication Daddy wrote a |
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So where did George W. Bush |
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I'm George Bush. |
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One person who did invest in him |
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Bush's good friend, James Bath, |
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... to manage their money in Texas |
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And James Bath himself, in turn, |
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Bush ran Arbusto into the ground... |
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... as he did every other company |
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... until finally one of his companies |
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... and they gave him a seat |
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A lot of us suspected through |
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...Saudi oil money involved |
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Harken, Spectrum 7, Arbusto |
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Whenever they got in trouble, |
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...who flowed money into |
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The question is, why would Saudis, |
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...go around the globe to invest |
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And the thing is, Harken had one |
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...which is that George W. Bush |
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...at a time when his father was |
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When you're the president's son |
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...combined with some credentials |
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...in Washington, D.C., people tend |
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And I can find my dad and talk |
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Yes, it helps |
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... especially when you're being |
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... by the Securities and Exchange |
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In 1990, when Mr. Bush was |
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...he received this memo |
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...warning directors not to sell stock |
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...unfavorable information about |
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One week later, he sold $848,000 |
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Two months later, Harken announced |
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The James Baker law partner |
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... beat the rap from the SEC... |
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... was a man by the name |
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... who, when George W. Became |
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... was appointed ambassador |
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After the Harken debacle, the friends |
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... on another board, of a company |
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We looked at which companies gained |
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We turned up this company, Carlyle |
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...that invests in heavily |
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...like telecommunications, health care |
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Both George W. Bush |
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...worked for the Carlyle Group, |
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...the bin Laden family among |
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The Carlyle Group was holding |
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...on the morning |
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...in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel |
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At that meeting were |
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...James Baker, likely John Major, |
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...though he left the morning |
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Shafiq bin Laden, who is |
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...was in town to look after his family's |
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All of them together in one room, |
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...as the planes hit the towers. |
| 00:32:16 |
In fact, the bin Laden family |
| 00:32:18 |
...in one of their defense funds, |
| 00:32:22 |
...that as the U.S. Increased defense |
| 00:32:28 |
...stood to gain from those investments |
| 00:32:32 |
Our commander in chief, |
| 00:32:37 |
With all the weapons companies |
| 00:32:39 |
... the Carlyle Group was, in essence, |
| 00:32:42 |
... defense contractor |
| 00:32:45 |
- Thanks a lot. |
| 00:32:49 |
... makers of the Bradley armored |
| 00:32:52 |
September 11 th guaranteed that |
| 00:32:56 |
... was going to have |
| 00:33:02 |
Just six weeks after 9/11... |
| 00:33:04 |
... Carlyle filed to take |
| 00:33:07 |
... and made a one-day profit |
| 00:33:14 |
But sadly, with so much attention |
| 00:33:16 |
... on the bin Laden family being |
| 00:33:20 |
... the bin Ladens eventually |
| 00:33:23 |
Bush's dad, though, stayed on |
| 00:33:26 |
... to Carlyle's Asia board |
| 00:33:30 |
As unseemly as it seems |
| 00:33:36 |
...was meeting |
| 00:33:38 |
...while Osama was a wanted terrorist, |
| 00:33:46 |
...it's very discomforting |
| 00:33:50 |
George H.W. Bush is a man who |
| 00:33:54 |
...into the White House. |
| 00:33:56 |
He receives daily CIA briefings, |
| 00:34:02 |
...but very few ex-presidents |
| 00:34:06 |
And, I think, in a very real way they |
| 00:34:11 |
...that arises when George H.W. Bush |
| 00:34:14 |
...on behalf of Carlyle |
| 00:34:18 |
...and meets |
| 00:34:21 |
Is he representing the United States |
| 00:34:24 |
Or is he representing an investment |
| 00:34:27 |
Or is he representing both? |
| 00:34:29 |
This company is about money, |
| 00:34:33 |
...or engineer political maneuvering |
| 00:34:37 |
It's about making money, |
| 00:34:41 |
And they've done very well. |
| 00:34:44 |
I could get you on-the-record |
| 00:34:49 |
In the White House view, |
| 00:34:52 |
...in former President Bush and |
| 00:34:57 |
...using their contacts |
| 00:35:01 |
...one of the most well-known military |
| 00:35:06 |
The president has full faith |
| 00:35:11 |
...with all proper ethics laws |
| 00:35:15 |
Okay, let's say one group of people, |
| 00:35:19 |
... pay you $400,000 a year |
| 00:35:24 |
But then another group of people |
| 00:35:27 |
... and their related businesses, |
| 00:35:32 |
Who are you gonna like? |
| 00:35:36 |
That's how much the Saudi royals |
| 00:35:39 |
... have given the Bush family, their |
| 00:35:45 |
... in the past three decades. |
| 00:35:47 |
Seems like a very nice reunion |
| 00:35:49 |
Is it rude to suggest |
| 00:35:52 |
... wakes up in the morning, |
| 00:35:55 |
... about what's best for the Saudis |
| 00:36:00 |
Because 1.4 billion just doesn't buy |
| 00:36:05 |
It buys a lot of love. |
| 00:36:59 |
Sooner or later, |
| 00:37:01 |
... with a regime that Amnesty |
| 00:37:04 |
... as a widespread human-rights |
| 00:37:07 |
... would come back to haunt |
| 00:37:11 |
Now, after 9/11, it was |
| 00:37:13 |
And they preferred that no one |
| 00:37:16 |
Investigation should have begun |
| 00:37:21 |
There's no reason it shouldn't have. |
| 00:37:24 |
It should've gotten started |
| 00:37:26 |
First, Bush tried to stop Congress |
| 00:37:30 |
- ... its own 9/11 investigation. |
| 00:37:35 |
...to not reveal how |
| 00:37:37 |
That's what the enemy wants. |
| 00:37:40 |
When he couldn't stop Congress, |
| 00:37:44 |
... an independent 9/11 commission |
| 00:37:47 |
The president's position was a break |
| 00:37:49 |
Independent investigations were |
| 00:37:52 |
...and President Kennedy's |
| 00:37:54 |
But when Congress did complete |
| 00:37:57 |
... the Bush White House |
| 00:38:01 |
The president is being pressed |
| 00:38:05 |
U.S. Officials tell NBC News |
| 00:38:08 |
...involve Saudi Arabia. |
| 00:38:10 |
We've given extraordinary cooperation |
| 00:38:16 |
We haven't gotten the materials |
| 00:38:19 |
...and haven't gotten them |
| 00:38:22 |
Will you testify |
| 00:38:24 |
This commission? You know, I don't... |
| 00:38:28 |
What it will do is, the hole |
| 00:38:32 |
...and has been in my heart |
| 00:38:36 |
I lost my husband of 15 years. |
