Harry,

Your logic is, as ever, faultless. It's clear to every moron that it's Bush
who is at fault for incorrect information being realeased. Furthermore, who
but the most moronic could have any doubt that his actions are the driving
force behind international terrorism in Spain, Africa, Asia and the Middle
East. Who else could we blame for this mess? Certainly Al Queda has had no
part in the slaughter?

Gee, I don't know, but it seems to me the internet is one of the primary
tools used by terror groups. Shouldn't the guy who invented the internet
share some of the blame? I refer, of course, to your very good pal Al
Gored. ;=)

Butch


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Correcting data, US says terrorism incidents increased in '03

By Barry Schweid, Associated Press | June 11, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The State Department acknowledged yesterday it was wrong
to report that terrorism declined worldwide last year, a finding that
was used to boost one of President Bush's top foreign policy claims,
success in countering terror.

Instead, both the number of incidents and the toll in victims increased
sharply, the department said. Statements by senior administration
officials asserting success were based "on the facts as we had them at
the time; the facts that we had were wrong," department spokesman
Richard Boucher said.

The report, issued in April, said attacks had declined last year to 190,
the lowest level in 34 years, and dropped 45 percent since 2001, Bush's
first year as president. The State Department is now working to
determine the correct figures.

Among the mistakes, Boucher said, was that only part of 2003 was taken
into account.

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday the errors were partly
the result of new data-collection procedures. "I can assure you it had
nothing to do with putting out anything but the most honest, accurate
information we can," he said.

"Errors crept in that frankly we did not catch here," Powell said of the
report, which showed a falloff in the number of attacks worldwide in
2003 and the virtual disappearance of incidents in which no one died.

Representative Henry Waxman, Democrat of California, said this week the
administration had refused to address his contention that the findings
were manipulated for political purposes. Waxman had written Powell
asking for an explanation.

Boucher said a reply to Waxman was in preparation. "We wanted to make
sure that we give the congressman the best and most accurate picture of
what we know and what's going on as we can," he said.

He said the errors began to become apparent in early May. "We got phone
calls from people who were going through our report and who said to
themselves, as we should have said to ourselves: 'This doesn't feel
right,' " he said.

When the annual report was issued April 29, senior administration
officials used it as evidence the war was being won under Bush.



-----------------------------------------------------------

Bush: the new definition of inept and incompetent

Butch Davis wrote:
Harry,

Your logic is, as ever, faultless. It's clear to every moron that it's Bush
who is at fault for incorrect information being realeased.


The Bush misAdministration has been feeding us misinformation from the
idiot's first day in office, especially on its fraudulent War on Terrorism.


Furthermore, who
but the most moronic could have any doubt that his actions are the driving
force behind international terrorism in Spain, Africa, Asia and the Middle
East. Who else could we blame for this mess? Certainly Al Queda has had no
part in the slaughter?

Ahhhh. You think there is no connection between Bush's attacks on
Afghanistan and invasion of Iraq and the escalation of terrorist
activities?




Gee, I don't know, but it seems to me the internet is one of the primary
tools used by terror groups. Shouldn't the guy who invented the internet
share some of the blame? I refer, of course, to your very good pal Al
Gored. ;=)

Butch


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

Correcting data, US says terrorism incidents increased in '03

By Barry Schweid, Associated Press | June 11, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The State Department acknowledged yesterday it was wrong
to report that terrorism declined worldwide last year, a finding that
was used to boost one of President Bush's top foreign policy claims,
success in countering terror.

Instead, both the number of incidents and the toll in victims increased
sharply, the department said. Statements by senior administration
officials asserting success were based "on the facts as we had them at
the time; the facts that we had were wrong," department spokesman
Richard Boucher said.

The report, issued in April, said attacks had declined last year to 190,
the lowest level in 34 years, and dropped 45 percent since 2001, Bush's
first year as president. The State Department is now working to
determine the correct figures.

Among the mistakes, Boucher said, was that only part of 2003 was taken
into account.

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday the errors were partly
the result of new data-collection procedures. "I can assure you it had
nothing to do with putting out anything but the most honest, accurate
information we can," he said.

"Errors crept in that frankly we did not catch here," Powell said of the
report, which showed a falloff in the number of attacks worldwide in
2003 and the virtual disappearance of incidents in which no one died.

Representative Henry Waxman, Democrat of California, said this week the
administration had refused to address his contention that the findings
were manipulated for political purposes. Waxman had written Powell
asking for an explanation.

Boucher said a reply to Waxman was in preparation. "We wanted to make
sure that we give the congressman the best and most accurate picture of
what we know and what's going on as we can," he said.

He said the errors began to become apparent in early May. "We got phone
calls from people who were going through our report and who said to
themselves, as we should have said to ourselves: 'This doesn't feel
right,' " he said.

When the annual report was issued April 29, senior administration
officials used it as evidence the war was being won under Bush.



-----------------------------------------------------------

Bush: the new definition of inept and incompetent

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Butch Davis wrote:
Harry,

Your logic is, as ever, faultless. It's clear to every moron that it's
Bush
who is at fault for incorrect information being realeased.


