So whom do we believe?

[sleigh]

A U.S. Government analysis says that the nearly six-year long War On Terror has been a bust:

"Al Qaeda is the strongest it has been since the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a new U.S. government analysis concludes, according to a senior government official who has seen it."

George Bush disagrees:

"Speaking at a news conference, President Bush said: "There is a perception in the coverage that al-Qaeda may be as strong today as they were prior to September 11.

"That's just simply not the case.""

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's 'gut' tells him differently:

"We've seen a lot more public statements from Al Qaeda," he said. "There are a lot of reasons to speculate about that but one reason that occurs to me is that they're feeling more comfortable and raising expectations."

Hmm... They can't all be right, can they?

Comments

[dancingwriter.livejournal.com]

I heard part of Shrubya's press conference, and my "gut" tells me not to believe anything he says. But I don't know if I'd put much confidence in what the others are saying, either (because "more believable than George W. Bush" is not really a ringing endorsement).

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

I'd say given that our government's been much busier making a mess in Iraq than going after Al Queda, I believe the government report (http://www.dpsinfo.com/blog), more than I believe anything from Bush.

[johnjosmiller.livejournal.com]

I know who I DON'T believe.

John Jos. Miller
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[maiac.livejournal.com]

It's simple. To determine the truth, believe the opposite of anything George W. Bush says.

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

Y'know, Maia, George said just today he didn't agree that there was an immediate threat...

[rawdon.livejournal.com]

You should read this article (http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/correspondent_i.html), which puts an interesting spin on terrorism and Shrubya's reaction to the 9/11 attacks.

[sleigh.livejournal.com]

That's Bruce, and I always read Bruce, as I have an exceedingly high opinion of him.

[rawdon.livejournal.com]

Me too. I wrote a little about why, too. (http://www.fascinationplace.org/2007/07/12/why-terrorism-doesnt-work/)

[johnjosmiller.livejournal.com]

I see that Bush allowed today that a member of his administration "likely" outed a CIA agent, but that it was time to move on.

Is he always going to get away with stuff like this?

John Jos. Miller
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