It is sad that the government is so desperate to justify terror warnings by killing live intelligence feeds.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The effort by U.S. officials to justify raising the terror alert level last week may have shut down an important source of information that has already led to a series of al Qaeda arrests, Pakistani intelligence sources have said.Until U.S. officials leaked the arrest of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan to reporters, Pakistan had been using him in a sting operation to track down al Qaeda operatives around the world, the sources said.
I'm sure this news will be followed by screams from the right side of the sphere blaming us for what happened. What do you expect when the government can't catch a break from all you doubters? You see, smart people, the problems lies directly with the man in the White House. I, speaking for all of the doubters, do not trust the President. For me, it can be traced all the way back to that fateful night in Florida 2000. Boo hoo, you say, get over it. Well, what is happening now, with 50% of the American public not trusting Bush, is a direct result of that night.
With the loss of the popular vote, and barely squeaking out an electoral win, Bush preceded to rush into office as he was handed a mandate. From day one, George Bush treated his opponents with no respect, shoving his ideals down the throats of those Americans still smarting over the loss of a questionable election. That is no way to follow through on a campaign promise to "unite Washington."
So you want to blame us for the administration's "intelligence outing" behavior? You need to look at the source of the leaks first. They're desperate and know the voters are aware of that.