Dear Bay Area Council:
Condoleezza Rice is a war criminal and a traitor. The attack on Iraq, which she supported and helped sponsor, was based on lies and deceit. The war against Iraq was a crime against humanity.
It is dismaying that the Bay Area Council is providing a forum for this proven liar and war criminal at the Pacific Summit 2018, Presented by Kaiser Permanente. I strongly object to Ms. Rice's inclusion in the Summit. It is especially concerning that, with many of our Iraq War veterans struggling with PTSD, homelessness and addiction, that Kaiser Permanente is presenting a Summit that includes Condoleezza Rice.
Sincerely,
Condoleezza Rice is a war criminal and a traitor. The attack on Iraq, which she supported and helped sponsor, was based on lies and deceit. The war against Iraq was a crime against humanity.
It is dismaying that the Bay Area Council is providing a forum for this proven liar and war criminal at the Pacific Summit 2018, Presented by Kaiser Permanente. I strongly object to Ms. Rice's inclusion in the Summit. It is especially concerning that, with many of our Iraq War veterans struggling with PTSD, homelessness and addiction, that Kaiser Permanente is presenting a Summit that includes Condoleezza Rice.
Sincerely,
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Letter not sent to Jim Wunderman at Bay Area Council
Do you believe that people should act responsibly and take ownership of their actions? This has nothing to do with partisan politics. Prior to 9/11, as National Security Advisor, Condoleeza Rice, was one of the key people in charge of the security of our country. She not only failed to protect us, she took no responsibility for her inexcusable negligence.
"In July 2001, J. Cofer Black, CIA's counterterrorism chief and George Tenet, CIA's director, met with Condoleezza Rice, the National Security Advisor, to inform her about communications intercepts and other top-secret intelligence showing the increasing likelihood that al-Qaeda would soon attack the United States." - Two Months Before 9/11, an Urgent Warning to Rice, Washington Post
"On Aug. 6, 2001, President George W. Bush received a classified review of the threats posed by Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network, Al Qaeda. That morning’s “presidential daily brief” — the top-secret document prepared by America’s intelligence agencies — featured the now-infamous heading: “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” A few weeks later, on 9/11, Al Qaeda accomplished that goal." - NY Times
Condoleeza Rice was part of the select group who received this daily brief; her response,
"Rice responded to the claims about the briefing in a statement before the 9/11 Commission stating the brief was "not prompted by any specific threat information" and "did not raise the possibility that terrorists might use airplanes as missiles." - Transcript of Rice's 9/11 commission statement.
Rice never apologized, never took responsibility for her inaction. No one lost their job but over 3,000 people lost their lives.
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Bay Area Council
Dear Mr. Wunderman,
The recent story in the news of the CIA murder of Gul Rahman in Afghanistan put me in mind of what happened at Abu Ghraib and the role Condoleezza Rice played in the U.S. war on Iraq. I recommend (Bay Area native) David Ray Griffin's extensively documented and well researched book, "Bush and Cheney, How They Ruined America and the World," for more information on the consequences of the war on Iraq.
Sincerely,
