Leaders Accuse Bush of Using Rice As 'Fall Guy'; Jesse, Durbin, Smith Charge African American Woman Being Used As Scape Goat

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"In hindsight, if anything might have helped stop 9/11, it would have been better information about threats inside the United States -- something made difficult by structural and legal impediments -- that prevented the collection and sharing of information by our law enforcement and intelligence agencies...," said [Condoleezza Rice], praising [George W. Bush]'s "resilience" and "courage."

Ald. [Ed H. Smith] (28th), chairman of the City Council Black Caucus, said Rice has become Bush's "fall guy. I'm concerned that Condi Rice has allowed the Bush administration to push her out front in all of this, and it looks bad.

"They're using her as a scapegoat..., and I think she's becoming a person that is being used by the administration and I don't think that's very good," Smith told the Chicago Defender.

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Leaders Accuse Bush of Using Rice As 'Fall Guy'; Jesse, Durbin, Smith Charge African American Woman Being Used As Scape Goat

After more than three hours of grilling by members of the 9/11 Commission on what the Bush administration knew prior to those terrorist attacks, officials Thursday said National Security Adviser...

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