McCain Repeats False Claim That Sept. 11 Hijackers Entered U.S. From Canada

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McCain Repeats False Claim That Sept. 11 Hijackers Entered U.S. From Canada

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., makes the dubious claim that Sept. 11 hijackers entered the United States through Canada -- just days after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano came under fire for saying the same thing.

What's up with Arizona politicians?

Arizona Sen. John McCain made the dubious claim Friday that Sept. 11 hijackers entered the United States through Canada -- just days after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the former governor of Arizona, said the same thing.

Napolitano retracted her claim on Thursday after Canadian officials chided her for the remark, calling it an unfortunate misconception. Napolitano admitted Thursday that she made a mistake -- since the 9/11 Commission concluded that the hijackers entered the U.S. from overseas.

But when asked about the gaffe on FOX News Friday, McCain said: "Well, some of the 9/11 hijackers did come through Canada, as you know."

This drew an instant retort from the Canadian embassy, which re-issued Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson's public comments from Tuesday, in which he said:

"Unfortunately, misconceptions arise on something as fundamental as where the 9/11 terrorists came from. As the 9/11 Commission reported in July 2004, all of the 9/11 terrorists arrived in the U.S. from outside North America. They flew to major U.S. airports. They entered the U.S. with documents issued to them by the U.S. government. No 9/11 terrorists came from Canada."

Canadians also have beef a with Napolitano over her claims that the United States' northern border and southern border should get similar treatment, even though the southern border is strained by the violent drug war in Mexico.

McCain indicated Friday he appreciated the difference between the two borders.

"The difference, obviously, is, with all due respect to the Mexicans, there's not corruption on our northern border. And, unfortunately, there is significant corruption, great corruption and drug cartels on our southern border," he said.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100da...entered-canada/

[Reba 2]

oi

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

shouldn't he retire soon?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

WHAT AN IDIOT!

[Nagishkaw 510]

He getting Ronald Regan's disease.

[tallcoolone 102]

This Idiot couldn't defeat our Current Idiot President

Both are Idiots.......

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Too bad he didn't get elected.

[Pooky 3,786]

WHAT AN IDIOT!

So does that mean you agree that Janet Napolitano is an idiot, too?

Because John "Uncle Fester" McCain really does need to shuffle off quietly to the old folks home - his cocoa and slippers are waiting.

Edited April 25, 2009 by Pooky

[justashooter 430]

they were prolly thinking about ahmed ressam, who legally immigrated to canada in 1994 throught the use of a falsified passport and claims of political assylum, from algeria. he was a petty criminal for a few years in canada, with no fixed address, and went to afghanistan in 1998 for terrorist training in an al quaeda camp. in 1999 he tried to bring a trunk load of chemical explosives across the ferry ride from victoria canada, to port angeles washington. he was caught at the washington border inspection point. his intended target was LAX airport.

ressam is one of the guys at gitmo that obama wants to move into section 8 housing in pittsburg...