posted on July 17, 2007 05:37:24 AM
The screwy article below begs some questions.
Like:
How much of this gunk can a person believe ?
If we're fighting them there how can they get here? Remember what we were promised !!!! (The question no repug will answer.)
""_Al-Qaida is likely still seeking chemical, biological or nuclear weapons""
Hardly "new" news... I'm still "seeking" the winning lottery numbers, too, but that doesn't mean I'll find them...and sometimmes I find two or three and who knows when that is?
""The group has been able to restore three of the four key elements it would need to launch an attack on U.S. soil: a safe haven in Pakistan's tribal areas, operational lieutenants and senior leaders. It could not immediately be learned what the missing fourth element is."""
Nor the third either.
""The United States will face a "persistent and evolving" terrorist threat in the next three years""
This is NEWS? Terrorists will be around for ahwile? Oh, really...ya think so???? And what happens after three years? They disappear ???
Report Says Terror Threat Will Continue
Updated 7:59 AM ET July 17, 2007
By KATHERINE SHRADER
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will face a "persistent and evolving" terrorist threat in the next three years, as al-Qaida bolsters its efforts to plant terror plotters in the country and other related activities, according to a new National Intelligence Estimate to be made public Tuesday.
Several of the nation's top intelligence officials _ including National Intelligence Council Chairman Thomas Fingar and FBI Deputy Director John Pistole _ were to brief reporters on the declassified key findings of the document, which was years in the making.
The Associated Press last week reported on a variety of the document's key judgments. Among them:
_Al-Qaida is likely still seeking chemical, biological or nuclear weapons and would use them if it developed sufficient capability.
_The group has been able to restore three of the four key elements it would need to launch an attack on U.S. soil: a safe haven in Pakistan's tribal areas, operational lieutenants and senior leaders. It could not immediately be learned what the missing fourth element is.
_The group will step up its efforts to position operatives inside the U.S.
_The U.S. will face "a persistent and evolving terrorist threat" over the next three years. The main danger comes from Islamic terrorist groups, especially al-Qaida, and is "driven by the undiminished intent to attack the homeland and a continued effort by terrorist groups to adapt and improve their capabilities."
On a positive note, U.S. intelligence analysts concluded that increased worldwide efforts over the past five years "have constrained the ability of al-Qaida to attack the U.S. homeland again and have led terrorist groups to perceive the homeland as a harder target to strike than on 9/11."
National Intelligence Estimates are the most authoritative written judgments of the 16 spy agencies. They reflect the consensus, long-term thinking of top intelligence analysts. Portions of the documents are occasionally declassified for public release.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
posted on July 17, 2007 06:54:58 AM
And your point is?
At least you didn't cut out this important point in your C&P.
"On a positive note, U.S. intelligence analysts concluded that increased worldwide efforts over the past five years "have constrained the ability of al-Qaida to attack the U.S. homeland again and have led terrorist groups to perceive the homeland as a harder target to strike than on 9/11."
posted on July 17, 2007 07:18:44 AM
"They have "constrained" Al Quaeda but ""The United States will face a "persistent and evolving" terrorist threat in the next three years"". (????)
If you think there is something wrong with the logic of this sentence, you must truly be a mental defective.
posted on July 17, 2007 03:28:42 PM
If we're fighting them there how can they get here? Remember what we were promised !!!! (The question no repug will answer.)
