Interesting she reported on this....
Catherine Herridge
@CBS_Herridge
Sep 6
While the Biden administration wants to close the Guantanamo prisons, a major construction project is underway -- including an additional courthouse for the military trials + expanded classified workspace.
@CBSNews
told cost + 15 million NOTE: Detention camps SEPARATE Navy base.
https://twitter.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1434922204123303936?s=20
Three interesting things about Catherine Herridge
Born
May 18, 1964 (age 57)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada'
Alma mater
Harvard College (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.A.)
Occupation
Journalist, author
Spouse(s)
Lt Col JD Hayes
Horowitz "DOJ internal watchdog"? His name is on the letterhead.....
Catherine Herridge
@CBS_Herridge
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Sep 6
#Guantanamo Defense attorneys for 9/11 defendant Ammar al Baluchi told
@CBSNews
the 9/11 families' recent complaint to the DOJ internal watchdog alleging some FBI officials may have lost, hid or destroyed evidence about possible Saudi support to the hijackers, MIRRORS their…
Catherine Herridge
@CBS_Herridge
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Sep 6
experience seeking the same material. They want more information about Omar al Bayoumi who helped the hijackers get settled in San Diego early 2000, among other individuals. #JamesConnell #AlkaPradhan
https://mobile.twitter.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1435045071091605507?s=20
They're going to tease this all hour long
Bombshell leaked emails prove the State Department DID block Afghan evacuation flights even if they had Americans on board, report claims
21:56 07 Sep 2021,
''-The emails obtained by Fox purport to show messages from a State official to retired Marine Eric Montalvo, who chartered evacuation flights in Afghanistan
-An unnamed official told Montalvo that privately chartered flights rescuing people from Afghanistan couldn't use US military bases or land in the US
-They suggested he look to another country for landing space but warned the State Department wouldn't grant full approval, only saying it had 'no objection'
A day after the reported exchange, top Biden officials dismissed claims the State Department was hampering chartered rescue flights from leaving Afghanistan
-There are 1,000 people - including 142 Americans - waiting for those flights
-The New York Times reported the figure and said they had been waiting for days''
The State Department refused to green light a number of privately chartered flights out of Afghanistan that could have evacuated US citizens and Afghan special immigrant visa applicants, leaked emails reportedly show.
Military lawyer and retired Marine Eric Montalvo shared the communications with Fox after he organized some of the flights and now claims the federal government thwarted his rescue effort.
The leaked emails show State officials refusing to allow Montalvo's privately paid for flights to use US property either inside the country or at one of its many overseas bases, after the Biden administration pledged to do whatever it can to rescue all Americans and as many Afghan allies as possible.
'No independent charters are allowed' at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar,' an email from September 1 says.
'In fact, no charters are allowed to land at an [sic] DoD base and most if not all countries in the Middle Eastern region, with the exception of perhaps Saudi Arabia will allow charters to land.'
The New York Times reported that a total of 1,000 people - including dozens of American citizens - had been held at the Mazar-i-Sharif airport for nearly a week.
Other passengers hoping to fly include Afghans who hold visas to move to other countries, including the United States.
The official suggested Montalvo look to a different destination country for help.
'And it can't be the U.S. either,' they added.
'Once you have had discussions with the host/destination country and reached an agreement, they may require some indication from the [US government] that we 'approve' of this charter flight.'
The State Department pre-emptively refused to provide that approval but conceded to tell that third country it had 'no objection' via the US embassy in that state.
On Sunday, Reuters reported that the delay had been caused by Biden administration officials not telling Taliban leaders it had approved the departures of the chartered flights.
Moar@ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9967195/amp/Bombshell-leaked-emails-State-Department-refused-greenlight-Afghan-evacuation-planes-Report.html
Well, when it's put like this ...
Emerald Robinson ✝️
@EmeraldRobinson
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1h
We are living through an insane scenario that future historians will write about for years: Americans were told to take medical advice on COVID-19 from the same guy who funded the creation of COVID-19.
https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1435587153661251592?s=20