Condeleeza Rice
FACT CHECK: Condi Rice\'s 60 Minutes Interview, 3/28/04
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice appeared on CBS\'s 60 Minutes in an effort to quell growing questions surrounding the Administration\'s inconsistent claims about its pre-9/11 actions. Not only did Rice refuse to take Richard Clarke\'s lead and admit responsibility for her role in the worst national security failure in American history, but she continued to make unsubstantiated and contradictory assertions:
RICE CLAIM: \"The administration took seriously the threat\" of terrorism before 9/11.
FACTS: President Bush himself acknowledges that, despite repeated warnings of an imminent Al Qaeda attack, before 9/11 \"I didn\'t feel the sense of urgency\" about terrorism. Similarly, Newsweek reports that Bush\'s attitude was reflected throughout an Administration that was trying to \"de-emphasize terrorism\" as an overall priority. As proof, just two of the hundred national security meetings the Administration held......
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