| 00:38:44 |
I need to know what happened |
| 00:38:47 |
I know what I got back |
| 00:38:53 |
That man was my life, |
| 00:38:58 |
I was taking a class, |
| 00:39:01 |
...what was I gonna do in the next |
| 00:39:03 |
And if I'm not doing something |
| 00:39:07 |
...I have to live. |
| 00:39:12 |
Very important. Okay. |
| 00:39:16 |
Okay. |
| 00:39:19 |
Ignored by the Bush administration... |
| 00:39:21 |
... more than 500 relatives |
| 00:39:24 |
... filed suit against Saudi royals |
| 00:39:28 |
The lawyers the Saudi |
| 00:39:30 |
... to fight the 9/11 families? |
| 00:39:32 |
The law firm of Bush family confidant, |
| 00:39:38 |
So right here in the center of three |
| 00:39:42 |
...the Watergate Hotel |
| 00:39:45 |
...the Kennedy Center over there... |
| 00:39:48 |
...and the embassy of Saudi Arabia. |
| 00:39:53 |
Yeah. |
| 00:39:54 |
How much money do the Saudis |
| 00:39:58 |
I've heard figures as high |
| 00:40:02 |
- Eight hundred and sixty billion? |
| 00:40:05 |
- That's a lot of money. |
| 00:40:08 |
And what percentage of our economy |
| 00:40:13 |
It seems like a lot. |
| 00:40:14 |
Well, in terms of investments |
| 00:40:18 |
...it's roughly 6 or 7 percent |
| 00:40:22 |
They own a fairly good slice |
| 00:40:24 |
Most of that money goes into |
| 00:40:28 |
Citigroup, Citibank, |
| 00:40:32 |
AOL-Time Warner has |
| 00:40:36 |
So I read where, like, the Saudis have |
| 00:40:39 |
...in our banks of their money. |
| 00:40:42 |
...if they pulled that trillion out? |
| 00:40:44 |
A trillion dollars? That would be |
| 00:40:49 |
Can I speak to you for a moment, |
| 00:40:51 |
- How are you doing? |
| 00:40:54 |
Steve Kimball with the Secret Service. |
| 00:40:58 |
Are you doing a documentary |
| 00:41:01 |
No. I am doing a documentary, |
| 00:41:05 |
Even though we were nowhere near |
| 00:41:08 |
... the Secret Service had shown up |
| 00:41:12 |
... standing across the street |
| 00:41:14 |
- We're not here to cause any trouble. |
| 00:41:18 |
- You know. Is that...? |
| 00:41:20 |
We just wanted to get |
| 00:41:23 |
What's going on, yeah. |
| 00:41:25 |
I didn't realize the Secret Service |
| 00:41:28 |
- Not usually, no, sir. |
| 00:41:31 |
- Saudis? |
| 00:41:35 |
Okay, I'll take that as a yes. |
| 00:41:36 |
Good. Thank you very much. |
| 00:41:38 |
It turns out that Saudi Prince Bandar |
| 00:41:41 |
... the best-protected ambassador |
| 00:41:43 |
The U.S. State Department provides |
| 00:41:48 |
Considering how he and his family |
| 00:41:51 |
... own 7 percent of America, |
| 00:41:57 |
Prince Bandar was so close |
| 00:42:00 |
... they considered him a member |
| 00:42:02 |
They even had a nickname for him: |
| 00:42:06 |
Two nights after September 11 th, |
| 00:42:10 |
... over to the White House |
| 00:42:15 |
Even though bin Laden |
| 00:42:17 |
... and Saudi money |
| 00:42:20 |
... and 15 of the 19 hijackers |
| 00:42:24 |
... here was the Saudi ambassador, |
| 00:42:28 |
... on September 13th. |
| 00:42:31 |
What were they talking about? |
| 00:42:34 |
Were they commiserating |
| 00:42:39 |
Why would Bandar's government... |
| 00:42:42 |
... block American investigators |
| 00:42:45 |
... of the 15 hijackers? |
| 00:42:50 |
Why would Saudi Arabia |
| 00:42:52 |
... to freeze the hijackers' assets? |
| 00:42:58 |
The two of them walked out |
| 00:43:01 |
... so that Bandar could smoke a cigar |
| 00:43:05 |
In the distance, across the Potomac, |
| 00:43:11 |
I wonder if Mr. Bush |
| 00:43:15 |
... because he already had a plan |
| 00:43:20 |
You come in September 12th... |
| 00:43:20 |
You come in September 12th... |
| 00:43:23 |
...to plot our response to al Qaeda. |
| 00:43:26 |
...you got from top administration |
| 00:43:29 |
On that day, what did the president |
| 00:43:31 |
The president, in a very intimidating |
| 00:43:36 |
...with the clear indication |
| 00:43:39 |
...with the word that there was |
| 00:43:42 |
They planned to do something about |
| 00:43:46 |
Did he ask about any other nations |
| 00:43:49 |
No, not at all. It was, "Iraq, Saddam, |
| 00:43:53 |
Were his questions more about Iraq |
| 00:43:56 |
Absolutely. He didn't ask me |
| 00:43:58 |
And the reaction you got from |
| 00:44:01 |
...from his assistant, Paul Wolfowitz? |
| 00:44:04 |
Donald Rumsfeld said... |
| 00:44:06 |
...the al Qaeda infrastructure |
| 00:44:09 |
...he said, "There are |
| 00:44:11 |
Let's bomb Iraq." |
| 00:44:13 |
And we said, "But Iraq had nothing |
| 00:44:16 |
That didn't make much difference. |
| 00:44:19 |
...to do Afghanistan first was, it was |
| 00:44:23 |
And it was obvious that al Qaeda |
| 00:44:26 |
Americans wouldn't stand by |
| 00:44:46 |
The United States began bombing |
| 00:44:49 |
... just four weeks after 9/11. |
| 00:44:52 |
... because the Taliban government |
| 00:44:55 |
... had been harboring bin Laden. |
| 00:44:59 |
We will smoke them |
| 00:45:01 |
We're gonna smoke them out. |
| 00:45:02 |
- We'll smoke him out of his cave. |
| 00:45:06 |
For all his tough talk, |
| 00:45:11 |
Well, what they did was slow |
| 00:45:15 |
They put only 11,000 troops |
| 00:45:18 |
There are more police here |
| 00:45:20 |
More in Manhattan than there are |
| 00:45:24 |
The president botched the response. |
| 00:45:28 |
The U.S. Special Forces didn't get into |
| 00:45:32 |
...for two months. |
| 00:45:35 |
A mass murderer who attacked |
| 00:45:38 |
... was given a two-month head start? |
| 00:45:41 |
Who in their right mind |
| 00:45:44 |
- Dang! Anybody say "nice shot"? |
| 00:45:46 |
Hell of a shot. |
| 00:45:48 |
Or was the war in Afghanistan |
| 00:45:52 |
Perhaps the answer |
| 00:45:58 |
In 1997, while George W. Bush |
| 00:46:02 |
... a delegation of Taliban leaders |
| 00:46:07 |
... to meet with Unocal executives... |
| 00:46:09 |
... to discuss the building of a pipeline |
| 00:46:12 |
... bringing natural gas |
| 00:46:15 |
And who got a Caspian Sea |
| 00:46:18 |
... the same day Unocal |
| 00:46:21 |
A company headed by a man |
| 00:46:25 |
From the point of view |
| 00:46:29 |
...this was kind of a magic pipeline... |
| 00:46:31 |
...because it could serve |
| 00:46:33 |
And who else stood to benefit |
| 00:46:37 |
Bush's number-one campaign |
| 00:46:40 |
... and the good people of Enron. |
| 00:46:45 |
Only the British press |
| 00:46:47 |
Then in 2001, just five and a half |
| 00:46:53 |
... the Bush administration welcomed |
| 00:46:55 |
... to tour the United States... |
| 00:46:57 |
... to help improve the image |
| 00:47:00 |
You have imprisoned the women. |
| 00:47:04 |
I'm sorry to your husband. He must |
| 00:47:07 |
Here is the Taliban official |
| 00:47:12 |
... to meet with U.S. Officials. |
| 00:47:14 |
Why would the Bush administration |
| 00:47:18 |
... to visit the United States, |
| 00:47:21 |
... were harboring the man |
| 00:47:24 |
... and our African embassies? |
| 00:47:27 |
Well, I guess 9/11 put a stop to that. |
| 00:47:31 |
When the invasion of Afghanistan |
| 00:47:34 |
... we installed its new president, |
| 00:47:37 |
Who was Hamid Karzai? |
| 00:47:40 |
He was a former adviser to Unocal. |
| 00:47:44 |
Bush also appointed, |
| 00:47:47 |
... Zalmay Khalilzad, who was also |
| 00:47:53 |
I guess you can probably see |
| 00:47:57 |
Faster than you can say, "Black gold, |
| 00:48:01 |
... an agreement with her |
| 00:48:03 |
... to build a pipeline carrying |
| 00:48:09 |
Oh, and the Taliban? |
| 00:48:12 |
Oh, they mostly got away. |
| 00:48:15 |
As did Osama bin Laden |
| 00:48:19 |
Terror is bigger than one person. |
| 00:48:21 |
And he's a person who's now |
| 00:48:26 |
So I don't know where he is. |
| 00:48:28 |
I just don't spend that much time |
| 00:48:31 |
Didn't spend much time on him? |
| 00:48:35 |
I'm a war president. I make decisions |
| 00:48:39 |
...in foreign policy matters |
| 00:48:43 |
With the war in Afghanistan over |
| 00:48:47 |
... the war president had |
| 00:48:52 |
The American people. |
| 00:48:58 |
We've got an unusual terror warning |
| 00:49:01 |
Fox News has obtained |
| 00:49:03 |
...that warns terrorists could use |
| 00:49:07 |
...filled with poison. |
| 00:49:09 |
America is on high alert tonight, |
| 00:49:13 |
- A possible terror threat. |
| 00:49:18 |
But where? How? |
| 00:49:21 |
Be on the lookout for model airplanes |
| 00:49:27 |
The FBI is warning ferries may be |
| 00:49:31 |
...for hijacking. |
| 00:49:34 |
Could these cattle be a target |
| 00:49:39 |
- Fear works. |
| 00:49:44 |
You can make people do anything |
| 00:49:46 |
And how do you make them afraid? |
| 00:49:48 |
Well, you make them afraid |
| 00:49:54 |
They played us like an organ. |
| 00:49:55 |
They raised the orange, up to red, |
| 00:50:00 |
I mean, they gave these mixed |
| 00:50:05 |
The world is changed |
| 00:50:08 |
It's changed because |
| 00:50:11 |
Fly and enjoy America's |
| 00:50:15 |
We have entered what may |
| 00:50:18 |
...security environment |
| 00:50:21 |
Take your families and enjoy life. |
| 00:50:23 |
Terrorists are doing everything |
| 00:50:26 |
...to gain even deadlier means |
