tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post5259486535463412307..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Clinton Shouldn't Lie About What's VideotapedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-43283566583072862082008-03-26T01:52:00.000-05:002008-03-26T01:52:00.000-05:00Also:I was a member of the security team (military...Also:<BR/><BR/>I was a member of the security team (military) providing escort to Mrs. Clinton and Chelsea that day. True, a sniper shot would have been difficult. However, it was a concern at that time, particulary when new bullet strikes could be found almost daily. As General Nash stated, there was a reported threat of a truck bomb. Also, there was heightened activity just outside the airfield near the time of their landing. Am I a Clintonite, uh, no. However, given the heightened level of security that day, I would have to say that danger from sniper fire was a real concern.IFOR, ya'll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-50442313858484111812008-03-26T01:45:00.000-05:002008-03-26T01:45:00.000-05:00There is more to the story than this. From the Wa...There is more to the story than this. From the WaPo:<BR/><BR/>Lissa Muscatine, who served as Hilary Clinton's chief speechwriter in 1996 and accompanied her on the Bosnia trip, feels that I have failed to provide a full picture of what took place. She gave me her "vivid recollections" of the arrival in Tuzla, which I quote below:<BR/><BR/> I was on the plane with then First Lady Hillary Clinton for the trip from Germany into Bosnia in 1996. We were put on a C17-- a plane capable of steep ascents and descents -- precisely because we were flying into what was considered a combat zone. We were issued flak jackets for the final leg because of possible sniper fire near Tuzla. As an additional precaution, the First Lady and Chelsea were moved to the armored cockpit for the descent into Tuzla. We were told that a welcoming ceremony on the tarmac might be canceled because of sniper fire in the hills surrounding the air strip. From Tuzla, Hillary flew to two outposts in Bosnia with gunships escorting her helicopter.<BR/><BR/>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/03/hillarys_balkan_adventures_par.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com