Losing War on Terror, But Still No Attacks In US?
From these two guys, it's old news -- but now there's a tour for their new book. Reuters hops on their theories as if they were facts.
Experts say US is losing war on terror
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. terrorism experts Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon have reached a stark conclusion about the war on terrorism: the United States is losing.
Despite an early victory over the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan, the two former Clinton administration officials say President George W. Bush's policies have created a new haven for terrorism in Iraq that escalates the potential for Islamic violence against Europe and the United States.
EDITORS NOTE: By 1:51 PM today, Reuters changed the headline of this story to:
Bush critics say US is losing war on terror
The new headline gives the story the lower weighting it deserves. There's nothing like the Web for keeping the Fifth Estate honest.
BACKGROUND
Daniel Benjamin: Former director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council (NSC) from 1994 to 1999. Benjamin served as foreign policy speechwriter and special assistant to President Clinton (Oh, the festering years -- one can only assume what his agenda is. )
Steven Simon: former State Department official who was also at the NSC (Ditto my comments above.)
Tension: Re-runs
Gravity: Weak
Topics: News, Politics, terrorism, Iraq, war
Experts say US is losing war on terror
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. terrorism experts Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon have reached a stark conclusion about the war on terrorism: the United States is losing.
Despite an early victory over the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan, the two former Clinton administration officials say President George W. Bush's policies have created a new haven for terrorism in Iraq that escalates the potential for Islamic violence against Europe and the United States.
EDITORS NOTE: By 1:51 PM today, Reuters changed the headline of this story to:
Bush critics say US is losing war on terror
The new headline gives the story the lower weighting it deserves. There's nothing like the Web for keeping the Fifth Estate honest.
BACKGROUND
Daniel Benjamin: Former director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council (NSC) from 1994 to 1999. Benjamin served as foreign policy speechwriter and special assistant to President Clinton (Oh, the festering years -- one can only assume what his agenda is. )
Steven Simon: former State Department official who was also at the NSC (Ditto my comments above.)
Tension: Re-runs
Gravity: Weak
Topics: News, Politics, terrorism, Iraq, war
posted by Steven Moyer at 12:47 PM
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