| 00:50:29 |
- Go down to Disney World in Florida. |
| 00:50:33 |
You tell him sit down and roll over |
| 00:50:37 |
...what to do. American people |
| 00:50:40 |
It was very, very skillfully and ugly, |
| 00:50:45 |
We must stop the terror. |
| 00:50:47 |
I call upon all nations to do everything |
| 00:50:55 |
Thank you. |
| 00:50:56 |
Now watch this drive. |
| 00:51:00 |
All right. You give me another one. |
| 00:51:03 |
They will continue, in my view, as long |
| 00:51:08 |
...of every once in a while, |
| 00:51:12 |
Just in case you forgot. |
| 00:51:14 |
It's not gonna go down to green |
| 00:51:18 |
There clearly is no way |
| 00:51:22 |
...can live constantly on edge |
| 00:51:25 |
The reality facing |
| 00:51:29 |
...is they're not as safe |
| 00:51:31 |
Drug dealers and users looking |
| 00:51:34 |
Gangs who roam the streets |
| 00:51:37 |
And the growing threat of terrorists |
| 00:51:41 |
...is ever greater. |
| 00:51:44 |
Zytech Engineering, LLC has |
| 00:51:49 |
...finally affordable to the average |
| 00:51:52 |
Protection formerly obtainable |
| 00:51:56 |
Heck, you can be sitting in here, |
| 00:51:59 |
...and enjoying life, while chaos |
| 00:52:04 |
Every family in America |
| 00:52:07 |
...for a terrorist attack. |
| 00:52:10 |
Now to escaping from a skyscraper. |
| 00:52:13 |
...of the Executive Chute Corporation. |
| 00:52:18 |
- Good morning, Matt. |
| 00:52:21 |
It's an emergency escape chute. |
| 00:52:25 |
How high do you have to be |
| 00:52:27 |
...for that chute to actually |
| 00:52:30 |
You only have to be on the 10th floor |
| 00:52:33 |
They can put this on themselves? |
| 00:52:35 |
Right. They can put this on |
| 00:52:38 |
...as about 30 seconds. |
| 00:52:42 |
- Here. |
| 00:52:43 |
That's okay. Real easy to put on, |
| 00:52:48 |
When you first get this chute, |
| 00:52:51 |
...and try it on a few times yourself. |
| 00:52:55 |
Is this something that you honestly |
| 00:53:00 |
...that someone can operate |
| 00:53:03 |
Oh, yeah. It is. This is actually... |
| 00:53:07 |
...put this thing on before in her life. |
| 00:53:10 |
It's okay. It's something that, |
| 00:53:13 |
...you're gonna wanna put it on |
| 00:53:15 |
Despite the raising of the terror alert |
| 00:53:19 |
...with their Christmas errands. |
| 00:53:21 |
Frances and her family do some |
| 00:53:25 |
...knowing al Qaeda is planning |
| 00:53:27 |
She says being in Saginaw doesn't |
| 00:53:30 |
...than if she was in New York City. |
| 00:53:33 |
Midland is close by... |
| 00:53:35 |
...and I said, |
| 00:53:38 |
I said, "That could be something... |
| 00:53:42 |
...concerns for people around here." |
| 00:53:45 |
...where they're gonna hit. |
| 00:53:47 |
But one potential target specifically |
| 00:53:50 |
...has security officials baffled. |
| 00:53:55 |
...population, 2016. |
| 00:53:57 |
Such an attack could generate |
| 00:54:00 |
...that even here in rural, small-town |
| 00:54:07 |
On the news there was |
| 00:54:10 |
- What did the FBI tell you? |
| 00:54:14 |
Basically let me know about this, |
| 00:54:17 |
- That's how it started. |
| 00:54:21 |
...they wasn't sure Tappahannock. |
| 00:54:25 |
...Rappahannock River. |
| 00:54:28 |
A place called Rappahannock. |
| 00:54:31 |
This is Tappahannock, |
| 00:54:34 |
- Is there any target around here? |
| 00:54:37 |
- It can happen anywhere. |
| 00:54:39 |
A big spaghetti supper in here. |
| 00:54:41 |
Wal-Mart, probably. |
| 00:54:43 |
Do you feel extra suspicious |
| 00:54:45 |
Oh, everybody does that. |
| 00:54:48 |
That's just something that happens. |
| 00:54:50 |
When I look at certain people, |
| 00:54:53 |
Do you think they could be |
| 00:54:56 |
- Never know what's gonna happen. |
| 00:54:58 |
It could happen right now. |
| 00:55:00 |
Never trust nobody you don't know. |
| 00:55:04 |
And even if you do know them, |
| 00:55:08 |
From Tappahannock |
| 00:55:11 |
... to every town and village in |
| 00:55:16 |
And they turned to their leader |
| 00:55:19 |
But protect them from what? |
| 00:55:47 |
Meet John Ashcroft. |
| 00:55:50 |
In 2000, he was running for |
| 00:55:54 |
... against a man who died |
| 00:55:59 |
The voters preferred the dead guy. |
| 00:56:02 |
So George W. Bush made him |
| 00:56:07 |
He was sworn in on a stack |
| 00:56:09 |
Because when you can't beat |
| 00:56:12 |
... you need all the help you can get. |
| 00:56:14 |
During the summer before 9/11... |
| 00:56:16 |
... Ashcroft told acting FBI director, |
| 00:56:19 |
... that he didn't want to hear |
| 00:56:23 |
Mr. Watson had come to you and said |
| 00:56:28 |
...that there would be an attack. |
| 00:56:30 |
You said that you told the attorney |
| 00:56:34 |
...in these meetings. That correct? |
| 00:56:37 |
I've told him at least |
| 00:56:40 |
And you told the staff, |
| 00:56:43 |
...Mr. Ashcroft told you that he did not |
| 00:56:48 |
- Is that correct? |
| 00:56:51 |
His own FBI knew that summer |
| 00:56:54 |
... in the U.S. And bin Laden was |
| 00:56:58 |
... around the country. |
| 00:57:00 |
But Ashcroft's Justice Department |
| 00:57:04 |
... and a deaf ear. |
| 00:57:05 |
But after 9/11, John Ashcroft |
| 00:57:10 |
... for how to protect America. |
| 00:57:12 |
The Patriot Act, adopted by Congress |
| 00:57:15 |
...six weeks after the attacks... |
| 00:57:17 |
...has changed the way |
| 00:57:19 |
The Patriot Act allows for searches |
| 00:57:24 |
...computer and telephone |
| 00:57:26 |
...even for the books you take out of |
| 00:57:30 |
...say they're willing to give up |
| 00:57:34 |
- Maybe that's a good thing. |
| 00:57:38 |
Yes, something needed to be done. |
| 00:57:42 |
These are the good people |
| 00:57:45 |
A community group |
| 00:57:49 |
Unlike the rest of us, |
| 00:57:53 |
... in what the Patriot Act is all about. |
| 00:57:55 |
Each week, they meet to discuss |
| 00:58:00 |
They sit around, they share stories, |
| 00:58:05 |
Some have more than one. |
| 00:58:09 |
This is Aaron Stokes, |
| 00:58:13 |
The other members liked him. |
| 00:58:15 |
He had come to the meetings, |
| 00:58:18 |
We go out on Friday nights and stand |
| 00:58:22 |
And he had gone with us, |
| 00:58:25 |
He went with us in June |
| 00:58:30 |
Then one day, Aaron didn't show up |
| 00:58:33 |
My friend Dan and I were reading |
| 00:58:36 |
...and when I picked up the paper, |
| 00:58:40 |
...Aaron's picture caught my eye. |
| 00:58:42 |
The article said that a sheriff's deputy |
| 00:58:45 |
...and I saw it had a name |
| 00:58:49 |
...that said that he was a member |
| 00:58:54 |
That's right. |
| 00:58:56 |
The photo of the man |
| 00:58:59 |
... was not the Aaron Stokes |
| 00:59:02 |
He was actually Deputy Aaron Kilner, |
| 00:59:09 |
Sheriff Pierce made it very clear |
| 00:59:12 |
...Aaron Kilner was assigned |
| 00:59:15 |
...that he was able to infiltrate |
| 00:59:18 |
...that are open to the public. |
| 00:59:21 |
You could understand why the police |
| 00:59:23 |
... on a group like Peace Fresno. |
| 00:59:26 |
Just look at them. |
| 00:59:28 |
A gathering of terrorists |
| 00:59:33 |
This is Barry Reingold, |
| 00:59:36 |
... from Oakland, California. |
| 00:59:39 |
Barry likes to work out in the gym. |
| 00:59:42 |
Somewhere between his cardio |
| 00:59:45 |
... Barry got political. |
| 00:59:48 |
We were up in the gym, |
| 00:59:52 |
...and a number of us were talking |
| 00:59:56 |
...and bin Laden, and someone said, |
| 01:00:00 |
...for murdering those people." |
| 01:00:04 |
But he'll never be as big |
| 01:00:07 |
...who bombs all over the world |
| 01:00:10 |
Barry didn't have to worry |
| 01:00:14 |
His fellow weightlifters |
| 01:00:18 |
I was taking a nap, and I guess |
| 01:00:23 |
And they came to my place, |
| 01:00:27 |
And they said, "The FBI." |
| 01:00:32 |
Yes, the FBI had come to see Barry. |
| 01:00:35 |
And they weren't there to Jazzercise. |
| 01:00:39 |
The FBI said, "Have you been talking |
| 01:00:44 |
...and oil profits and Afghanistan?" |
| 01:00:48 |
...about these things." |
| 01:00:50 |
I feel my rights have been, |
| 01:00:55 |
I mean, if you have something to say |
| 01:00:59 |
Don't tell the FBI, and they come to |
| 00:00:03 |
There's nothing about the Patriot Act |
| 00:00:06 |
...in any way, shape or form. |
| 00:00:08 |
I have a 1-800 number. Call me. |
| 00:00:12 |
I'm the guy you call |
| 00:00:16 |
If you've got a poster child on this, |
| 00:00:18 |
I'm hired by the people to provide |
| 00:00:22 |
Trent Lott said, |
| 00:00:25 |
"Maybe now we can do things |
| 00:00:30 |
No, a dictatorship would be a heck |
| 00:00:34 |
I mean, they had all this on the shelf |
| 00:00:39 |
Ideas of things they would like to do. |
| 00:00:43 |
...and they said, "It's our chance. |
| 00:00:46 |
There was an assumption |
| 00:00:51 |
...that there had to be a surrender |
| 00:00:55 |
There's troubling definitions |
| 00:01:00 |
The definition of terrorist, |
| 00:01:04 |
...that it could include people who... |
| 00:01:08 |
No one read it. |
| 00:01:11 |
They wait till the middle of the night, |
