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BUSH HAMPERED FIGHT AGAINST AL QAEDA
President Bush yesterday said that because of his leadership, "America andthe world are safer."[1] But almost three years after 9/11, Osama bin Ladenremains at large, while the U.S. government admits top al Qaeda leaders areplanning attacks on America from the Afghan-Pakistan border region.[2] Andnow a new book confirms the President actually shifted key resources awayfrom the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan.Knight-Ridder reports that in his upcoming book, U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL)disclosed that General Tommy Franks told him on Feb. 19, 2002, four monthsafter the invasion of Afghanistan, that many important resources were beingshifted to prepare for a war against Iraq. Graham, who was chairman of theSenate Intelligence Committee at the time, said the administration movedthings like the Predator drone aircraft out of Afghanistan even though it is"crucial to the search for Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda leaders."[3]Graham's account is consistent with reports from earlier this year. In March2004, USA Today reported that the White House in 2002 shifted special forcesoff of the hunt for bin Laden in Afghanistan and into preparations for anIraq invasion. The administration also took intelligence "specialists awayfrom the Afghanistan effort to ensure Iraq was covered."
[4]Sources:
1. "President's Remarks at a Victory 2004 Rally in Poplar Bluff, Missouri,"WhiteHouse.gov, 9/06/04,http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2198579&l=53536.
2. "Officials: Bin Laden guiding plots against U.S.," CNN.com, 7/08/04,http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2198579&l=53537.
3. "9/11 hijackers tied to Saudi government, Graham says in book," BostonGlobe, 9/05/04,http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2198579&l=53538.
4. "Shifts from bin Laden hunt evoke questions," USA Today, 3/28/04,http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2198579&l=53539.Visit www.Misleader.org for more about Bush Administration distortion. ยป
President Bush yesterday said that because of his leadership, "America andthe world are safer."[1] But almost three years after 9/11, Osama bin Ladenremains at large, while the U.S. government admits top al Qaeda leaders areplanning attacks on America from the Afghan-Pakistan border region.[2] Andnow a new book confirms the President actually shifted key resources awayfrom the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan.Knight-Ridder reports that in his upcoming book, U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL)disclosed that General Tommy Franks told him on Feb. 19, 2002, four monthsafter the invasion of Afghanistan, that many important resources were beingshifted to prepare for a war against Iraq. Graham, who was chairman of theSenate Intelligence Committee at the time, said the administration movedthings like the Predator drone aircraft out of Afghanistan even though it is"crucial to the search for Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda leaders."[3]Graham's account is consistent with reports from earlier this year. In March2004, USA Today reported that the White House in 2002 shifted special forcesoff of the hunt for bin Laden in Afghanistan and into preparations for anIraq invasion. The administration also took intelligence "specialists awayfrom the Afghanistan effort to ensure Iraq was covered."
[4]Sources:
1. "President's Remarks at a Victory 2004 Rally in Poplar Bluff, Missouri,"WhiteHouse.gov, 9/06/04,http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2198579&l=53536.
2. "Officials: Bin Laden guiding plots against U.S.," CNN.com, 7/08/04,http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2198579&l=53537.
3. "9/11 hijackers tied to Saudi government, Graham says in book," BostonGlobe, 9/05/04,http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2198579&l=53538.
4. "Shifts from bin Laden hunt evoke questions," USA Today, 3/28/04,http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2198579&l=53539.Visit www.Misleader.org for more about Bush Administration distortion. ยป
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