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The "War on Terror" Hits the Web

Jessica Lee, Indypendent. June 10, 2008.
Members of Congress are going after YouTube in their attempts to crack down on "Islamic terrorist organizations."

Senate Intelligence Committee: Bush and Cheney Misled us on Iraq

Jim Lobe, IPS News. June 10, 2008.
In news that should surprise no one, a bipartisan report finds the Bush administration exaggerated threats of WMDs as well as Saddam/al Queda links.

So Al Qaeda Is Defeated, Eh? Go Tell It to the Marines

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. June 2, 2008.
Recently the head of the CIA claimed it was winning the battle. Nonsense, argues Robert Fisk. The extremists in the Middle East are growing stronger.

Battle Against al Qaeda in Iraq Has Turned Mosul into a Ghost Town

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. May 12, 2008.
Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Mosul, one of the world's great cities, has become a desolate battleground.

Clinton, Obama and McCain Advisers Clash Over "War on Terror"

Ali Gharib, IPS News. April 4, 2008.
The campaigns' views of the world are worlds apart.

Lieberman Creates New Imaginary Foe: Al Qaeda in Iran

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. April 3, 2008.
It’s hard not to chuckle a bit hearing Lieberman criticize Barack Obama’s “credibility” on Iraq.

The Murat Kurnaz Story: An Innocent Man Tortured at Gitmo Tells All [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 31, 2008.
An innocent man held as a terror detainee for years talks about how Americans tortured him in Afghanistan and Gitmo.

Iraq's 80,000 Angry Men and the Collapse of the Surge [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Video. March 25, 2008.
It turns out Iraqis don’t like to be raided at gunpoint, detained and tortured, or withheld pay for risking their lives. Who knew!?

The Latest McBush Lies to Lead Us to War with Iran [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Video. March 21, 2008.
It’s one thing to have no shame, and most politicians don’t, but it’s entirely another to have no soul.

Was John McCain's Al-Qaeda Gaffe a Slip of the Tongue or a Deliberate Deception?

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. March 20, 2008.
McCain continues to get a free pass from the media on his statements that reflect either deception or a total lack of foreign policy understanding.

Is McCain Lying, Stupid or Both?

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: Election 2008. March 20, 2008.
McCain keeps publicly making the false claim that Iran, a majority Shiite country, was supplying the mostly Sunni militant group, Al-Qaeda.

McCain Camp Denies Iran/Al Qaeda Gaffe, But Look at the Video!

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. March 19, 2008.
A CNN video shows that McCain repeated the inaccurate claim twice during one press conference, bringing his total number of "misspeaks" to three.

McCain Gaffe: It's "Common Knowledge" That Iran Is Training Al-Qaida...Oops

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Election 2008. March 18, 2008.
Considering he had to correct McCain himself, does Lieberman still insist that McCain is "almost always right on the big issues in foreign policy"?

GOP Rep Shamelessly Attempts to Link Obama with Al Qaeda

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: Election 2008. March 8, 2008.
I wonder if McCain thinks this is how his supporters on the Hill should campaign on his behalf.

Terrorism: Forget About Winning a 'Battle of Ideas'

Aysha Chowdhry, Andrew Masloski, Middle East Online. March 4, 2008.
A more nuanced view of the dynamic of extremism is required.

Obama Gives McCain a History Lesson on Al Qaeda in Iraq

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Video. February 28, 2008.
If McCain wants to mock Obama, perhaps he should pick a topic in which a) Obama is mistaken; and b) McCain knows what he's talking about.

US Qaeda Strategy Fatally Flawed; Causes More Terrorism

Michel Moutot, Middle East Online. February 20, 2008.
Analysts: US policy of mixing up Al Qaeda, other insurgencies and innocent civilians just increases terrorism.

Musharraf Blames Benazir Bhutto for Her Own Death [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. January 6, 2008.
In an exclusive "60 Minutes" interview Musharraf refused to acknowledge any security lapses by his government in protecting Bhutto.

UK Hands Southern Iraq Over to Iraqis

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 17, 2007.
Al-Qaeda number two says US claims of progress in Iraq are empty propaganda meant to cover up its failure.

Giuliani's Al Qaeda Connections; Ron Paul's Fundraising Buoyed By Stolen Credit Cards

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2007.
Steven Reynolds: Paul has no connection to the thieves who made donations to his campaign. But it seems Guiliani has some connections to real Al Qaeda terrorists.

White House Leaks Classified Info to Fox News, Tips Off Al Qaeda

Joe Sudbay, AlterNet: PEEK. October 9, 2007.
Joe Sudbay: Destroying a year-long surveillance of Al Qaeda should put someone from the Bush Administration in jail.

Afghanistan, Six Years Later: The Forgotten Front [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. October 7, 2007.
Al Qaeda is resurgent. Osama bin Laden and his number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, have not been captured. Suicide bombings have been used with increasing frequency and 750 civilians have been killed in 2007.

Only a U.S. Withdrawal Will Stop Al Qaeda in Iraq

Raed Jarrar, Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 5, 2007.
The conventional wisdom has it all wrong.

Fear Mongering On Iran, Bush Warns of "Nuclear Holocaust"

Russ Wellen, AlterNet: PEEK. August 29, 2007.
Russ Wellen: Iran may be a once and future threat, but Al Qaeda is a clear and present danger.

Bush Retreats Back to Crawford -- the 2007 Edition

Frank Rich, The New York Times. August 13, 2007.
The president, firm in his resolve against "al Qaeda in Iraq," heads toward another August break in Crawford with another year of failure and cynical employment of terrorist threats under his belt.

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