| 00:01:16 |
And the next morning when we |
| 00:01:19 |
How could Congress pass this |
| 00:01:24 |
Sit down, my son. |
| 00:01:27 |
We don't read most of the bills. |
| 00:01:32 |
Do you really know what that |
| 00:01:35 |
...if we were to read every bill |
| 00:01:42 |
Well, the good thing, it would |
| 00:01:46 |
I couldn't believe that virtually |
| 00:01:49 |
... had read the Patriot Act |
| 00:01:52 |
So I decided the only patriotic thing |
| 00:01:56 |
... was for me to read it to them. |
| 00:02:00 |
Members of Congress, |
| 00:02:03 |
...I would like to read you |
| 00:02:06 |
"Section 1: |
| 00:02:07 |
Section 210 of this code |
| 00:02:11 |
"Section 2703C..." |
| 00:02:13 |
My job is to secure the homeland. |
| 00:02:13 |
My job is to secure the homeland. |
| 00:02:16 |
But I'm here to take |
| 00:02:20 |
That's you, stretch. |
| 00:02:22 |
- Right behind you. |
| 00:02:24 |
We all know you can't |
| 00:02:27 |
... on an empty stomach. |
| 00:02:30 |
... everyone needs to sacrifice. |
| 00:02:33 |
Especially little Patrick Hamilton. |
| 00:02:37 |
I'm sure each of us has our own |
| 00:02:43 |
But here's my favorite. |
| 00:02:45 |
The terrorist threat that was posed |
| 00:02:50 |
I thought if I put a little bit on my lips, |
| 00:02:54 |
...because I'm tasting it. |
| 00:02:57 |
...she was telling me, "Chug that." |
| 00:03:01 |
And of a 4-ounce bottle, |
| 00:03:04 |
...2 more ounces of breast milk... |
| 00:03:06 |
...that then, because it's touched |
| 00:03:09 |
While homeland security |
| 00:03:12 |
... was kept off our planes... |
| 00:03:14 |
... they were also doing everything |
| 00:03:17 |
... could light a firebomb onboard. |
| 00:03:20 |
- I can bring that on the plane? |
| 00:03:24 |
One too many books of matches. |
| 00:03:26 |
You can have four books |
| 00:03:29 |
When we already have |
| 00:03:32 |
...who would have blown up |
| 00:03:34 |
...if he had a butane lighter, |
| 00:03:37 |
...why would Transportation Security |
| 00:03:40 |
...to take four books of matches |
| 00:03:43 |
...as you board a plane? I'm guessing |
| 00:03:47 |
...to say, "When an airplane lands, |
| 00:03:50 |
...so don't take their lighters away." |
| 00:03:52 |
Let me see if I got this straight. |
| 00:03:54 |
Old guys in the gym, bad. |
| 00:03:58 |
Breast milk, really bad. |
| 00:04:00 |
Matches and lighters on the plane? |
| 00:04:03 |
Was this really about our safety? |
| 00:04:10 |
This is where the Pacific Ocean |
| 00:04:14 |
Over 100 miles of beautiful, |
| 00:04:20 |
And, thanks to the budget |
| 00:04:23 |
... the total number of state police |
| 00:04:27 |
One. |
| 00:04:30 |
Part-time. |
| 00:04:32 |
Meet Trooper Brooks. |
| 00:04:34 |
I maybe get a chance to hit |
| 00:04:38 |
...once, maybe twice a week |
| 00:04:43 |
You know, just to even drive up here |
| 00:04:46 |
You know, I mean, as far as I know, |
| 00:04:51 |
I don't even wanna suspect, |
| 00:04:54 |
Back at the state trooper patrol office, |
| 00:04:58 |
... Trooper Kenyon had to come in |
| 00:05:01 |
... to catch up on some paperwork. |
| 00:05:03 |
For the most part, especially during |
| 00:05:06 |
...this is what they get. |
| 00:05:08 |
They can read the sign |
| 00:05:11 |
It just basically explains |
| 00:05:15 |
...our office is not open |
| 00:05:18 |
There's a sign that explains |
| 00:05:21 |
...they can use the phone booth |
| 00:05:27 |
Ironically enough, that phone |
| 00:05:30 |
It doesn't work very well, |
| 00:05:32 |
...they pick up the phone |
| 00:05:36 |
They don't hear anything. |
| 00:05:37 |
For Tuesday, there'll be |
| 00:05:41 |
Wednesday, there'll be no troop |
| 00:05:43 |
Thursday, there'll be |
| 00:05:45 |
You get calls all the time. |
| 00:05:47 |
People will call in |
| 00:05:49 |
...or somebody looking suspicious. |
| 00:05:51 |
And I don't hardly ever respond |
| 00:05:54 |
I just don't have the time to do it. |
| 00:05:56 |
I asked, "How many people do |
| 00:05:59 |
...on duty tonight?" |
| 00:06:00 |
And we had eight troopers... |
| 00:06:03 |
...on for the entire state of Oregon, |
| 00:06:07 |
I think Oregon is a prime example |
| 00:06:12 |
...is not as secure as what people |
| 00:06:16 |
Nobody's sent me a manual that says, |
| 00:06:20 |
If I had that manual, I'd read it. |
| 00:06:25 |
Yeah. |
| 00:06:27 |
The Bush administration |
| 00:06:30 |
... on how to deal |
| 00:06:32 |
... because the terrorist threat |
| 00:06:37 |
They just wanted us |
| 00:06:39 |
... so that we'd get behind |
| 00:06:48 |
Four minutes. |
| 00:06:50 |
- Right from the top. |
| 00:06:54 |
- How much time? |
| 00:06:59 |
- Okay, folks. |
| 00:07:03 |
- Stand by. |
| 00:07:08 |
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five... |
| 00:07:13 |
...four, three, two, one. |
| 00:07:17 |
My fellow citizens... |
| 00:07:52 |
At this hour, American |
| 00:07:55 |
...are in the early stages |
| 00:07:58 |
...to disarm Iraq... |
| 00:07:59 |
...to free its people and to defend |
| 00:08:03 |
On my orders, coalition forces |
| 00:08:07 |
...selected targets |
| 00:08:09 |
...to undermine Saddam Hussein's |
| 00:08:35 |
On March 19th, 2003... |
| 00:08:39 |
... George W. Bush |
| 00:08:42 |
... invaded the sovereign nation |
| 00:08:46 |
A nation that had never attacked |
| 00:08:51 |
A nation that had never threatened |
| 00:08:56 |
A nation that had never murdered |
| 00:09:21 |
We're going to find this... |
| 00:09:26 |
Young girl, age 20. |
| 00:09:29 |
I think it's the other part |
| 00:09:36 |
There is a lot of innocent civilians |
| 00:09:36 |
There is a lot of innocent civilians |
| 00:09:39 |
And I think that is because |
| 00:09:44 |
...we came in, and we knew |
| 00:09:46 |
And pretty much at first |
| 00:09:49 |
When war happens |
| 00:09:51 |
...it's like we're pumped up, |
| 00:09:54 |
It's the ultimate rush. |
| 00:09:55 |
Because you know |
| 00:09:58 |
...then you got a good song |
| 00:10:01 |
And that gets you real fired up. |
| 00:10:05 |
You can hook your CD player up... |
| 00:10:07 |
...to the tank's internal |
| 00:10:10 |
When you put your helmet on |
| 00:10:13 |
This one we listen to the most. |
| 00:10:14 |
This is the one... When we travel, |
| 00:10:17 |
Drowning Pool. |
| 00:10:20 |
...is fitting for the job. |
| 00:10:28 |
We picked "the roof is on fire"... |
| 00:10:30 |
...because it symbolized |
| 00:10:33 |
At the time we wanted it to burn |
| 00:10:37 |
The roof, the roof |
| 00:10:41 |
We don't need no water |
| 00:10:45 |
Burn, motherfucker, burn |
| 00:10:59 |
This is a totally different picture here |
| 00:11:04 |
Urban warfare in a tank. |
| 00:11:06 |
Civilians. |
| 00:11:08 |
The civilians... |
| 00:11:10 |
You don't know who's friendly, |
| 00:11:13 |
This is a lot more real and true |
| 00:11:16 |
People thought it was gonna be, "Look |
| 00:11:20 |
A lot of this is face to face. |
| 00:11:22 |
Especially riding by after |
| 00:11:25 |
...and seeing all the people |
| 00:11:29 |
And all the smells around you |
| 00:11:33 |
It's a lot more gruesome |
| 00:11:36 |
We called in with some artillery |
| 00:11:39 |
Some innocent women |
| 00:11:41 |
We met them on the road, |
| 00:11:44 |
...little girls with noses |
| 00:11:46 |
And... |
| 00:11:48 |
...husbands carrying their dead wives |
| 00:11:51 |
That was extremely difficult |
| 00:11:54 |
"Shoot. What the hell |
| 00:11:57 |
The targeting capabilities |
| 00:12:04 |
...is as impressive as anything |
| 00:12:10 |
- Got him. |
| 00:12:12 |
Get the other one. |
| 00:12:17 |
The care that goes into it, |
| 00:13:19 |
Honestly, I think we should |
| 00:13:22 |
...in every decision he makes, |
| 00:13:25 |
You know? And be faithful |
| 00:13:28 |
- Do you trust this president? |
| 00:13:32 |
Britney Spears was not alone. |
| 00:13:35 |
The majority |
| 00:13:37 |
... trusted the president. |
| 00:13:40 |
He'd spent the better part |
| 00:13:43 |
... giving them every reason |
| 00:13:47 |
Saddam Hussein has gone |
| 00:13:50 |
...spent enormous sums... |
| 00:13:52 |
...taken great risks to build and keep |
| 00:13:57 |
Saddam Hussein is determined |
| 00:14:01 |
Nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapon. |
| 00:14:03 |
Active chemical munitions bunkers. |
| 00:14:08 |
We know he's got |
| 00:14:10 |
He's got them. He's got them. |
| 00:14:13 |
Huh, that's weird. |
| 00:14:15 |
Because that's not what Bush's |
| 00:14:20 |
He hasn't developed capability... |
| 00:14:22 |
...with respect to weapons |
| 00:14:24 |
He's unable to project conventional |
| 00:14:29 |
We're able to keep arms from him. |
| 00:14:32 |
Saddam Hussein aids |
| 00:14:36 |
...including members of al Qaeda. |
| 00:14:39 |
There was a relationship |
| 00:14:42 |
Saddam. Al Qaeda. |
| 00:14:44 |
Saddam. The al Qaeda. Saddam. |
| 00:14:48 |
It's only a matter of time |
| 00:14:50 |
...armed with weapons |
| 00:14:53 |
...develop the capability to deliver |
| 00:14:56 |
We're giving you facts |
| 00:14:59 |
...based on solid intelligence. |
| 00:15:04 |
He's a man who hates America. |
| 00:15:06 |
