… according
to American intelligence and counterterrorism officials … American officials said … The
United States has also identified … including one that officials said … American
analysts said recent intelligence showed … the analysts said … Officials said … different from those
made in recent months by intelligence officials and terrorism experts … American
officials say that the new intelligence is focused … intelligence and counterterrorism
officials … classified intelligence … the
condition of anonymity … not provide some of the evidence
that led them to their assessments, … revealing the
information … sources and methods of
intelligence collection … the officials said … an administration official said. Officials
from several different American intelligence and counterterrorism
agencies presented … But
debates within the administration … officials in Washington
said. One counterterrorism official said … And State
Department officials say … Some of the interviews with officials were granted after … As recently as 2005, American intelligence assessments … But more recent intelligence
describes … said one American
government official, who said … American officials and analysts said … has led counterterrorism officials to what they say are
“clear linkages” … American analysts point out … Other experts questioned
the seriousness … They argued that … according to
American analysts … The analysts said … but officials
in Washington and Islamabad conceded … Officials said
that both American and foreign intelligence services had collected
evidence leading them to conclude … Officials
said … Among the indicators that American officials cited … one official said … American intelligence and counterterrorism
officials said … They said … Pakistani
officials say … Officials said … Officials in Washington say
they believeAl Qaeda Chiefs Are Seen to Regain Powerthe New York Times Offers Stenography Service
Unfortunately that is how propaganda works. Endlessly repeat the same lie.
I want to know why opposition to this miserable process seems to have ended when the Democrats ‘took control’ of the House and Senate. Nothing seems to have changed.
Posted by: hopping madbunny | Feb 19 2007 10:38 utc | 2
That’s one of the big problems of living in the so-called “Information Age”. Information is reality, and when “reality” becomes inconvenient, you merely tweak the information. It’s hard to call anything a “lie” anymore. If you leak enough questionable sources to support the “reality” you want to manufacture, they begin replicating one another. Suddenly, voilà, Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.
And what “lies” did Bernhard point to? There’s not enough solid information there to call anyone on anything. It’s just an amorphous mess with enough deniability built right into it to keep anyone from seriously refuting it… until it replicates again.
Posted by: Monolycus | Feb 19 2007 11:07 utc | 3
It’s just an amorphous mess with enough deniability built right into it to keep anyone from seriously refuting it
bingo!
Posted by: annie | Feb 19 2007 13:44 utc | 4
If the weasel sees his shadow, does that mean there’s more cloudy days ahead?
Posted by: pb | Feb 19 2007 17:06 utc | 6
“Be very afraid,” indeed…
Neocons Revive Cold War Group
A bipartisan group of 41 mainly neoconservative foreign-policy hawks has launched the third Committee on the Present Danger (CPD) whose previous two incarnations mobilized public support for rolling back Soviet-led communism but whose new enemy will be “global terrorism.”
‘NY Post’: Those Who Oppose ‘Surge’ in Congress Are Guilty of ‘Treason’
“TREASON” screamed the front page of the New York Post today, in reaction to Friday’s vote in the House of Representatives which easily passed a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush’s troop surge in Iraq.
U.S. Congressman calls for war critics to be hung
Rep. Don Young on Thursday added his voice to the speechifying about President Bush’s Iraq policy and bolstered it with what he thought was the voice of President Abraham Lincoln.
Posted by: Uncle $cam | Feb 19 2007 18:06 utc | 7
@Uncle – that PCD link is so 2004
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AFP joins the NYT. This is typical “mighty wurlitzer”. The NYT cites anonymous officials. The AFP cites on anonymous official plus the NYT. Next – your neighborhood paper cites the resident anonymous street bum and the AFP and the NYT to reinforce the message.
Al-Qaeda establishes compounds in Pakistan to train operatives: US official
WASHINGTON (AFP) – … a US official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said … the official told AFP. … the official said. The US government is concerned … the official said. The New York Times, …, said … According to the Times, with cited US analysts, … the Times said. The US official said … US military officials say … The Times said intense debate within the administration … Some in the Pentagon advocate … while others in the State Department worry …
Frankly, I don’t need any more reasons to be Very Afraid of Bu$hCo.
Marc Parent’s place is loaded w/relevant pieces today. Here are 2, but I recommend y’all head on over there.
My name is Jesselyn Radack and I am the former Justice Department ethics attorney and whistleblower in the case of “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh. In today’s issue of The National Law Journal (Feb. 19, 2007), I have an Op-Ed entitled “Targeting Lawyers” on what it really looks like when the government tries to control attorneys acting on behalf of terrorism suspects and, if it cannot control them, punish them. I speak from personal experience in being blacklisted by this Administration. Terrorizing Lawyers
Surprise…surprise…
Was Osama Bin Laden responsible for 9/11?
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Is the famous “confession video” genuine? Despite Bush’s insistence that the tape is authentic, America’s top academic Bin Laden expert has finally gone on the record, joining numerous other experts. “It’s bogus,” says Professor Bruce Lawrence, head of Duke University’s Religious Studies program.
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Why has the Bush Administration been lying for more than five years by telling us that this preposterously bad hoax is a genuine “confession video”? Lawrence, citing informants in the US intelligence apparatus’s Bin Laden units, said they all know the tape is fake, adding that the hoax has been kept alive because it is politically useful to those who wish to deflect attention from “conspiracy theories” about 9/11. Top U.S. Bin Laden Expert: Confession Video “Bogus”
Posted by: jj | Feb 19 2007 20:49 utc | 9