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was "White House Denies the Claims by Ex-Official," with no reference to Clarke's past quixotic irenic efforts -- indeed none at all to his valiant Clintonite service. br> -- J.R. Wheatley br> Harper Woods, Michigan /p>

Yeah! Yeah! Just pick on these individuals and ignore the facts that these government officials including a former cabinet member, Mr. O'Neill, are brave men who came out and told the truth. You can attack and smear them, but you cannot defend how this president and his administration have squandered our resources and put our next generation at risk with policies and programs that were unjustified and totally wrong.

p>Let us go to the root causes of terrorism. Al Qaeda, extreme Islamic forces, are the result of uneven handling of the Israel and the Palestinian conflict by U.S. and international Middle East policies. br> -- Kenneth Ng /p> p> Regarding George Neumayr's column on Richard Clarke's back-stabbing the Bush administration: let this be a lesson to the President and his top advisers. Do not retain top level Clinton holdovers. This type of back-stabbing was present in almost every Republican administration since Reagan. In an attempt to appear "bipartisan" these holdovers end up leaking tips to the press and working to undermine the Republican administration they serve. Rare is the holdover who gives his complete loyalty to a GOP president. And once they're in, it's hard to get rid of them. Hopefully future administrations will heed this warning. br> -- Dennis Vest br> Gates, Tennessee /p>

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