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Nothing you have posted contradicts what Richard Clarke, Richard Ben-Veniste, and Condoleezza Rice said about the August 6 PDB.
For the record, I believe very little of what Clarke says. See
http://www.sinsofthehusband.com/clarke.html
However, he told Salon.com that he believed the importance of the August 6 PDB was "overblown." He also noted in his book that there was no "proof or specificity" concerning an imminent al Qaeda attack.
Given that Clarke's goal in 2004 was the election of John Kerry, if Clarke really believed that PDB was important or that we had specific information about an imminent al Qaeda attack, he would have certainly said so.
I realize that most of the liberals who visit Salon.com do so to get their "Two minutes of hate," and that I have gotten in the way of that a bit with facts and reason. However, I sincerely believe would be happier if you started treating your BDS.