How stupid is this administration? For the sake of doing anything--ANYTHING--to get reelected, they have cut off their own nose to spite their face. They have compromised our national security by doing this (see the part in blue below). :bad:

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ADMINISTRATION EXPOSES SECRET SOURCE

The Department of Justice has strenuously argued that it could not release the names of detainees - even those who had not been charged or accused of terrorism - because doing so would harm national security. In a sworn affidavit, James Reynolds, then a top Justice Department official, argued that when people detained as part of a terrorist investigation are publicly identified, "terrorist organizations with whom they have a connection may refuse to deal further with them. This could eliminate valuable sources of information for the investigation. It would similarly impair the government's ability to infiltrate terrorist organizations engaged in ongoing criminal activities."[1] Apparently, this does not apply if the disclosure suits the administration's political agenda.

Last week, the administration was desperate to justify their decision to raise the threat level to orange in three states based on activity that occurred over three years ago. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice admitted yesterday that the administration - during a background briefing to reporters - identified Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan as the source of the information that prompted the terror alert.[2] According to Reuters, Khan "had been actively cooperating with intelligence agents to help catch al-Qaida operatives when his name appeared in U.S. newspapers"[3] His identification by the administration likely "cost the United States a valuable source."[4]


Sources:

1. "James Reynolds Affidavit," Chief, Terrorism and Violent Crime Section, Criminal Division, DOJ, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49605.
2. "CNN Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer," CNN, 08/08/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49606.
3. "Pakistan: U.S. Blew Undercover Operation," MSNBC, 08/06/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49607.
4. "U.S. Says Man Had Ties to Plot to Disrupt Vote," New York Times, 8/8/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49608.

The following further addresses what I just said above. Terrorists are now on the loose because the Bush administration leaked this information. What a bunch of nincompoops! :mad:

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BUSH LEAK ALLOWED TERRORISTS TO ESCAPE

President Bush has promised his administration is "doing everything we can" to fight the War on Terror.[1] He has also said, "I've constantly expressed my displeasure with leaks"[2] and said, "whether they happened in the White House or happened in the administration or happened on Capitol Hill [leaks] can be very damaging."[3] But according to a new report, the White House's leak of secret information for its own political gain has undermined the War on Terror because it allowed key al Qaeda suspects to escape.

According to government and security officials, the disclosure by the White House "of the arrest of an al Qaeda computer expert allowed several wanted suspects from Osama bin Laden's terror network to escape." Specifically, the White House told the media it had apprehended Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani computer engineer who the administration said was a terrorist.[4] But according to MSNBC, Khan was a key intelligence source for U.S. and Pakistani authorities and "had been actively cooperating with intelligence agents to help catch al-Qaida operatives."[5] In other words, the White House blew the cover of a U.S. intelligence mole in order to publicly justify raising the terror alert level one week after the Democratic National Convention. In the process, it allowed terrorists who threaten America to evade capture.

If there was any doubt about who leaked Khan's name and compromised U.S. national security, those were put to rest this weekend. On CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" on Sunday, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice admitted it was the Bush administration that leaked Khan's name.[6]

Sources:
1. "President's Remarks at Marquette, Michigan Rally," The White House, 07/13/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49795.
2. "President Discusses National, Economic Security in Cabinet Meeting," The White House, 10/7/03, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49796.
3. "President Holds Press Conference," The White House, 10/28/03, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49797.
4. "Leak allowed al-Qaeda suspects to escape," USA Today, 8/10/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49798.
5. "Pakistan: U.S. Blew Undercover Operation," Truthout, 8/6/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49799.
6. "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," CNN, 08/08/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171085&l=49800.