This is a man who cannot stand |
| 00:15:09 |
There's willingness |
| 00:15:13 |
He hates the fact, like al Qaeda does, |
| 00:15:16 |
After all, this is a guy that tried |
| 00:15:22 |
They got people to believe there was |
| 00:15:26 |
You get told things every day |
| 00:15:29 |
It doesn't seem to bother people. |
| 00:15:31 |
The Democrats were there to put |
| 00:15:36 |
I'll vote to give the president |
| 00:15:39 |
United States is prepared to lead the |
| 00:15:43 |
When I say we will lead |
| 00:15:46 |
...to disarm him if he chooses |
| 00:15:48 |
- Who's in that coalition of the willing? |
| 00:15:53 |
The coalition of the willing. |
| 00:15:56 |
Roll call. |
| 00:15:57 |
The Republic of Palau. |
| 00:16:01 |
The Republic of Costa Rica. |
| 00:16:05 |
The Republic of Iceland. |
| 00:16:09 |
None of these countries has an army, |
| 00:16:13 |
So it looked like we'd be doing |
| 00:16:18 |
- Then there was also: |
| 00:16:22 |
The Kingdom of Morocco. |
| 00:16:27 |
Morocco wasn't officially |
| 00:16:30 |
... but according to one report, they did |
| 00:16:34 |
... to help detonate land mines. |
| 00:16:37 |
These are men of vision. |
| 00:16:39 |
The Netherlands. |
| 00:16:41 |
And I'm proud to call them allies. |
| 00:16:44 |
Afghanistan. |
| 00:16:46 |
Afghanistan? |
| 00:16:48 |
Oh, yeah. They had an army. |
| 00:16:51 |
Our army. I guess that's one way |
| 00:16:55 |
Just keep invading countries. |
| 00:16:57 |
Yes, with our mighty coalition intact, |
| 00:17:02 |
One could almost say |
| 00:17:08 |
Fortunately, we have an independent |
| 00:17:11 |
... who would tell us the truth. |
| 00:17:14 |
The rallying around the president, |
| 00:17:18 |
And we're gonna win! |
| 00:17:19 |
You have to be with troops |
| 00:17:22 |
I want you to know, |
| 00:17:25 |
The pictures you're seeing |
| 00:17:28 |
When my country's at war, |
| 00:17:33 |
Iraqi opposition has faded |
| 00:17:36 |
What you're watching here is truly |
| 00:17:41 |
It was absolutely electrifying. |
| 00:17:43 |
They had to strap me in with my |
| 00:17:46 |
An awesome, synchronized |
| 00:17:49 |
There is an inherent bias... |
| 00:17:50 |
...in the coverage of the American |
| 00:17:53 |
Am I slanted and biased? |
| 00:18:00 |
But one story the media |
| 00:18:03 |
... was the personal story... |
| 00:18:05 |
... of each and every soldier |
| 00:18:08 |
The government would not allow |
| 00:18:11 |
... to show the coffins coming home. |
| 00:18:14 |
That kind of story is a downer... |
| 00:18:16 |
... especially when you're getting |
| 00:19:03 |
My fellow Americans... |
| 00:19:06 |
...major combat operations |
| 00:19:09 |
In the battle of Iraq... |
| 00:19:11 |
...the United States |
| 00:19:27 |
Get out of the way! |
| 00:19:36 |
Move! Move! Move! Move! |
| 00:20:00 |
162, the number of troops |
| 00:20:03 |
- 244 U.S. Troops... |
| 00:20:07 |
- Total killed, 484. |
| 00:20:10 |
631 American troops... |
| 00:20:11 |
More than 825 troops |
| 00:20:14 |
The largest number of American |
| 00:20:17 |
There are some who feel like |
| 00:20:23 |
...that we may decide |
| 00:20:26 |
They don't understand, |
| 00:20:29 |
Let me finish. |
| 00:20:31 |
There are some who feel like |
| 00:20:36 |
...that they can attack us there. |
| 00:20:38 |
My answer is, bring them on. |
| 00:20:54 |
The United States was planning |
| 00:20:57 |
...like it was gonna be easy and all. |
| 00:20:59 |
But it's not that easy |
| 00:21:09 |
The renewed battle for control |
| 00:21:13 |
...with street clashes in nearly |
| 00:21:17 |
Iraq could become "another Vietnam." |
| 00:21:19 |
Officials say they see evidence |
| 00:21:23 |
...might be joining forces. |
| 00:21:25 |
They're not happy they're occupied. |
| 00:21:28 |
I wouldn't be happy |
| 00:21:40 |
Two Japanese aid workers |
| 00:21:42 |
...kidnapped by men calling |
| 00:21:45 |
...the Mujahideen Squadrons. |
| 00:21:47 |
They threatened to burn |
| 00:21:49 |
...if Japan does not withdraw its troops |
| 00:21:54 |
What's happened? |
| 00:21:58 |
They attacked our convoy. |
| 00:22:00 |
You wanna give us your name? |
| 00:22:02 |
Hamill, Thomas. |
| 00:22:05 |
The Pentagon might keep up |
| 00:22:06 |
The Pentagon might keep up |
| 00:22:09 |
...beyond their tour. |
| 00:22:10 |
I know our numbers |
| 00:22:13 |
They talk about retention. |
| 00:22:16 |
I never expected |
| 00:22:19 |
I don't think anybody did. |
| 00:22:20 |
I don't have any clue |
| 00:22:23 |
If Donald Rumsfeld was here, |
| 00:22:28 |
With the war not going |
| 00:22:30 |
... and the military in need |
| 00:22:34 |
... where would they find |
| 00:22:37 |
Military experts say three times... |
| 00:22:39 |
...the 120,000 U.S. Troops |
| 00:22:41 |
...would be needed to pacify |
| 00:22:46 |
They would find them |
| 00:22:49 |
... in the places that had been |
| 00:22:53 |
Places where one |
| 00:22:56 |
... was to join the Army. |
| 00:22:58 |
Places like my hometown |
| 00:23:02 |
I was watching TV one day... |
| 00:23:03 |
...and they showed some of the areas |
| 00:23:08 |
And while watching, |
| 00:23:10 |
...there's parts of Flint |
| 00:23:12 |
And we ain't been in a war. |
| 00:23:14 |
Look at the neighborhood I live in. |
| 00:23:16 |
Most of them are abandoned. |
| 00:23:19 |
...that's not right. |
| 00:23:22 |
Come right here. President Bush, |
| 00:23:25 |
He knows about this corner. |
| 00:23:28 |
At the end of January of '04... |
| 00:23:31 |
...the unemployment rate |
| 00:23:34 |
But you have to take |
| 00:23:37 |
...that when your unemployment |
| 00:23:40 |
I would say that we're close |
| 00:23:43 |
...not working or underemployed. |
| 00:23:46 |
Because being underemployed |
| 00:23:50 |
My family has gone through |
| 00:23:52 |
...when it was Job Central. |
| 00:23:54 |
In the mid-'80s I came through |
| 00:23:59 |
I went to a secretary school. |
| 00:24:01 |
Years later, I'm executive assistant |
| 00:24:05 |
Interesting. |
| 00:24:07 |
My mother used to tell me |
| 00:24:09 |
"Why do you always go |
| 00:24:11 |
It was because the underdog |
| 00:24:14 |
People that don't have anything, |
| 00:24:17 |
And that's who I have fought for |
| 00:24:20 |
I started taking my children |
| 00:24:23 |
"The military is a good option. |
| 00:24:24 |
I can't afford to have you |
| 00:24:28 |
Financial aid will not help you." |
| 00:24:29 |
So I, as a mother, |
| 00:24:32 |
...about the options |
| 00:24:34 |
They would take them |
| 00:24:36 |
They'd see all the things that I, |
| 00:24:40 |
It'd pay for their education that I, as |
| 00:24:44 |
The military is a good option |
| 00:24:46 |
The military is an excellent option |
| 00:24:51 |
How many of you have a friend |
| 00:24:56 |
Anybody currently serving |
| 00:24:59 |
- A brother of mine. |
| 00:25:01 |
Yeah, cousin. |
| 00:25:02 |
- Where's your brother? |
| 00:25:04 |
Germany. |
| 00:25:06 |
My cousin got shipped off |
| 00:25:11 |
Dang. |
| 00:25:12 |
There's, like, an Army |
| 00:25:15 |
...or Marines recruiter up there |
| 00:25:19 |
...in the lunchroom recruiting |
| 00:25:23 |
There are people with a calling. |
| 00:25:30 |
Most serve one weekend a month |
| 00:25:36 |
Earning money for college. |
| 00:25:42 |
Protecting their community. |
| 00:25:46 |
In the Army National Guard... |
| 00:25:48 |
...you can. |
| 00:25:53 |
I'm going into the Air Force. |
| 00:25:54 |
I'm gonna take a year off |
| 00:25:57 |
And then make a career. I wanna be |
| 00:26:01 |
I ran into a recruiter, and there |
| 00:26:04 |
And this is kind of on another... |
| 00:26:07 |
More like he was hiring me |
| 00:26:10 |
It was the way he approached me. |
| 00:26:13 |
He came up like he was handing |
| 00:26:16 |
He had business cards |
| 00:26:24 |
Meet Marine Staff |
| 00:26:26 |
... and Sergeant Raymond Plouhar. |
| 00:26:30 |
They are two of the many recruiters |
| 00:26:34 |
They're very busy these days. |
| 00:26:36 |
Look, he's running away already. |
| 00:26:38 |
- He's seen us coming. |
| 00:26:42 |
What have we got here? |
| 00:26:44 |
- Need a little gangster. |
| 00:26:46 |
We're heading over |
| 00:26:50 |
They decided not to go |
| 00:26:52 |
... Genesee Valley Mall |
| 00:26:55 |
They have a hard time |
| 00:26:58 |
Instead, they went |
| 00:27:01 |
- Let's go in through Mervyn's. |
| 00:27:04 |
And then we'll walk straight down |
| 00:27:08 |
Gents, you know |
| 00:27:11 |
You guys ever think |
| 00:27:12 |
I thought about going to college |
| 00:27:15 |
- You any good? |
| 00:27:18 |
Good. You can play ball |
| 00:27:20 |
Travel around the world |
| 00:27:23 |
- David Robinson was in the military. |
| 00:27:26 |
Yeah, you can definitely hook it up. |
| 00:27:28 |
Right now somebody out there wants |
| 00:27:31 |
- Where you work at? |
| 00:27:34 |
- Sweet. Hook us up with deals. |
| 00:27:37 |
They're waiting to get recruited. |
| 00:27:39 |
I was gonna try a career |
| 00:27:41 |
Career in music? Maybe we can |
| 00:27:45 |
Let the Marines go for it. |
| 00:27:48 |
- You know anything about him? |
| 00:27:52 |
How about a former Marine? |
| 00:27:54 |
