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[NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Maddow Guests Provide Welcome Clarity on Iraq, Pre-War ...: The second thing that I want to say is that the reason we have not had another attack in this country, more than any other thing, is over 200,000 Americans who have been fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq against al Qaeda and other associated enemies and they present not only this skill and talent at doing what they need to do, they also present a target-rich environment for al Qaeda. So we have had 200,000 Americans overseas presenting al Qaeda with very, very lucrative targets and therefore, why would they want to come here?

[The Gaea News] 7 Iraq Al-Qaeda masterminds have entered Pak : Pak intelligence: LONDON - Concerned by the expanding threat from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Britain is planning to amplify its military and intelligence presence in Pakistan to help the country counter the existential threat, the Guardian reports. According to the newspaper, Whitehall officials have revealed that at least 20 'military advisers' will interact with the Pakistani army and particularly with the Frontier Corps and advice them over planning more effective strategies to counter the extremists.

[Media Matters for America - Latest Items] Scarborough falsely claimed KSM and Zubaydah "were not asked ...: The CIA provided a one page response to the staff's request that stated that Khalid Shaikh Muhammad, the planner of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, also maintained that he was unaware of any collaborative relationship between al-Qaida and the former Iraqi regime, citing ideological disagreements as an impediment to closer ties. In addition, he was unable to corroborate reports that al-Qaida associate Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi had traveled to Iraq to obtain medical treatment for injuries sustained in Afghanistan.

[At-Largely] at-Largely: Torture revelations shed light on lead-up to Iraq War: If this is true, it would mean the administration pressed on with the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 even after it knew that both Plan A and Plan B had already failed.  The Niger forgeries had been debunked, waterboarding Khalid Sheikh Mohammed had gotten nowhere, and they had no casus belli under international law. 

[Truthout - All Articles] t r u t h o u t | The Trials of Ehren Watada:     These remaining charges accuse Watada of making such "disgraceful statements" as "Bush had planned to invade Iraq before the 9/11 attacks." Today everyone from the president to the Senate Armed Services Committee down to the lowliest newspaper reader knows about what Watada called the "deception the Bush administration used to initiate and process this war." If the Army seriously intends to try Watada for saying that the Bush administration lied America into the Iraq war, the Justice Department will have a strong motive to again assert its "leadership position."

[Futile Democracy] The Lie Machine « Futile Democracy: He suggests that the biggest threat facing the America, and the World is a nuclear weapon falling into the hands of terrorists, and so with America losing it’s moral leadership in the World, the rise of Anti-Americanism becomes an ever increasing threat, which America fights with it’s own brand of semi truths, secrecy, and terrorism.

[The Intelligence Daily] Guantanamo & Abu Ghraib: Action, cut!: In order to better subjugate Arab Iraq, according to Joseph Massad, “American imperial military culture supermasculinises not only its own male soldiers, but also its female soldiers who can partake of the feminisation of Iraqi men.” The pornographic pictures are merely the logical outcome of this strategy to subdue the so-called enemy, constructed by diabolical Pentagon strategists.

[TOP 10 Blogs] Barack Obama: U.S. 'lost way' fighting terror - Mike Allen ...: The president will say that while the nation must ensure that its security measures and our justice system are ready to address the threats of the 21st century, the Obama administration will uphold America’s laws and its values that are the reason we have become the strongest nation in the world and persisted through crises that have threatened our core.

[Stephen M. Walt] Needed: a cleaner break with Bush's "war on terror" | Stephen M. Walt: Our enemies will use our actions to recruit sympathizers -- just as Osama bin Laden did -- and every time some terrorist group gets lucky and get through, the U.S. government will be tempted to adopt even harsher measures to try to stop the next attack.  Not only does this cycle threaten civil liberties here at home, but it tends to embroil us in social engineering projects in societies that we do not understand (see under: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, etc.). We can also be confident that other potential rivals are secretly thrilled to see us squandering lots of blood and treasure on lengthy occupations and open-ended counterinsurgency operations.

[Business Opportuinty Buzz And Web News] Maddow Guests Provide Welcome Clarity on Iraq, Pre-War ...: The second thing that I want to say is that the reason we have not had another attack in this country, more than any other thing, is over 200,000 Americans who have been fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq against al Qaeda and other associated enemies and they present not only this skill and talent at doing what they need to do, they also present a target-rich environment for al Qaeda. So we have had 200,000 Americans overseas presenting al Qaeda with very, very lucrative targets and therefore, why would they want to come here?

[Global News Blog Headlines] Iraq - Iraq releases video of Al-Qaeda suspect (The Daily Star ...: Iraq/Afghan War News: Iraqi elections (Middle East Times) The Iraqi federal court set Jan. U.S. troops begin to leave by June 30, and Sadr City residents fear the Baghdad district will dissolve into chaos without American support.

[Tom Heneghan Intelligence Briefing's MySpace Blog] MySpace.com Blogs - Tom Heneghan Intelligence Briefing MySpace Blog: Powell's speech to the United Nations Security Council on February 5, 2003 was largely based on al-Libi's coerced testimony - which was extracted from him in Egyptian torture chambers - even though many US intelligence officials questioned it at the time and later dismissed it completely. In his address, aimed at drumming up support for the invasion, Powell said he could "trace the story of a senior terrorist operative telling how Iraq provided training in these chemical and biological weapons to al-Qaeda".

[Weekly Standard Blog] The Weekly Standard: House intelligence committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes sent a sympathy note to Langley: "In recent days, as the public debate regarding CIA's interrogation practices has raged, you have been very much in my thoughts." There should be a section at Hallmark for intelligence operatives unfairly accused of war crimes.

[America at War] More on Dubya's Crusade | America at War: In fact, one Pentagon staffer worried that if the Bible verses were leaked, the fallout “would be as bad as Abu Ghraib.” Even now, they reinforce fears in the Muslim world that our invasion of Iraq was a 21st century crusade against Islam. for Faith and Public Policy at the Center for American Progress.

[Antiwar.com Blog] Antiwar.com Blog · Onward, Christian Soldiers: When colleagues complained to Shaffer that including a religious message with an intelligence briefing seemed inappropriate, Shaffer politely informed them that the practice would continue, because “my seniors”””JCS chairman Richard Myers, Rumsfeld, and the commander in chief himself””appreciated the cover pages”¦

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