The Bush misAdministration has been feeding us misinformation from the
idiot's first day in office, especially on its fraudulent War on
Terrorism.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...reaking_1.html

"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Butch Davis wrote:
Harry,

Your logic is, as ever, faultless. It's clear to every moron that
it's
Bush
who is at fault for incorrect information being realeased.


The Bush misAdministration has been feeding us misinformation from the
idiot's first day in office, especially on its fraudulent War on
Terrorism.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...reaking_1.html



Repeat after me:

1) I'm Bert, and I don't understand why my president intentionally gave
Saddam so much time to ship his weapons elsewhere.

2) I'm Bert, and I have no idea why I posted this in response to an article
about the measurement of terrorist activities.

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:36:24 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Butch Davis wrote:
Harry,

Your logic is, as ever, faultless. It's clear to every moron that
it's
Bush
who is at fault for incorrect information being realeased.


The Bush misAdministration has been feeding us misinformation from the
idiot's first day in office, especially on its fraudulent War on
Terrorism.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...reaking_1.html



Repeat after me:

1) I'm Bert, and I don't understand why my president intentionally gave
Saddam so much time to ship his weapons elsewhere.

2) I'm Bert, and I have no idea why I posted this in response to an article
about the measurement of terrorist activities.


Your President wasted too much time seeking the approval of the UN and Congress
before he took action. That was a boo-boo.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"John H" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:36:24 GMT, "Doug Kanter"

wrote:


"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Butch Davis wrote:
Harry,

Your logic is, as ever, faultless. It's clear to every moron that
it's
Bush
who is at fault for incorrect information being realeased.


The Bush misAdministration has been feeding us misinformation from
the
idiot's first day in office, especially on its fraudulent War on
Terrorism.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...reaking_1.html



Repeat after me:

1) I'm Bert, and I don't understand why my president intentionally gave
Saddam so much time to ship his weapons elsewhere.

2) I'm Bert, and I have no idea why I posted this in response to an
article
about the measurement of terrorist activities.


Your President wasted too much time seeking the approval of the UN and
Congress
before he took action. That was a boo-boo.

John H

U.N.: Dead issue at this point.

Congress: That's the law. We know he'd like to function outside of it, but
as things stand, he has to follow protocol.

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:10:27 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:36:24 GMT, "Doug Kanter"

wrote:


"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Butch Davis wrote:
Harry,

Your logic is, as ever, faultless. It's clear to every moron that
it's
Bush
who is at fault for incorrect information being realeased.


The Bush misAdministration has been feeding us misinformation from
the
idiot's first day in office, especially on its fraudulent War on
Terrorism.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...reaking_1.html



Repeat after me:

1) I'm Bert, and I don't understand why my president intentionally gave
Saddam so much time to ship his weapons elsewhere.

2) I'm Bert, and I have no idea why I posted this in response to an
article
about the measurement of terrorist activities.


Your President wasted too much time seeking the approval of the UN and
Congress
before he took action. That was a boo-boo.

John H

U.N.: Dead issue at this point.

Congress: That's the law. We know he'd like to function outside of it, but
as things stand, he has to follow protocol.

Nevertheless, your dead issue provided all the time Saddam needed to do whatever
he wanted with his weapons.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

John H wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:10:27 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
. ..

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:36:24 GMT, "Doug Kanter"



wrote:


"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

Butch Davis wrote:

Harry,

Your logic is, as ever, faultless. It's clear to every moron that

it's

Bush

who is at fault for incorrect information being realeased.


The Bush misAdministration has been feeding us misinformation from

the

idiot's first day in office, especially on its fraudulent War on

Terrorism.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...reaking_1.html



Repeat after me:

1) I'm Bert, and I don't understand why my president intentionally gave
Saddam so much time to ship his weapons elsewhere.

2) I'm Bert, and I have no idea why I posted this in response to an

article

about the measurement of terrorist activities.


Your President wasted too much time seeking the approval of the UN and

Congress

before he took action. That was a boo-boo.

John H

U.N.: Dead issue at this point.

Congress: That's the law. We know he'd like to function outside of it, but
as things stand, he has to follow protocol.


Nevertheless, your dead issue provided all the time Saddam needed to do whatever
he wanted with his weapons.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!



Republican Mantra: Don't like the rule of law? Well, just ignore the law.

Congress: That's the law. We know he'd like to function outside of it, but
as things stand, he has to follow protocol.



John H wrote:
Nevertheless, your dead issue provided all the time Saddam needed to do whatever
he wanted with his weapons.

This is just great... now it's the darn libby-rulls fault that we can't
those WMDs... we gave Saddam too much time to hide 'em!

Never never never could be even remotely considered that they didn't exist.

With logic like that, no wonder the U.S. is in such a mess.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Congress: That's the law. We know he'd like to function outside of it,
but
as things stand, he has to follow protocol.



John H wrote:
Nevertheless, your dead issue provided all the time Saddam needed to do
whatever
he wanted with his weapons.

This is just great... now it's the darn libby-rulls fault that we can't
those WMDs... we gave Saddam too much time to hide 'em!

Never never never could be even remotely considered that they didn't
exist.

With logic like that, no wonder the U.S. is in such a mess.

DSK


The US isn't messed up, it is idiots like you that can't read and comprehend
that are messed up.