- Oh. |
| 00:27:56 |
You need to know discipline |
| 00:27:59 |
Especially discipline |
| 00:28:01 |
If you make a million, you need |
| 00:28:03 |
Come to the office, we can talk... |
| 00:28:05 |
...show you everything |
| 00:28:07 |
- A plan? |
| 00:28:10 |
How about tomorrow? |
| 00:28:13 |
- That sounds pretty good. |
| 00:28:16 |
It's better to get them |
| 00:28:18 |
...and work on them that way. |
| 00:28:20 |
Ladies, ready to join up? |
| 00:28:22 |
Green hat right behind us. |
| 00:28:24 |
- Looks young. He's young. |
| 00:28:28 |
We got two over here... |
| 00:28:30 |
...right over by the red van. |
| 00:28:32 |
You go that way, I go this way, |
| 00:28:34 |
- You're in the ninth grade? |
| 00:28:37 |
Man, you look older |
| 00:28:40 |
All right, here's my card. |
| 00:28:41 |
You ever thought about |
| 00:28:44 |
I've thought about it. |
| 00:28:46 |
Even more reason to join up. |
| 00:28:48 |
What I want to do, man... |
| 00:28:50 |
...is get information from you |
| 00:28:53 |
...saying I've talked to you, and |
| 00:28:57 |
What's your name? Phone number? |
| 00:28:59 |
Add another one to the list. |
| 00:29:01 |
However, one would love to have |
| 00:29:06 |
You know, stuff young people |
| 00:29:09 |
...of dying in the process, |
| 00:29:14 |
The holidays add a bit more friction, |
| 00:29:19 |
...in the fact we wanna give our guys |
| 00:29:23 |
However, we are in a combat zone, |
| 00:29:27 |
Everybody's a little bit |
| 00:29:31 |
We're professionals. |
| 00:29:35 |
I promise. |
| 00:29:38 |
Every house here has the right |
| 00:29:42 |
Maximum, one AK-47. |
| 00:29:44 |
We always expect the targets |
| 00:29:54 |
Rock 'n' roll. |
| 00:29:58 |
These are fucking bolt cutters. |
| 00:30:01 |
This goddamn thing |
| 00:30:03 |
Pop this in there... |
| 00:30:42 |
Hey, Adele, just hold up. |
| 00:30:50 |
No, no, no, no. |
| 00:30:52 |
Where's she going? |
| 00:30:54 |
- I'll go with her. |
| 00:30:56 |
She's gonna call him. |
| 00:30:58 |
She's gonna call him? No, no, no. |
| 00:31:02 |
Not on the phone. |
| 00:31:04 |
Is he in the house? |
| 00:31:07 |
- Passerelli! Passerelli! |
| 00:31:10 |
He is? He is in the house? Where? |
| 00:31:12 |
- This is him? |
| 00:31:14 |
Watch out. Go, go, go! |
| 00:31:18 |
I have one coming up. |
| 00:31:22 |
That's Suheib Al Douri? |
| 00:31:25 |
- What's your name? |
| 00:31:27 |
- This is Suheib. Yeah. |
| 00:31:30 |
- This is Suheib? |
| 00:31:33 |
Stand him up. Get up. |
| 00:31:39 |
Tell them to calm down, please. |
| 00:31:47 |
We appreciate your cooperation. |
| 00:31:50 |
Suheib Al Douri. Bring him out. |
| 00:31:53 |
We have to, as you go back |
| 00:31:55 |
...win the hearts and minds |
| 00:31:58 |
We have to... We have to bring the... |
| 00:32:01 |
The ideal of democracy |
| 00:32:05 |
...and show them that the American |
| 00:32:27 |
I start doing evidence turn-in. |
| 00:32:31 |
So that's gonna be it for the night. |
| 00:32:33 |
That concludes Christmas Eve. |
| 00:32:40 |
Merry Christmas, PRT. |
| 00:32:42 |
Santa came to Iraq |
| 00:32:44 |
Trying to keep skies |
| 00:32:48 |
Do you consider yourself |
| 00:32:51 |
Absolutely. |
| 00:32:52 |
I'm an extremely proud American. |
| 00:32:56 |
...than the average Joe. |
| 00:32:57 |
When I put my flag out, |
| 00:33:01 |
Because I know the lives that were lost |
| 00:33:04 |
...so that I could be here |
| 00:33:07 |
- How often do you put the flag out? |
| 00:33:10 |
I started when my daughter |
| 00:33:13 |
I had the same flag... |
| 00:33:15 |
...flying on my front porch |
| 00:33:19 |
Praying and hoping every day |
| 00:33:22 |
And everybody's child |
| 00:33:24 |
- And she did. |
| 00:33:26 |
Have other family members |
| 00:33:28 |
Absolutely. Uncles, aunts... |
| 00:33:31 |
...cousins, brothers, father. |
| 00:33:33 |
- Very strong military family. |
| 00:33:35 |
My family was... |
| 00:33:39 |
...part of the backbone of America. |
| 00:33:41 |
It's families like mine. |
| 00:33:43 |
There's hundreds of families, |
| 00:33:46 |
...that this country was founded |
| 00:33:49 |
I have been known to be |
| 00:33:52 |
That's what you consider |
| 00:33:55 |
- Yeah, it's a great country. |
| 00:33:58 |
The cross that I choose to wear |
| 00:34:03 |
That's because I believe that all |
| 00:34:07 |
And my family itself is multicultural. |
| 00:34:09 |
You have a daughter |
| 00:34:13 |
Then your first-born son, |
| 00:34:15 |
That's quite a gift to the country |
| 00:34:21 |
So having a son in the Army, |
| 00:34:24 |
Oh, you know what? He made it. |
| 00:34:27 |
What was your reaction to protestors |
| 00:34:32 |
I always hated the protestors. |
| 00:34:34 |
I always hated the protestors. |
| 00:34:38 |
It was just like they were |
| 00:34:43 |
And I burned in my soul |
| 00:34:47 |
They're not there because |
| 00:34:49 |
But then I came to understand |
| 00:34:53 |
...and women there. They were |
| 00:34:57 |
I know I'm a soldier, |
| 00:35:01 |
I've been a soldier for a while. |
| 00:35:05 |
Once you have to go |
| 00:35:08 |
...and you see the things |
| 00:35:12 |
...I was saying, there's some |
| 00:35:15 |
Battalion commander fully |
| 00:35:20 |
...attacked in some type of way... |
| 00:35:23 |
...before we get to FARP Shell. |
| 00:35:26 |
I know that so far |
| 00:35:29 |
Not much has happened. |
| 00:35:30 |
But be aware that it can, |
| 00:35:40 |
They're beginning to organize |
| 00:35:43 |
The kids get together a lot. |
| 00:35:46 |
...but guys about 17, 18... |
| 00:35:48 |
...starting to come together. |
| 00:35:50 |
They hate us. |
| 00:35:55 |
Immoral behavior |
| 00:36:00 |
When a president commits |
| 00:36:02 |
... of sending otherwise good kids |
| 00:36:07 |
... this is what you get. |
| 00:36:09 |
Hey, is he ticklish? |
| 00:36:11 |
Don't tell me you don't know. |
| 00:36:33 |
To have these people |
| 00:36:37 |
...whatever, means they can. |
| 00:36:39 |
And I don't understand it. |
| 00:36:41 |
We're trying to help these people, |
| 00:36:43 |
...they don't want our help. |
| 00:36:46 |
The minute something goes wrong, |
| 00:36:49 |
Why didn't you do this?" |
| 00:36:51 |
I hate this country. |
| 00:36:53 |
You know, you... I feel |
| 00:36:58 |
...is destroyed in taking another life. |
| 00:37:04 |
Yeah, that statement is very true. |
| 00:37:07 |
You cannot kill someone |
| 00:37:11 |
If you get called up... |
| 00:37:12 |
...will you go back to Iraq? |
| 00:37:16 |
What repercussions |
| 00:37:20 |
Possible jail time. |
| 00:37:21 |
That's one possible thing. |
| 00:37:23 |
- Are you willing to risk that? |
| 00:37:26 |
Yes, I... |
| 00:37:28 |
I will not let my person... |
| 00:37:33 |
I will not let anyone... |
| 00:37:36 |
...send me back over there |
| 00:37:40 |
Especially when they pose |
| 00:37:49 |
I won't do it. |
| 00:37:52 |
This is an impressive crowd. |
| 00:37:55 |
...and the have-mores. |
| 00:37:59 |
Some people call you the elite. |
| 00:38:02 |
I call you my base. |
| 00:38:12 |
While Bush was busy |
| 00:38:14 |
... and professing his love |
| 00:38:17 |
... he proposed cutting combat |
| 00:38:21 |
... and assistance to their families |
| 00:38:24 |
He opposed giving veterans... |
| 00:38:26 |
... a billion dollars more |
| 00:38:29 |
... and he supported |
| 00:38:32 |
He tried to double the prescription |
| 00:38:36 |
... and opposed full benefits |
| 00:38:41 |
When Staff Sergeant Brett Petriken |
| 00:38:43 |
... was killed in Iraq on May 26th... |
| 00:38:46 |
... the Army sent his last paycheck |
| 00:38:49 |
... but they docked him for the last five |
| 00:38:52 |
... because he was dead. |
| 00:38:56 |
They say they're not gonna leave |
| 00:38:59 |
...but they're leaving all kinds |
| 00:39:04 |
To say we're forgotten, |
| 00:39:06 |
Yes. There's a lot of soldiers |
| 00:39:09 |
...that have been skipped over. |
| 00:39:11 |
Didn't get the proper coverage |
| 00:39:14 |
There's a death toll, but not |
| 00:39:20 |
- I still feel like I have hands. |
| 00:39:23 |
And the pain is like my hands |
| 00:39:27 |
But they do a lot to help it... |
| 00:39:29 |
...and they take a lot |
| 00:39:31 |
It makes it a lot more tolerable. |
| 00:39:35 |
I was injured in late April |
| 00:39:40 |
A couple of guys come out |
| 00:39:44 |
I got nerve damage |
| 00:39:47 |
I've got a lot of pain. |
| 00:39:52 |
I take a lot of morphine... |
| 00:39:54 |
...to help with that and stuff. |
| 00:39:58 |
I'm doing... |
| 00:39:59 |
Doing... You know, just readjusting. |
| 00:40:02 |
Getting life back on track. |
| 00:40:06 |
You know what I'm saying? |
| 00:40:09 |
I'm not gonna do what it is |
| 00:40:13 |
I was a Republican |
| 00:40:16 |
And... |
| 00:40:19 |
...for some reason, they... |
| 00:40:24 |
They conduct business |
| 00:40:27 |
I'm gonna be incredibly active |
| 00:40:30 |
...down where I live once I get out. |
| 00:40:33 |
I'm gonna definitely do my best... |
| 00:40:36 |
...to ensure that the Democrats |
| 00:40:39 |
Iraq, Baghdad, I didn't know |
| 00:40:45 |
And we were in the hallway |
| 00:40:49 |
