At 10:05 AM 8/10/2004 -0500 Gary Denton wrote: >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]
Apologies from Democrats for playing politics with the Terror Warnings were not forthcoming. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
