January 05, 2007
My Blog has MOVED...
Please visit my new blog located at http://richardminiter.pajamasmedia.com/
Posted by Richard Miniter at 04:19 AM
December 25, 2006
Announcement
I'm engaged and getting married to Heather Smith. You can view her blog at DCHeather.com.
Posted by Richard Miniter at 06:26 PM
October 06, 2006
The Australian article
Richard Miniter: Clinton's grand failure
No wonder the ex-president is so defensive - he had Osama within reach
YESTERDAY I asked Chris Wallace if he was surprised. Wallace is the Fox News host who has become the talk of Washington for simply asking Bill Clinton if he thought he did enough to stop Osama bin Laden before the September 11 attacks.
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Posted by Richard Miniter at 12:25 PM
September 30, 2006
New York Post piece on My Visit to Gitmo
A DEADLY KINDNESS
By RICHARD MINITER
September 15, 2006 -- GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
ON the military plane back from America's most famous terrorist holding pen, the in-flight film was "V for Vendetta," a screed that tries to justify terrorism. It was a fitting end to a surreal, military-sponsored trip.
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Posted by Richard Miniter at 04:52 PM
Wall Street Journal Piece on Clinton's Record
What President Clinton Didn't Do . . .
By RICHARD MINITER
September 27, 2006; Page A18
Bill Clinton's outburst on Fox News was something of a public service, launching a debate about the antiterror policies of his administration. This is important because every George W. Bush policy that arouses the ire of Democrats -- the Patriot Act, extraordinary rendition, detention without trial, pre-emptive war -- is a departure from his predecessor. Where policies overlap -- air attacks on infrastructure, secret presidential orders to kill terrorists, intelligence sharing with allies, freezing bank accounts, using police to arrest terror suspects -- there is little friction. The question, then, is whether America should return to Mr. Clinton's policies or soldier on with Mr. Bush's.
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Posted by Richard Miniter at 04:48 PM
September 28, 2006
No, Clinton's Outburst Wasn't Planned
My old friend, Tom Switzer, called from Australia last night to say that the Clinton controversy was raging down there too. Since he is the opinion editor of the Australian, that nation's largest daily, he should know. Here it is. something for him and it is available here. As far as I know, the Chris Wallace comments are a bit of a scoop.
Posted by Richard Miniter at 01:41 PM
September 27, 2006
Clinton and his record
Here is extended take on former President Clinton's sharp exchange with Chris Wallace, which appears in today's Wall Street Journal. You can read it at that link for free.
Here are some quick additional thoughts:I don't think that Clinton's rage was calculated or planned. Wallace said that off-camera Clinton threatened to fire his aides if he had to endure another television interview like that one. Also, his incoherent anger did not advance the positive case for his record (capturing Ramzi Youssef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, in 1995, stopping the Millenium plots in 1999, arming the Predator spy drone plane in 2000 and so on).It was accusatory, contradictory and times flat wrong. I could make a better case for his Administration than he did. Still, his base wants to give him credit for his passion, not his pure reason. That is not a hopeful sign for them or the country.
Posted by Richard Miniter at 01:38 AM
