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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Suma who wrote (1350)	2/10/2004 9:49:55 AM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

>>> BAGHDAD, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. military has intercepted a document, apparently written by an Islamic guerrilla leader from Jordan with ties to al Qaeda, that details a campaign of violence meant to destabilize Iraq by pitting religious and ethnic groups against one another. The document, which was found on a compact disc and runs 17 pages, was detailed in Monday's New York Times and described at a briefing for news media here....<<< washingtonpost.com I just woke up to the sound of CNN News referencing the above letter. We're told this letter was allegedly written by the Bush Administration's favorite fab bad guy, Abu Musab Zarqawi, and in it is a call for more terrorists to visit Iraq in order to wreck havoc on everyone, and to help prevent a new government from taking hold. I'm plagued by the following questions: Why, in the crazy world Bush Administration intelligence, is the U.S. military openly delivering this letter for the terrorists, by publicly announcing its contents? One would think something like this would be kept close to the vest! Is publicly releasing such a document smart--I mean does the Administration's action actually serve to deliver for terrorists, a message addressed to terrorists? Is this inept? Is this letter similar to the Niger yellow cake documents? Are we seeing yet another example of war and terror politics admininistered by public relations, this so as to feed a stronger image for Bush's efforts to prove Al Qaeda involvement in Iraq--is this part of a planned design, a recovery strategy to help get Bush off the hook on reasons why our soldiers are now dying in Iraq? Anyone have any thoughts? Think: GOPwinger lies, distortions, omissions and perversions of truth.

To: Suma who wrote (1350)	2/10/2004 8:57:11 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Bush blesses outsourcing to IndiaA CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2004 03:41:50 AM] WASHINGTON: President Bush and his administration have reiterated their commitment to free trade , including explicitly backing the idea of outsourcing to countries such as India . In his 412-page "Economic Report of the President" transmitted to the Congress on Monday, Bush presented an upbeat prospect for the US economy this year, including creation of 2.6 million jobs and a 4 per cent growth. But as far as India is concerned, one particular paragraph in the voluminous report will provide great reassurance to a section of the economy. It pertains to outsourcing , the hot button topic of the day, and here is the Bush mantra on the subject in Chapter 12 titled "International Trade and Cooperation." Specifically referring to India as an example of an outsourcing destination, the Bush report says "when a good or service is produced more cheaply abroad, it makes more sense to import it than to make or provide it domestically." With that commitment, the Bush administration has effectively thrown its weight behind outsourcing at a time when the several Democratic contenders and sections of the media are beating up on the idea in the face of economic troubles and due to election posturing. timesofindia.indiatimes.com