Totaly misleading story. We have a lot more than one Preditor drone. There were still some operating in Afganistan during the Enforcement of UN Resolution 1441 and they are still being used on the Afganistan- Pakistan Border. This entire "news flash book combo" is just another bit of political disinformation of half truths thrown in to the election year. al Queda has fewer places to operate out of since Sadamned was removed and it scared Ghadafi into being unfriendly to Terrorists. Several Nations have decided to be forthcoming with information regarding Terrorists since President Bush proved he was serious. It looks like Russia has learned a hard lesson and will be joining in. Stuntman > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: The Daily Mislead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: September 7, 2004 12:58:36 PM EDT > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Bush Hampered Fight Against Al Qaeda > > > > =============================== > > THE DAILY MIS-LEAD > > < www.Misleader.org > > > =============================== > > > > BUSH HAMPERED FIGHT AGAINST AL QAEDA > > President Bush yesterday said that because of his leadership, "America > > and > > the world are safer."[1] But almost three years after 9/11, Osama bin > > Laden > > remains at large, while the U.S. government admits top al Qaeda > > leaders are > > planning attacks on America from the Afghan-Pakistan border region. [2] > > And > > now a new book confirms the President actually shifted key resources > > away > > from the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan. > > > > Knight-Ridder reports that in his upcoming book, U.S. Sen. Bob Graham > > (D-FL) > > disclosed that General Tommy Franks told him on Feb. 19, 2002, four > > months > > after the invasion of Afghanistan, that many important resources were > > being > > shifted to prepare for a war against Iraq. Graham, who was chairman of > > the > > Senate Intelligence Committee at the time, said the administration > > moved > > things like the Predator drone aircraft out of Afghanistan even though > > it is > > "crucial to the search for Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda leaders."[3] > > > > Graham's account is consistent with reports from earlier this year. In > > March > > 2004, USA Today reported that the White House in 2002 shifted special > > forces > > off of the hunt for bin Laden in Afghanistan and into preparations for > > an > > Iraq invasion. The administration also took intelligence "specialists > > away > > from the Afghanistan effort to ensure Iraq was covered."[4] > > > > > > Sources: > > > > 1. "President's Remarks at a Victory 2004 Rally in Poplar Bluff, > > Missouri," > > WhiteHouse.gov, 9/06/04, > > http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1169249&l=53536. > > 2. "Officials: Bin Laden guiding plots against U.S.," CNN.com, 7/08/04, > > http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1169249&l=53537. > > 3. "9/11 hijackers tied to Saudi government, Graham says in book," > > Boston > > Globe, 9/05/04, > > http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1169249&l=53538. > > 4. "Shifts from bin Laden hunt evoke questions," USA Today, 3/28/04, > > http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1169249&l=53539. > > > > Visit www.Misleader.org for more about Bush Administration distortion. > > � > > > > Correction on 9/03/04 Misleader: "The average taxpayer spent 1 hour > > and 29 > > minutes longer filing his or her taxes in 2003 than in 2002." > > Source: "Economic Snapshot: Tax system more complicated, time consuming > > under Bush Administration," Economic Policy Institute, 9/2/04, > > http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1169249&l=53540 > > > > > > =========================================================== > > > > Subscribe to the Daily Mislead! Go to http://www.misleader.org and > > enter > > your e-mail address in the "Receive the Daily Mislead" box in the > > top-left corner of the page. > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with only > > the > > word "remove" in the subject line of your e-mail, or visit > > http://daily.misleader.org/unsubscribe/ and follow the instructions > > listed there. > > > >
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