Under the circumstances that would be the right decision. We were under
attack both at the WTC and the Pentagon and potentially the White House
or the Capitol. Would you let the planes fly into the Capitol or the
White House in time of attack by foreign powers or groups? Defend that
decision.
On 10/28/2010 08:10 PM, Tommy News wrote:
> From Greg
Hi Team!
*? 2 ALL:
BUSH GAVE ORDER TO
SHOOT DOWN PLANES ON 9/11 -
"The first details about former President George W. Bush's new book
have begun to leak out.
"According to a report at Matt Drudge's website, The Drudge Report,
the new book Decision Points talks about topics including alcoholism,
his order to shoot down planes on 9/11, Katrina and the financial
crisis.
"The book...discusses the events of Sept. 11, 2001. That morning, Bush
says he made the order to shoot down hijacked planes.
"At 10:03 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, United Flight 93 (according to the
"official 911 story" - GD) slammed into an empty field in Shanksville,
Pennsylvania. Most believe it was brought down when passengers tried
to overtake the hijackers.
"Bush writes that at first he believed Flight 93 had been shot down by
the US military, according to Drudge's filing."
Bush gave order to shoot down planes on 9/11: report - what are your comments?
Greg Dempsey
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SECULARHUMANIST
Voice of the People
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Report: Bush thought United Flight 93 was shot down on 9/11
By David Edwards
Thursday, October 28th, 2010 -- 2:04 pm
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According to Drudge, the book begins, "It was a simple question, 'Can
you remember the last day you didn't have a drink?'"
Time and time again, Bush returned to his faith to help govern, the
book allegedly says. Bush described his struggle with deciding how to
handle the stem cell ban after receiving a letter from Nancy Reagan
describing a "wrenching family journey," according to the report.
"I did feel a responsibility to voice my pro-life convictions and lead
the country toward what Pope John Paul II called a culture of life,"
Bush purportedly wrote.
The former president also talks about a July 2001 meeting with Pope
John Paul II where he prayed for ABC News' Peter Jennings, who was
struggling with cancer at the time. Jennings later died.
Bush is planning a media tour to promote Decision Points. An interview
with NBC's Matt Lauer is set to air Nov. 8., and an interview with
Oprah Winfrey will be broadcast Nov. 9.
Drudge frequently obtains pre-release copies of politically-themed books.
In May, Bush described some of the elements to be outlined in the
book, as reported by AP:
Bush said "Decision Points," due for release in November, opens with
the scene and him questioning whether he loved booze more than his
wife, Laura. He said he realized he had an addictive personality and
quit drinking cold turkey.
He said he hopes the book will be a tool for historians evaluating
his presidency.
"I don't think you can come to a definitive conclusion about a
presidency until the passage of time," Bush said. "I want to put you
in my position."
"The sad thing is you don't get do-overs," Bush told the assembled
crowd. "You've got to make the calls. I got some right. I got some
wrong."
A recent report in the Financial Times said Bush pushed back
publication of his book from September to November in an effort to
help Republicans in the midterm elections.
"George W. Bush pushed back publication of his memoirs, 'Decision
Points,' out of fear that a public reminder of his presidential legacy
would hurt Republicans heading into November's midterm elections,
Bush's friends tell the Financial Times," Huffington Post reported in
August.
The Financial Times reported "that Bush refused to allow publication
in September, which would have been a better time to unveil his book
from a sales perspective. Instead, it's slated to hit stores on Nov.
9, one week after Election Day. Bush isn't scheduled to give any
interviews for the book tour until Nov. 8."
Random House, Bush's publisher, said it was their decision to delay
publication of the book, saying, "From a media perspective the period
leading up to the midterm elections is a very noisy and crowded space
and we believe the president's book will be better served by being
launched following that time."
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