[Vision2020] Clarifications:Al Zawahiri Attack in Pakistan

[joekc at adelphia.net]

>From this morning's New York Times, on-line edition: "The airstrike killed civilians in a village in northwest Pakistan but missed its target, the No. 2 leader of Al Qaeda, officials said."

By the way, just in case anyone will suggest that I only get my information from one news source, I did happen to turn on Fox News recently and I saw Bill O'Reilly interviewing a couple who claimed to be abducted by space aliens. I am not making this up! The woman said: "The thing about space aliens is that they always bring you back." Again, I am not making this up.

Joe

---- Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote: 
> All:
> 
> I am over my polite limit on posts today, but due to a thoughtless and
> insulting ad hominem attack I received privately in regards to my post
> referencing the book "Imperial Hubris," written by a CIA analyst, who worked
> as head of the Bin Laden unit at the Central Intelligence Agency's counter
> terrorist center from 1996 to 1999, and the comments by Bill Maher on Larry
> King Live, regarding the potential impact on Al Queda of killing Al
> Zawahiri, I think an immediate response is necessary to clarify my thinking
> on these issues.
> 
> I am in no way excusing Al Zawahiri's connections to 9/11 or terrorism
> anywhere, nor am I saying the USA should not be pursuing terrorists,
> including Al Zawahiri, who commit terrorist acts.  I do have problems with
> the USA killing innocent civilians, however, when pursuing the war on
> terror.
> 
> My point, put simply, was that it is doubtful that killing Al Zawahiri will
> have a significant impact on Al Queda.
> 
> The book "Imperial Hubris" is not a joke or a fraud.  The author presents a
> serious analysis of major problems with the US approach to the war on
> terror, the war in Iraq among them. But he is not against US military action
> to prosecute the war on terror.  In fact, the author advocates a
> "relentless, brutal, and... blood soaked offensive..."  What else would you
> expect from a CIA veteran?  Peace, love and flowers as a solution?  The
> author states in the news report that I provided earlier today via a web
> link, and provided again at the bottom here, that, to paraphrase, many at
> his former work place (CIA) agree with many of his conclusions.
> 
> It appeared the person who privately sent me the thoughtless, insulting and
> ad hominem attack regarding these issues had not read the content at the web
> links I provided with my earlier post today on "Imperial Hubris."  They
> might consider reading this book first before dismissing it so quickly.
> Here is a web link to an Amazon report on this book, along with one of the
> web links I earlier provided today on this same author and book:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1574888498/103-8676584-3434231?v=glance&n=283155
> 
> http://au.news.yahoo.com/040808/2/q8lp.html
> 
> Ted Moffett