“…the centerpiece article in the November 2010 issue of Inspire, the English-language online magazine produced by the militant group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), began as follows: ‘Two Nokia phones, $150 each, two HP printers, $300 each, plus shipping, transportation and other miscellaneous expenses add up to a total bill of $4,200. That […]
11/15/2010
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared on Larry King Live on November 15, 2010. “The then-secretary of state stood by his presentation to the United Nations–information he insisted that was vetted and approved by the U.S. intelligence community–in early [February 5] 2003 suggesting weapons of mass destruction were in Iraq. But he did have […]
11/15/2010
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed waterboarding in an appearance on Larry King Live on November 15, 2010. “When its use came up after 9/11, Powell said ‘all of us felt that waterboarding was, if not over the line, that at least very close to the line.’ He said that he understood why [President] […]
11/15/2010
In an appearance on Larry King Live on November 15, 2010, former Secretary of State Colin Powell “said that previous decisions–including U.S. and allied forces’ military approach to Afghanistan in the years right after September 11–should be looked back at critically. ‘Maybe we should have considered some years ago that the light footprint we had […]
11/15/2010
The Defense Department’s November 2010 ‘Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan’ claimed “Violence in Afghanistan has reached an all-time high, with clashes up fourfold since 2007… the Pentagon attributed much of the increase in violence to the growth in the coalition force after US President Barack Obama’s escalation this year. ‘Efforts to […]
11/15/2010
The Defense Department’s November 2010 ‘Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan’ “says insurgent groups continue to use Pakistan as a staging area for cross-border operations, and it raises new questions about Pakistan’s willingness and ability to take on the insurgents in its territory. ‘Efforts to reduce insurgency capacity, such as safe havens […]
11/15/2010
The Defense Department’s November 2010 ‘Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan’ “says dramatic increases in fighting against the Taliban have failed to convince the local population that the Afghan government and coalition forces will succeed. ‘The Taliban’s strength lies in the Afghan population’s perception that Coalition forces will soon leave, giving credence […]
11/14/2010
“Former President George W. Bush defended his administration’s handling of the war in Afghanistan on Sunday [November 14, 2010], telling CNN that some NATO allies who contributed troops to the conflict ‘turned out not to be willing to fight.’ In an interview with CNN’s Candy Crowley, Bush strongly refuted criticism that his administration took its […]
11/14/2010
In an interview with political correspondent Candy Crowley on November 14, 2010, former President George W. Bush said: ” ‘If (Saddam Hussein) was in power today, the world would be a lot worse off… I believe that a free Iraq will be transformative in the Middle East.’ ” – “Bush Says Some NATO Allies let […]
11/9/2010
“Clive Stafford Smith, director of Reprieve, which campaigns for better treatment of prisoners, said: ‘As ever, the former President [Bush] alludes to secret, unverifiable achievements by his Administration thanks to torture. What we know for sure is that the US tortured [al Qaeda commander] Ibn Sheikh al-Libi into ‘revealing’ a link between Saddam Hussein and […]