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Subject:	Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship (Re: Just Teasing...)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 20 Mar 2003 20:07:27 GMT
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"Top White House anti-terror boss resigns" http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030319-040543-3049r WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- The top National Security Council official in the war on terror resigned this week for what a NSC spokesman said were personal reasons, but intelligence sources say the move reflects concern that the looming war with Iraq is hurting the fight against terrorism. ... "This is a very intriguing decision (by Beers)," said author and intelligence expert James Bamford. "There is a predominant belief in the intelligence community that an invasion of Iraq will cause more terrorism than it will prevent. There is also a tremendous amount of embarrassment by intelligence professionals that there have been so many lies out of the administration -- by the president, (Vice President Dick) Cheney and (Secretary of State Colin) Powell -- over Iraq." ... "If it was your job to prevent terror attacks, would you be happy about an action that many see as unnecessary, that is almost guaranteed to cause more terror in the short-term?" said one official. "I know I'm not (happy)." --------------------- Lots of resignations of late... -- Hop-Frog

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		Re: Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship (Re: Just Teasing...)
(...) This actually sums up a lot of the reasons I oppose this war. It is an unnecessary distraction. Even with UN sanctioning, it is terribly mis-timed. This should not be our focus; this war has diluted our efforts against Al Qaeda at best, and is (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship (Re: Just Teasing...)
(...) From the same article: "I found his resignation shocking," said one official closely involved in the domestic fight on terror. "And it might reflect a certain frustration over the allocation of resources. But I'm not positive that there's a (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This...
Recent articles that intrigued me: ---...--- BBC brings the heat: "War with Iraq 'could be illegal'" (URL) Flatly Declares No Connection Between Saddam and al Qaeda: (URL) a joke) Associated Press reports "thousands", while BBC reports "millions" of (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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