Podhoretz lied about Gorelick memo; then lied about lie

Podhoretz lied about Gorelick memo -- then lied about lie
Media Matters
8/20/05

Media Matters debunked claims by conservative news organizations and commentators that a 1995 memo written by then-Clinton deputy attorney general Jamie Gorelick prevented military intelligence officials from sharing with law enforcement agencies information that purportedly identified lead 9-11 hijacker Mohammed Atta. As Media Matters explained:

But the Gorelick memo and ensuing guidelines, which conservatives claim created a "wall" between intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials, had nothing to do with military intelligence -- those documents addressed communications only among divisions within the Department of Justice. Moreover, as Media Matters for America has previously noted, the "wall" that conservatives accuse Gorelick of enacting had been operative well before Gorelick -- or Clinton -- took office.

Among the false claims Media Matters identified was one made by New York Post columnist John Podhoretz, who blamed Gorelick's "wall" for creating a "hiding place for Al Qaeda." Think Progress, a project of the Center for American Progress, linked to Media Matters' item in its own post about the matter. Think Progress readers then wrote Podhoretz demanding a correction, leading Podhoretz to lie about his previous lie, as Think Progress demonstrated.