...and he was crying and said |
| 00:40:52 |
And he didn't want |
| 00:40:54 |
So we had a conversation about, |
| 00:40:59 |
...because it keeps |
| 00:41:01 |
That's when he told me |
| 00:41:04 |
But he knew he was going |
| 00:41:08 |
We were... As everybody, |
| 00:41:12 |
Just glued, completely glued |
| 00:41:15 |
...in hopes of seeing |
| 00:41:17 |
"Can't you please go to |
| 00:41:20 |
Can't you please let us see him?" |
| 00:41:22 |
Then that night, |
| 00:41:25 |
...I went upstairs to the bedroom. |
| 00:41:28 |
I was in bed, flipping the channels |
| 00:41:30 |
All I heard was, "Black Hawk down, |
| 00:41:34 |
What I can tell you at this hour |
| 00:41:37 |
...the Army did, indeed, lose |
| 00:41:41 |
We are being told by officers |
| 00:41:43 |
...that there were six occupants |
| 00:41:46 |
The next morning |
| 00:41:48 |
"You push those sad thoughts |
| 00:41:51 |
Okay, Jesus, |
| 00:41:53 |
I need you, Jesus. |
| 00:41:56 |
The Army called me, and I remember |
| 00:41:59 |
Asking me was I Lila Lipscomb, |
| 00:42:02 |
And he said, "Mother of |
| 00:42:07 |
And I remember |
| 00:42:13 |
And all I can honestly say |
| 00:42:16 |
...is, "Ma'am, |
| 00:42:19 |
...the secretary of defense |
| 00:42:25 |
That's all I know. |
| 00:42:28 |
The grief grabbed me so hard... |
| 00:42:32 |
...that I literally fell on the floor. |
| 00:42:35 |
And I was alone. I didn't |
| 00:42:39 |
So I literally crawled |
| 00:42:42 |
...and was hanging on. |
| 00:42:44 |
And I remember screaming: |
| 00:42:47 |
"Why does it have to be Michael? |
| 00:42:49 |
Why did you have to take my son? |
| 00:42:54 |
He didn't do anything. |
| 00:42:56 |
He wasn't a bad guy. |
| 00:42:59 |
Why did you have to take my son?" |
| 00:43:02 |
L... I... I... I'm... |
| 00:43:05 |
I can't imagine what it must be like |
| 00:43:09 |
...or a husband and... |
| 00:43:11 |
And I... It pains me. |
| 00:43:15 |
Do you have his last letter? |
| 00:43:18 |
It was mailed March 16th... |
| 00:43:20 |
...but I didn't get it until probably |
| 00:43:25 |
"Hello. Hey, Mama. |
| 00:43:27 |
Well, sorry I haven't |
| 00:43:30 |
They took the phone |
| 00:43:32 |
I got the letter and box. |
| 00:43:35 |
That is so cool. |
| 00:43:40 |
...the same day your oldest son did. |
| 00:43:43 |
How is everyone? I'm doing fine. |
| 00:43:45 |
We are just out here in the sand |
| 00:43:49 |
What in the world is wrong |
| 00:43:52 |
Trying to be like his dad, Bush. |
| 00:43:55 |
He got us out here |
| 00:43:58 |
I am so furious right now, Mama. |
| 00:44:02 |
I really hope they do not |
| 00:44:08 |
I am in good spirits, |
| 00:44:11 |
I really miss you guys. |
| 00:44:13 |
Thanks for the Bible... |
| 00:44:16 |
...and books and candy. |
| 00:44:19 |
I really look forward to letters |
| 00:44:23 |
Well, tell all the family hello |
| 00:44:28 |
We don't expect anything |
| 00:44:31 |
I cannot wait to get home |
| 00:44:36 |
Tell Sputnik congrats... |
| 00:44:38 |
...and I'll see my first nephew soon... |
| 00:44:42 |
...as soon as I get back |
| 00:44:45 |
Hope you guys are doing okay... |
| 00:44:48 |
...and keep sending the mail. |
| 00:44:50 |
It makes getting through |
| 00:44:56 |
Well, I am on my way to bed... |
| 00:44:59 |
...so I will write you guys soon. |
| 00:45:02 |
I love and miss... |
| 00:45:05 |
...all of you guys." |
| 00:45:20 |
I want him to be alive... |
| 00:45:22 |
...and I can't make him alive. |
| 00:45:26 |
But your flesh just aches. |
| 00:45:29 |
You want your child. |
| 00:45:32 |
A parent is not supposed |
| 00:45:38 |
I feel... I feel sad for my family... |
| 00:45:42 |
...because we lost our son. |
| 00:45:46 |
But... |
| 00:45:48 |
...I really feel sorry |
| 00:45:51 |
...that is losing their kids |
| 00:45:59 |
And for what? |
| 00:46:01 |
L... I don't... |
| 00:46:04 |
That's the... |
| 00:46:07 |
For what? |
| 00:46:08 |
You've heard a lot |
| 00:46:12 |
Criticism is okay. We can take it. |
| 00:46:16 |
Our employees are doing |
| 00:46:18 |
We're feeding the soldiers. |
| 00:46:21 |
Will things go wrong? |
| 00:46:25 |
We're serving the troops |
| 00:46:27 |
...not who we know. |
| 00:46:29 |
Let me tell you about Halliburton, |
| 00:46:34 |
I'm proud of what I did at Halliburton. |
| 00:46:36 |
The people are proud of what |
| 00:46:39 |
...don't feel any need to apologize... |
| 00:46:41 |
...for the way I've spent my time |
| 00:46:44 |
...as the CEO and chairman |
| 00:46:47 |
This is also an attempt |
| 00:46:50 |
...from the fact they have |
| 00:46:53 |
And as the secretary of energy said, |
| 00:46:59 |
In the middle of the war, Microsoft, |
| 00:47:04 |
... invited Halliburton |
| 00:47:06 |
... to figure out how much money |
| 00:47:11 |
Having worked this... |
| 00:47:15 |
...effort, even since before the... |
| 00:47:19 |
...the liberation of Iraq started. |
| 00:47:22 |
You, industry, are definitely |
| 00:47:27 |
We appreciate your interest |
| 00:47:30 |
Lots of you are small businesses |
| 00:47:34 |
"How do we get a piece of this? |
| 00:47:37 |
The rest of us will have subcontracting |
| 00:47:41 |
USTDA is for you. |
| 00:47:43 |
Once that oil starts flowing... |
| 00:47:45 |
...and money coming, |
| 00:47:47 |
It's the second-largest |
| 00:47:50 |
No question of how much |
| 00:47:52 |
I've been getting complaints |
| 00:47:57 |
The lack of transparency, |
| 00:48:00 |
I think the profits American companies |
| 00:48:04 |
...are so overwhelming. |
| 00:48:06 |
I mean, when you have a line item |
| 00:48:09 |
...and you subcontract it out |
| 00:48:13 |
...that's a huge profit. |
| 00:48:14 |
It's the American taxpayer |
| 00:48:17 |
And it's gonna get better. |
| 00:48:20 |
Because it's gonna get |
| 00:48:22 |
...as the oil flows |
| 00:48:25 |
Good news is, whatever it costs, |
| 00:48:28 |
War is always good |
| 00:48:31 |
...that are in the war... |
| 00:48:36 |
We're very proud. |
| 00:48:39 |
Supporting U.S. Government |
| 00:48:41 |
The real heroes of the campaign |
| 00:48:44 |
...are the men and women |
| 00:48:46 |
We're proud of being any part |
| 00:48:49 |
Halliburton delivers hot meals, |
| 00:48:53 |
...and communications |
| 00:48:56 |
...so they can be |
| 00:49:02 |
It's a girl! |
| 00:49:03 |
Halliburton. Proud to serve |
| 00:49:06 |
I just read in the paper |
| 00:49:10 |
- Halliburton got another contract. |
| 00:49:13 |
Which is not being... |
| 00:49:17 |
...contested at all. |
| 00:49:18 |
Because nobody knows. |
| 00:49:20 |
Well, it's in the paper, |
| 00:49:23 |
But that's after it happens, |
| 00:49:28 |
The United States is now a major |
| 00:49:32 |
American troops |
| 00:49:34 |
...as Texas oil workers |
| 00:49:38 |
It's a safe environment to work in. |
| 00:49:41 |
We feel we're being well protected |
| 00:49:44 |
It's no secret. I mean... |
| 00:49:46 |
...I make anywhere between |
| 00:49:50 |
A Halliburton employee |
| 00:49:53 |
...can make between 8 and 10,000 |
| 00:49:56 |
For 40 hours a week. |
| 00:49:58 |
Driving the same |
| 00:50:00 |
Go figure. |
| 00:50:02 |
Where's the justification in that? |
| 00:50:04 |
There's no other single area |
| 00:50:08 |
...with the opportunity |
| 00:50:11 |
...similar to the opportunity |
| 00:50:14 |
The president went in, |
| 00:50:18 |
We're supporting him |
| 00:50:19 |
We wanna make sure |
| 00:50:24 |
...wasn't for no reason. |
| 00:50:26 |
If it wasn't for the oil, |
| 00:50:28 |
Nobody would worry about it. |
| 00:50:30 |
Unfortunately, |
| 00:50:34 |
...we think it's gonna be a good |
| 00:50:37 |
Good for business, |
| 00:50:40 |
Today on the news, |
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And Wolfowitz was saying: |
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"The Iraqi people are much, |
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Isn't it better that we |
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...and now the Iraqi people |
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...and really be free?" |
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Will they ever be free? |
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And where are the weapons |
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It was a... We were duped. |
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And these poor people... |
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...the young men and women |
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- It's unnecessary. |
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- That's it. No more. |
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They died in a just cause, |
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...and they will not |
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Lila had called to tell me |
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... to Washington, D. C. |
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On her break, she said |
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... and pay a visit |
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Bush killed children. Iraqi children. |
