CAN'T TELL SHIITE FROM SHINOLA Post Wire Services <javascript:SLIDES.hotlink()> Slideshow image SILVESTRE REYES Lack of "Intelligence." http://www.nypost.com/seven/12132006/news/nationalnews/cant_tell_shiite_from _shinola_nationalnews_.htm December 13, 2006 -- The new head of the House Intelligence Committee failed his first pop quiz - on basic facts about terrorist groups. Rep. Silvestre Reyes didn't know the first thing about al Qaeda and couldn't identify Hezbollah in an interview with Congressional Quarterly. "Hezbollah. Uh, Hezbollah," the Texas Democrat responded. "Why do you ask these questions at 5 o'clock?" Hezbollah is the Iran-backed guerrilla group that instigated the summer war with Israel. Reyes, who was named by incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to take over the crucial Intelligence Committee, also had a problem with al Qaeda. Asked if Osama bin Laden's group was composed of Shiite Muslims or Sunni Muslims, Reyes said, "They are probably both." He added, "Predominantly - probably Shiite." In fact, al Qaeda's leadership is Sunni and considers Shiites to be heretics to Islam. Its Iraqi wing is believed responsible for fomenting sectarian warfare between Sunnis and Shiites. (F)AIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. Articles and graphics have been placed within for educational and discussion purposes only, in compliance with "Fair Use" criteria established in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. The principle of "Fair Use" was established as law by Section 107 of The Copyright Act of 1976. "Fair Use" legally eliminates the need to obtain permission or pay royalties for the use of previously copyrighted materials if the purposes of display include "criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research." Section 107 establishes four criteria for determining whether the use of a work in any particular case qualifies as a "fair use". A work used does not necessarily have to satisfy all four criteria to qualify as an instance of "fair use". Rather, "fair use" is determined by the overall extent to which the cited work does or does not substantially satisfy the criteria in their totality. If you wish to use copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml THIS DOCUMENT MAY CONTAIN COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL. COPYING AND DISSEMINATION IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNERS. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
