MUST READ: Did Mukasey Help Mask FBI Pre-9/11 Failures?

Author Peter Lance says Michael B. Mukasey, President Bush's nominee to replace Alberto Gonzales, may be part of a vast conspiracy that crosses political party lines. According to Lance, "Judge Mukasey helped bury the significance of Ali A, Mohamed, a shadowy figure who was working at the time for both Osama bin Laden and the FBI." This complex and multi-layered story starts in the 1980s and continues today. It involved Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and the current president, George W. Bush. It involves prosecutors and FBI officials, international intrigue. Lives are at stake here. Lance asks, "Why does it matter now that Judge Mukasey, touted by the New York Times for his prowess as an anti-terror judge, made light of Ali Mohamed's failure to show at the "Day of Terror" trial?" He answers his own question succinctly: "Because if Ali had testified, lawyers like Stavis would have ripped the lid off the years of failure by the FBI to stop bin Laden's juggernaut." Furthermore, "Al Qaeda's capabilities, their bench strength and sheer resolve to strike again at New York might have been exposed years before 9/11, giving other agencies like CIA and DIA a chance to examine the intel being gathered by Bureau agents in this country. At a minimum, Mohamed's exposure at trial would have blown his cover as a double agent and interdicted his supervision of the Embassy bombing cell. But Judge Mukasey, the man President Bush wants to run the Justice Department, didn't want to tip the jury to the significance of his absence." This is very hot stuff. Read it all, starting with Part One...