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- My son, killed. |
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- Lies kill people. Your children too. |
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They have no business to do |
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...all these young Americans. |
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For what? For oil. |
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- No, he isn't. This is all staged. |
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- This is all staged. |
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- Where was he killed? |
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- Where was he killed? |
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April 2nd. It's not a stage. |
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There are a lot of other people too. |
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Blame al Qaeda. |
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What did that woman yell at you? |
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That I'm supposed |
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The al Qaeda didn't make a decision |
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Ignorance that we deal with, |
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Because they don't know. |
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...but you don't know. |
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I need my son. |
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God, it's tougher than I thought |
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...to be here. |
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But it's freeing also... |
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...because I finally have a place... |
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...to put all my pain |
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...and to release it. |
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I guess I was tired of seeing people |
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Especially when, out of |
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... only one had an enlisted son |
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I asked Corporal Henderson of |
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... to join me on Capitol Hill... |
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... to see how many members |
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... to enlist their children |
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Congressman, I'm Michael Moore. |
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- Hey, Michael. How are you doing? |
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- John Tanner, from Tennessee. |
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- What y'all doing? |
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- United States Marine Corps. |
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- 1968 to '72. |
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We had Marines guarding the base. |
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- You have kids? |
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Is there any way we can |
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...and go over there |
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- I've got all the brochures. |
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See, there's not many congressmen |
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In fact, only one. You know. |
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So we just thought maybe they... |
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- You guys should send your kids first. |
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- What do you think about that? |
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You don't? Oh, good. |
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- At least take a Marine brochure. |
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- Pass it around. |
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Encourage the fellow members |
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- Send their own. |
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Thank you, sir. |
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Congressman? Michael Moore. |
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- How you doing today? |
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I'm trying to get members of Congress |
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...and go over to Iraq. |
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Congressman. |
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Congressman. |
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Congressman Castle? |
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Congressman. Congressman. |
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Congressman Doolittle, |
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I was wondering if... |
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Is there any way to...? |
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Of course, not a single member |
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... wanted to sacrifice their child |
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And who could blame them? |
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Who would wanna give up |
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Would you? |
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Would he? |
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I've always been amazed |
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... forced to live in the worst |
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... go to the worst schools |
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... are always the first to step up |
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They serve so that |
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They offer to give up their lives |
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It is remarkable, their gift to us. |
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And all they ask for in return... |
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...is that we never send them |
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... unless it's absolutely necessary. |
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Will they ever trust us again? |
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He had used weapons. |
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We know where they are. |
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Around Tikrit, Baghdad |
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There is a tie between Iraq |
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The struggle can only end... |
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...with their complete |
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We wage a war to save |
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We did not seek it. |
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But we will fight it, |
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George Orwell once wrote... |
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... that, "It's not a matter of whether |
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Victory is not possible. |
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The war is not meant to be won. |
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A hierarchical society |
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... on the basis of poverty |
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This new version is the past... |
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... and no different past |
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In principle, the war effort |
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... to keep society |
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The war is waged by the ruling group |
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And its object is not the victory |
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... but to keep the very |
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There's an old saying |
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I know it's in Texas, |
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Fool me once... |
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...shame on... |
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Shame on you. |
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You fool me, |
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For once, we agreed. |
