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Morris first met Clinton in the mid- 1970s while traveling the country in search of promising political candi- dates. He helped elect him in 1978 as the youngest governor in the nation, but Clinton then fired him "because I wasn't well-known enough nationally," Morris claims. After Clinton was defeated for re- election in 1980 ("mainly because he raised taxes"), he brought Morris back to oversee his comeback win in 1982, as well as re-election victories in '84, '86 and '90. Then it was on to the White House for campaigns in '92 and '96. Morris resigned his adviser role over allegations of a relationship with a pros- titute on the eve of Clinton's re-nomi- nation in '96. They parted friends, but that didn't last long. Morris soon began pummeling the president on TV for "selling pardons to finance his presiden- tial library" and many other issues — "although I was opposed to his impeachment," Morris adds. Morris, alleging that Clinton throughout his career maintained a "secret police" of local detectives to "dig up dirt on women and smear them in order to keep them quiet about his love affairs with them," calls the practice "revolting and disgusting." In His Own Words Here are Morris' opinions on a variety of current issues: • Middle East: "There's no moral equivalency between Israel's right to defend itself and suicide bombings by the Palestinians. You can't trade land for peace, and you can't deter suicide bombers by threatening to kill them and others on their side because they're killing themselves anyway. "The only solution is the barbed- wire wall along the West Bank. And that's difficult because Israel must include all of the settlements inside the wall to keep settlers safe." • America's War on Terror: "President Bush is handling it well, but he must keep his eye on the ball. Iraq is next — and I favor a full-scale invasion of Iraq." • Sept. 11: "You can't blame Bush for what happened. 'He was president for a short time comparatively. "But there were a number of U.S. intelligence failures that might have made a difference. Clinton didn't work hard enough during his presidency to combat terrorism." • Proposed Governmental Reorganization: "There's no doubt that several agencies need new man- agement. It's time to switch priorities by moving various organizations into the areas where they belong." • 2004 Presidential Race: "Bush, of course, will run again — and Lieberman has an excellent chance of being his opponent. John McCain and Bill Bradley shouldn't be involved next time to cause division in the primaries." • 2008 Race: "Hillary Clinton defi- nitely will run for president." ❑ Political analyst Dick Morris will speak on current issues and sign copies of his new book starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at Borders Books and Music, 34300 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham. (248) 203-0005.