Experts: Al-Qaida is back

[sabra]

http://wpherald.com/articles/442/1/Experts-Al-Qaida-is-back/On-the-march.html

Experts: Al-Qaida is back
UPI Pentagon Correspondent

WASHINGTON--Conventional wisdom -- and the Bush administration -- holds that the United States' attack on Afghanistan dislodged and weakened the al-Qaida terrorist organization.

It's back, a top terrorism expert told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday.

"Today, al-Qaida has not only regrouped, but it is on the march," said Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism expert at the Rand Corp. "Al-Qaida is now functioning exactly as its founder and leader, Osama bin Laden, envisioned it."

...

"To the idea al-Qaida is on the run -- how can that be if al-Qaida was directly responsible for the most consequential terrorist incident of the last year? (The London bombings) was not Sept. 11 but it was still a very significant attack," Hoffman said. "It's wishful thinking."

[Odin2005]

1. Just in time for the '06 election.

FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAE FEAR FEAR FEAR!

[sabra]

4. I see this as bad news for Bushco's claim that they are "on the run"

[Jack Rabbit]

11. No, it won't be

Because the corporate-owned "librul media" will spend more time on Rovian spin that "refute" or "dispute" the assertions that al Qaida is back than on the facts supporting the assertion.

If that's too difficult, this is the last we'll hear of it.

[krkaufman]

19. And don't forget that Democrats can't protect you. n/t

[Threedifferentones]

17. I'm not sure that card will work this time

Mr. Bush has proven he can do nothing to end terrorism (and Im not sure anyone can); people may not be fooled next time around by Republican promises to be "tough on terror."

[saigon68]

2. But But FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH

[uppityperson]

7. you stole my line

[saigon68]

14. Sorry--- But as my C/O once said in Nam

"Don't worry men there's plenty of GLORY around for Everyone"

[patdem]

3. bush will then claim ONLY HE can keep us safe after FAILING to keep us

safe. AND it will work! What a bizarro world we live in!

[Solly Mack]

5. lolololol

I really hate that I'm so cynical at times.

[Waya]

6. Just when I thought Al-Qaeda was out and.....

.....Hezbollah was in...shucks....

[DoyBoy]

13. Naw...Al Qaeda is so 2005...

Totally passe. Hezbollah is all the rage for 2006.

[cyberpj]

8. Get it yet? Neverending war... OBL capture group disbanded at CIA.....nt

[TechBear_Seattle]

9. Those "experts" are traitors

According to the Junta, al-Qaida has never been gone. Those who think otherwise will soon be be escorted to Minilove by the ever courteous Thought Police for reeducation.

[hippiechick]

10. Back and setting up de facto HQ in Iran. We better go after 'em.

:sarcasm: :puke:

[Az_lefty]

12. maybe we shouldn't have had that 24hr cease fire

when we had them hold up at Tora Bora. Wonder why we did that?
:shrug:

[politicat]

15. People who are paying attention: Al Qaida never went anywhere.

It can't be back; it's been in play consistently for the past 15 years. Duh.

I hate experts who state the obvious and expect readers to be shocked.

[Spazito]

16. My, my, my, al-Qaida does seem to rear their heads just when it is

most beneficial to the bush cabal's interests to do so. How............extraordinarily coincidental!

[billyoc]

18. al-Qaida is back

from the bathroom. :eyes: