Iraq war may have made terror threat worse

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030709-064421-3832r

WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- One of the world's leading terrorism experts Wednesday told the panel investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that the U.S. invasion of Iraq may have worsened the threat of terrorism.

Prof. Rohan Gunaratna, giving evidence at a public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also criticized the failures of intelligence and policy he said had turned Afghanistan into a "terrorist Disneyland," and allowed al-Qaida and other terror groups "a free reign."

Asked by panel member Max Cleland, the war-wounded Vietnam veteran and former Democratic Georgia senator, to comment on the impact of the U.S. military campaign in Iraq, Gunaratna said that deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein -- on the run with nothing to lose but with money and possible biological or chemical weapons -- might be a bigger threat now than before.

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Our fearless leader said his little war would make the world a safer place and he wouldn't lie to us, would he????

Have they ever told the truth?

Their myopic greed for oil, wealth and power does not allow for reality to intrude on their plans.

It seemed to me that those gentlemen dropped a couple of bombs during their statements. A lot of what I have read about al Qaeda was confirmed by these men. Especially their confirmation of the importance of Project Bojinka. According to one of the panelists, if Khalid Shaikh Mohammed had been captured, who was the mastermind of Project Bojinka, 9-11 would not have happened.

Now, flash forward to Condi Rice saying no one ever thought someone would fly airplanes into buildings. This seem proof enough, that Condi Rice has no right to be the National Security Advisor, since obviously she had no knowledge of this very important case.

She claims no one was able to connect the dots. She's full of it. It was her job to connect the dots and she didn't have a clue? Time to step down girl, you're a danger to national security.

either in Afghanistan or Iraq.

It's not easy for Americans to understand what a tribe, clan, village... is. All these people intimately know each other. Families are close, geographically and emotionally. Everyone is 'Family'. (Being from our alienated society I know it's not easy to understand.)

Anyway, take that 100,000 murdered x 100 grieving family members = my conservative estimate of the people who, if have a chance, would do anything they possibly could do to kill Americans.

(Something you won't hear on CNN, FOX or Me The Press.)

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The story is from UPI, a Moonie organization. The Washington Times, another Moonie paper, had a negative-to-Bush story the other day. Mainstream media, from GMA and Today, to network news shows, seem to be allowing 'differing opinions' to be aired.
Maybe Corporate America sees that Bush is bad for business? Or maybe I'm just in a decent mood today...

Got this from another DU thread, very interesting thoghts, even if I don't totally agree with it:
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/070103_beyond_bush_1.html

Thanks for the link though.

I'll admit I'm thrilled to see the lead story on ABC, etc. that Smirk's reasons for going to war are being questioned...

But, did you read this whole UPI article? It ends by implying it's Clinton's fault because he inadequately responded to the African embassy bombings and didn't respond to the USS Cole bombing.

Also in the text is something scary to me....

(snip)
Referring to the inculcation of values, "what is in the Muslim world's head, how people are being raised and educated," as "the software" of Islamic societies, Fandy said, "We have to rewrite that software, if you will. And if we don't rewrite it, nobody else will rewrite it."
(snip)

Why in the hell does America have to "rewrite" Islamic society????? If that is not admitting a dark desire for world domination, I don't know what it.

Oh wait we did, by the MILLIONS.

Every single argument against the war is coming true but nobody's right when everything is wrong.

are most distracting.(imo of course)

I get that a lot.

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brought to you by the most irresponsible Administration in US History. They couldn't have seriously thought that INVADING AND OCCUPYING A MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY would actually DECREACE the threat of terrorism could they? Or are the stupid/brain-dmaged/smoking crack? I mean come on, its basically garunteed to increase anti-US feelings in the region.

the world is freaking inside out and upside down. is anyone besides us actually thinking?

Bush needs terrorism, he thrives off it. Without the threat of it Bush would have been toast months ago.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

ty ny and welcome proudamerican...from one neobee to another ;>

dont u just love du?

hours and hours spent here happily ..this place is adducting.

kinda brings out the best in you dudn't it?

keep on postin'...maybe we can make a dufference.

dont let tony and georgie AND poppy get away with it.

CARLYLE GROUP SMACKS OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

this is not a game.

THOUSANDS of lives were lost.

MORE LIVES LOST DAILY as we speak.

how many more bodybags before we get the hell out of there?

question is...

How the hell ARE we going to get the hell out of there now?

fine mess you got us into this time eh wolliewitz?

our poor misguided troops are sitting ducks and killing ducks!

blairheadandbush have hell to pay!

clintons a saint compared to these two criminals.

where have you gone monica lewinsky? our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

come back ari fliesher!

where do you think youre going?

gonna write a book and make millions?

come back and stand trial you jerk.

who does he think he is?

does he think he can just waltz out of ground zoro?

does he think hes comical ali who had nothing to do with it?

?

back to reality.

we are gaining on them.

we are smoking them out of the WHITELIES HOUSE.

keep hounding the thugs.

dont let the MORON MOVEON.

SIEZE THIS URANIUM MOMMENT.

momentum.

momentum.

momentum.

keep up the momentum.

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