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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (14441)	10/29/2003 10:22:13 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793670

Ex-CIA director Woolsey says it'll be a long war [Edit: Remember grubs? This is a nice one...Congrats, LB!] newsday.com By RICHARD PYLE Associated Press Writer October 29, 2003, 6:40 PM EST NEW YORK -- The United States faces decades of war against terrorism and needs a "more resilient" transportation network to keep future attacks from having catastrophic impact on the order of Sept. 11, a former CIA director said Wednesday. A system that moves goods and people is "very vulnerable to ... malevolent interference," terrorist acts against a port or other facility, James Woolsey, who headed the spy agency for three years during the Clinton administration, told a maritime security conference. As examples, he noted that only 3 percent of the 6 million shipping containers that enter the 321 U.S. seaports annually are physically inspected and railroads openly ship toxic chemicals that could create havoc if spilled. Having a railroad tank car labeled "chlorine" is helpful in cleaning up an accident, "but from the point of view of terrorists, that is a `kick me' sign," Woolsey said. "We have to think through what the circumstances are that can lead to exploitable weaknesses in this intermodal transportation system and begin to take layered steps to deal with it," he said. "We need to pull together in public and private partnerships to figure out what incentives we need to ... get the system to operate in such a way that it is resilient against malevolent interference." Earlier, Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary for border and transportation security in the Department of Homeland Security, said that rather than trying to inspect greater numbers of cargo containers, which he said could seriously impede the movement of goods, the agency is "targeting" so-called "at-risk" cargoes _ those suspected of containing contraband and dangerous items or of being of questionable origin. Officials also said technological innovations that could dramatically improve the nation's ability to screen suspicious people and cargo from abroad were being tested. One such device, Hutchinson said, is a biometric scanner that can confirm the identity of people seeking entry to the United States. Another, cited by Canada's transport minister, David Collenette, is a microchip that can detect explosives, hazardous chemicals or other illegal materials inside a container. Woolsey, who was President Clinton's director of intelligence from 1993 to 1995 and is now an executive in the private sector, said he fully supports President Bush in what he called "a long war ... a war to the death," which won't be settled by negotiations with an "al-Qaida Gorbachev." "These people are wealthy. They have worldwide networks. This war is one in which we will be engaged for, I believe, decades," he said. "The first and most important step to winning it is to acknowledge that." Bush's efforts to "change the face of the Middle East" and upgrade America's security will cause "a lot of people to tell us that we make them very nervous," including the Saudi royal rulers and Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, Woolsey said. "`You Americans,' they will say, `you are always going out in the world and causing trouble, trying to change things,"' Woolsey said. "I think probably our response should be, `well, we would like you on our side, and it will take a long time, and be very tough, but if you're not, then we want you nervous. "`We need you to realize that for the fourth time, after two hot world wars and one cold one, we're awake again, and we're on the side of those that you may most fear _ your own people."' The second annual Maritime Security Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center drew hundreds of firms that make computer software, electronics, boats, safety equipment and other protection-oriented products for the maritime and transportation industries. Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (14441)	10/29/2003 10:33:20 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793670

