Neil.....
I don?t think it?s any secret that over thirty percent of the detainees in Gitmo have partial or complete US University educations, most likely paid for by some State Department/ US education grant or another. Aarrgg, our own kiddos should be so well endowed and at the receiving end of such generous educational funding.
So yah, the terrorists know how to use our system to destroy us, or at least they are convinced they do, and as 9/11 stands testimony; they know their stuff all right. So all the finger pointing and skinning going on has to be high comic relief and sublime opera for the terrorists. As a free democracy it is vital and absolutely necessary that we argue and fuss about things openly, but Jasus, some things need to have some form of discretion and need to be proprietary in nature.
I find some of the 9/11 Commission stuff going on to be totally embarrassing and ya just have to wonder who gave some of those idiotic-shits the keys to their desk let alone a role in National security or legal decision making or a seat in some elected polotico Senate position, yikes!!!!!
We really don?t need to broadcast what a mob of self-serving autocratic numb-nuts we have had really running things for a decade or more. But on the other hand, maybe it?s a good thing the US population knows what the terrorists have known for a long time. But alas, it?s political season and more order can be found in a high speed, green flag-first turn of a full-contact mud bog race. At least in that instance everyone starts out driving in the same direction, mostly and maybe.
In the cross purposes and predominant screwing the pooch from both ends that is typical of the middle east, it should come as no surprise that the principal funding of Al Jazerra comes from none other than the one of the local Sultans. Currently he is our best pal and best host for the Iraqi operations and a new US Air Force base. Kind of like the family Saud funding of the terrorist controlled Madrassah Seminaries in Pakistan; they fund and grow their own hanging trees.
I don?t get it but I suppose it is all part of the ?enemy of my enemy is my friend? way of things and we?re not too picky as to whom we are showering up with and maybe the Sultan is a least-worst shower mate, who knows. But I agree that the terrorists would and are gleaning tons more from the US media than Al Jezerra could ever hope to offer by beating their pro-terriorist pots and pans. Ha, maybe we should follow suit and have our own media increase their inherrient and intrinsic BS level and do a tit-for-tat deal.
Scamp
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