This story hasn't had enough coverage: SITE, a private group that monitor's Islamic extremist websites told the White House on September 7th that it had a new videotape by Osama bin Laden. The group turned the tape over to US government officials on the condition that it be kept secret until made public by bin Laden's allies. The purpose for the secrecy was to keep al Qaeda from knowing that its communications had been penetrated.
So, what happened? Numerous government agencies downloaded the video and by that afternoon it was on the Internet and transcripts were being circulated--and bin Laden's people were, presumably, finding and fixing the hole in their security.
Apparently, secrecy works only one way with the clowns in the administration, and their passion to gin up fear of bin Laden overpowers even the most rudimentary concern for protecting valuable sources.
Ah well, why are we surprised by further evidence of the administration's massive incompetence?
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Ah well, why are we surprised by further evidence of the administration's massive incompetence?
I wouldn't call this incompetence, as much as a complete disregard for the real safety of the nation in favor of a single minded pursuit of achieving their goals by drumming up fear.
The word that more clearly describes that attitude is Greed.
Think about it, are these guys incompetent or just perniciously greedy?
All their actions makes sense now, don't they?
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