We have headlines such as "Lawyers Assert That Pentagon Overstates Ex-Detainee Threat".
Also, the November conference in Annapolis, Md., which relaunched Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations was a sham. One of its intentions was to drive the Arab Middle East against Iran, but Syria didn't play along, but this wasn't reported on by our awful 4th estate big bro 43 misinformation purveyors.
They don't announce that bin laden's extremist infidel hatred of us is expanding as the article "Algeria bombings show al-Qaida's reach" at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071212/ap_on_re_eu/algeria_al_qaida_s_reach;_ylt=As states "Algeria has seen more than its fair share of Islamist attacks, but Tuesday's carnage was different. Never before has such a prominent Western site - U.N. offices - been struck with such deadly ferocity in the North African nation. Experts say the powerful twin bombings of U.N. offices and an Algerian government building in Algiers reflect the growing allegiance of local Islamic militants to Osama bin Laden, and their adoption of al-Qaida's war against the West as their own.
They could also be a harbinger of far more bloodshed if the Algerian terror network behind the attacks - the group changed its name this year to al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa - makes good on its threat to spread its tentacles into Morocco, Tunisia and beyond. Terrorism analysts say that would create a true pan-North African terror group on Europe's southern doorstep, and be one of the greatest threats to the continent in coming years. "Without a doubt this is going to be one of Europe's biggest worries in the years ahead, because this is a veteran group with well-trained people," said Javier Jordan, the director of Athena Intelligence, a Spain-based think tank specializing in terrorism issues. "The kind of attacks they attempt are very complicated, and they have the know-how to carry them out."
Thanks to W in addition to Afghanistan we have Iraq and now a pan-North African force. Is this "Mission Accomplished" in GWOT?
There is a terrorism analyst Fernando Reinares at the Elcano Royal Institute who says that although Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa has not managed to carry out outside Algeria it is just a matter of time that they do as their hatred of the US and their Western allies is increasing and "The fact that it has not managed to extend its area of operations does not mean it cannot achieve this," he said. "The threat is there and permanent."
We are spread too thin in Iraq. We can't even look at al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa the new brother of al-Qaida in Iraq. Neither of them existed prior to "Operation of Iraqi Freedom" which has done such a good job of spreading freedom in the Middle East if that is a synonym for eve of destruction.
And we are getting bogged even more!
The article "U.S. Commanders Say Iraqi Police Can Be Reformed -- Shiite-Dominated Force Accused Of Corruption, Sectarian Killings" at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/10/AR2007121001638.html states "U.S. military commanders in Baghdad have concluded that Iraq's 27,000-member national police force has made progress in weeding out officers involved in sectarian violence and should not be disbanded, countering the judgment of an independent commission that last fall deemed the police corrupt beyond repair and recommended that the force be eliminated. The Iraqi efforts are "bearing fruit," said Army Maj. Gen. Michael Jones, commander of the Civilian Police Assistance Training Team, which advises the Iraqi Interior Ministry. "We have seen a significant change in their performance and behavior. For the most part, they are doing a good job."
Great-let's give them more opportunities-except "The new assessment follows a classified U.S. military review of Iraq's Interior Ministry and its security forces completed in late October. Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, ordered the review after the commission, led by retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones, issued a report on Sept. 6 that described the Interior Ministry as dysfunctional and said the police force was "not viable in its current form."
Although U.S. commanders in Iraq acknowledge serious problems within the national police, they said such issues in part reflect larger struggles in Iraqi society and are unlikely to be eliminated by scrapping the police force and starting over.
The conclusions reflect U.S. commanders' growing confidence in the willingness of Iraqi officials to carry out reforms and also suggest waning U.S. leverage to oust sectarian officers or mandate major changes as the United States begins reducing its forces in Iraq. "The most important thing is not necessarily our recommendations but what the Iraqis intend to do," Maj. Gen. Michael Jones said. "They intend to take a different approach and reform the national police. It is their force, ultimately they have to decide." Yet members of the commission led by Gen. James Jones warned that a decision by U.S. military commanders to retain the national police will backfire in the long run.
"We ought not underestimate that it is hard to do," Maj. Gen. Michael Jones said of the reform effort. "There are people putting pressure on them" and trying to intimidate police members and their families, he said. "There are still people in militia and sectarian organizations hidden in the ranks," he said, but he added that "they will over time get rid of them." Some military analysts, however, said they doubt Iraq's security forces can rise above the sectarian mistrust that permeates the society. Stephen Biddle, a military expert at the Council on Foreign Relations who has advised Petraeus, said the national police force is likely to remain ineffective in policing Sunni populations.
"Trying to create a hermetically sealed Iraqi security forces . . . where the country is riven with sectarian factionalism is not going to work," he said."
It seems as insurmountable a problem as having the "bubble boy" veto so much good Legislation with the aid of his GOP goons in the Congress.
There is so much propaganda coming from Herr Karl that who knows what to believe?
Winston is an ex-Social Worker, burnt out by too much indifference regading our weak and weary who had too little interest in politics until the illegal Iraq War started.
The American public was sold the Idea of revenge and reciprocity. However, the true intent of our Government is becoming more apparent each day.
There is too long a list of mishandled actions and insanity of appointment to list.
America is being undermined on many fronts. The one most eminent is our Bankruptcy. Fueled by War, Empire Maintenance, and Fallacious Spending of congress; The economic Overtaking of America will not be far off. The effects are just now becoming evident. We will be sold to our enemies rather than forced into submission.
Ron Paul is the only candidate running for president that has the vision of the founding fathers of this country ingrained in his heart. Core Character Counts. He is the only one in the field that I would trust my money and my family's safety with.
Research him for yourself, but be wary of the Mainstream Medias Bias.
Iraqis have bot been enthralled in sectarian violence as a rule, historically Shia and Sunni were moderate and peaceful, both under Saddam and before, often blending families and tribes. The cancerous presence of occupying forces and private mercenaries along with the pulverization of the social, economic, political and physical infrastructure has caused this regression, and only the withdrawal of these forces and all their toxic armaments can begin to effect an improvement.
The greatest irony is that Congress now mutters that the surge has caused an "improvement", as people flee in droves and cities become ghost-towns! The drop in violence even temporarily was due to the delegation of so-called peace-keeping to locals in the region, a feat which would have had the same impact if troops were withdrawing and not "surging".
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