In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Wow, I step out (our in my case strep out) for a couple of days and the world changes.
Last time I updated this site, Bush was winning in the war against terror and by having a war in Iraq he's moved all the world's (save Madrid and other places) terrorism to Iraq (and the Iraqi's thought the war was about liberty, nah they were just terrorist bait). Now just a few days later:
Intelligence Indicates Al Qaeda Planning Attack, Ashcroft Says
Saying that law enforcement authorities have "credible intelligence from multiple sources" that Al Qaeda "intends to attempt an attack on the United States in the next few months," Attorney General John Ashcroft today issued a call for the public's help in stopping terrorists.
Mr. Ashcroft, appearing with Director Robert S. Mueller III of the F.B.I., said the terrorist plans may be nearly complete, but acknowledged that officials do not have intelligence on where or when any attacks could occur.
We're staying yellow though. Our Orange Alert t-shirt still not current.
This on the back of the horrible and not surprising news (TCS has been saying it all along but what do we know we're not GOP subsudized pundits): Al-Qaeda Boosted by Iraq War, Warns Think-Tank
LONDON (Reuters) – Al-Qaeda has more than 18,000 militants ready to strike and the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq has accelerated recruitment to the ranks of Osama bin Laden's network, a leading London think-tank said on Tuesday.
Al-Qaeda's finances were in good order, its "middle managers" provided expertise to militants around the globe and bin Laden's drawing power was as strong as ever, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said.
Maybe saving a mere $12 million by rejecting IRS's request fo 80 more criminal investigators to disrupt the finances of Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations wasn't a good idea? (huh George? You think? No, seriously, do you Think?)
Anyway the articles goes on with more happy proof of Bush's war on terrorism being a glorious success:
It warned in its annual Strategic Survey that Al-Qaeda would keep trying to develop plans for attacks in North America and Europe and that the network ideally wanted to use weapons of mass destruction.
"Meanwhile, soft targets encompassing Americans, Europeans and Israelis, and aiding the insurgency in Iraq, will do," the institute said.
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