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RussBLib

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9. 12/12/00. Fateful day

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:12 PM

Dec 12

...and after being sworn in, the Bush Gang ridiculed and ignored Gore's (and Clinton's) repeated warnings of terrorists planning a big attack on the US.

"Run away now, boys, the adults are back in charge" I recall some Republicans saying.

And then 9/11.

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12/12/00. Fateful day RussBLib Dec 12 #9

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