actually I pulled the list just to check it out. Bill O'Reilly is number 3, with "Who's looking out for you", behind Michael Moore "Dude, Where's my country" and Al Franken "Lies and the lying liars who tell them". Here is the entire list fwiw, I highlighted the books that are centered around negative portrayals of Bush policy. The book "Naked in Baghdad" is an NPR journalists recount of the war so I'll call that one journalism. It looks like 4 Anti-Bush books in the top 10 with 3 more afterward. I am not up on Conservative books but I believe there are two- the Bill O'Reilly book and Persecution by David Limbaugh? Hardcover Nonfiction Published: November 2, 2003 This Week Last Week Weeks On List 1 DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY? by Michael Moore. (Warner, $24.95.) The author of "Stupid White Men" calls for "regime change" in Washington. 1 2 2 LIES (AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM), by Al Franken. (Dutton, $24.95.) A satirical critique of the rhetoric of right-wing pundits and politicians. 3 9 3 WHO'S LOOKING OUT FOR YOU? by Bill O'Reilly. (Broadway, $24.95.) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" attacks those individuals and institutions that he believes have let down the American people. 2 4 4 EVERY SECOND COUNTS, by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins. (Broadway, $24.95.) The second memoir by the five-time winner of the Tour de France. 4 2 5 FLYBOYS, by James Bradley. (Little, Brown, $25.95.) An account of eight American airmen who were shot down and captured by the Japanese in World War II. 5 3 6 BUSHWHACKED, by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose. (Random House, $24.95.) Two Texas journalists offer up an indictment of the Bush administration. 6 4 7 THE GREAT UNRAVELING, by Paul Krugman. (Norton, $25.95.) A volume of essays, most from The New York Times, that are "mainly about economic disappointment, bad leadership and the lies of the powerful." 8 6 8 MADAM SECRETARY, by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward. (Miramax, $27.95.) A memoir by the former secretary of state and ambassador to the United Nations. 7 5 9 PERSECUTION, by David Limbaugh. (Regnery, $27.95.) The author of "Absolute Power" argues that "liberals are waging war against Christianity." (+) 9 4 10 VISITS FROM THE AFTERLIFE, by Sylvia Browne with Lindsay Harrison. (Dutton, $25.95.) A professed psychic describes "the truth about hauntings, spirits and reunions with lost loved ones." 1 11 HEART FULL OF LIES, by Ann Rule. (Free Press, $26.) The story of Liysa Northon, who in the fall of 2000 killed her husband while on a camping trip in Oregon. 16 2 12 LIVING HISTORY, by Hillary Rodham Clinton.* (Simon & Schuster, $28.) A memoir by the junior senator from New York and former first lady. 18 13 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster, $30.) A biography of the scientist, inventor, writer and Revolutionary statesman. 12 16 14 SHUT UP & SING, by Laura Ingraham. (Regnery, $27.95.) The political commentator attacks the "elites" of Hollywood, Washington and New York. (+) 11 5 15 MONEYBALL, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $24.95.) How Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, produces a successful team despite having one of the smallest payrolls in baseball. 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also Selling 17 GOOD TO GREAT, by Jim Collins. (HarperBusiness, $27.50.) 17 STUPID WHITE MEN, by Michael Moore.* (ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $24.95.) 18 THE REAL AMERICA, by Glenn Beck. (Pocket, $25.) 19 THE BURNING TIGRIS, by Peter Balakian. (HarperCollins, $26.95.) First Chapter 20 UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, by Jon Krakauer. (Doubleday, $26.) 21 AFTER LIFE, by John Edward with Natasha Stoynoff. (Princess, $23.95.) 22 REAGAN: A Life in Letters, edited by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson and Martin Anderson. (Free Press, $35.) 23 A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, by Bill Bryson. (Broadway, $27.50.) First Chapter 24 THROUGH THE LENS. (National Geographic Society, $30.) 25 LEGACY, by Rich Lowry. (Regnery, $27.95.) 26 THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM, by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind. (Portfolio, $26.95.) 27 LITA, by Amy Dumas with Michael Krugman. (WWE, $26.) 28 THE LIES OF GEORGE W. BUSH, by David Corn. (Crown, $24.) 29 BEYOND BELIEF, by Elaine Pagels. (Random House, $24.95.) First Chapter 30 NAKED IN BAGHDAD, by Anne Garrels. (Farrar Straus & Giroux, $22.) 31 DO YOU LOVE FOOTBALL?! by Jon Gruden with Vic Carucci. (HarperCollins, $24.95.) 32 KATE REMEMBERED, by A. Scott Berg. (Putnam, $25.95.) 33 THE MEANING OF EVERYTHING, by Simon Winchester. (Oxford University Press, $25.) 34 MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS, by Tracy Kidder. (Random House, $25.95.) First Chapter 35 THE CASE FOR ISRAEL, by Alan Dershowitz. (Wiley, $19.95.)