Bush Distorts Qaeda Links, Critics Assert

Bush's references to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, and his assertions that it is the same group that attacked the United States in 2001, have greatly oversimplified the nature of the insurgency in Iraq and its relationship with the Qaeda leadership.
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Bruce Hoffman, an expert on terrorism at Georgetown University, said that if American forces were to withdraw from Iraq, the vast majority of the group's members would likely be more focused on ... Full Story »

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Pamela de Maigret
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by Pamela de Maigret - Oct. 1, 2008

The NYT plays a useful role in giving some balance to the President's questionable assertions, and pointing out the mis-information about al-Qaeda he has been pushing.

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