Terrorist Attack Statistics Are Bogus, Terrorism May Be At 20 Yr. High

[Zorra]

What a surprise. Some say it is possible that the miscount occurred because responsibility for monitoring attacks was transferred to the Bu$h administrations' TTIC.

The world has sure gotten to be a dangerous place since Bu$h assumed power.

(CBS/AP) The State Department is revising its annual report on terrorism amid concerns that it significantly undercounted the number of attacks last year.

Administration officials had hailed the reduced number of incidents as a sign the war on terrorism is working.

But, according to the Los Angeles Times, the revised number could be a 20-year high.
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If changes are made, it would be the second time the report has been revised. Department officials denied any political considerations drove the way the numbers were counted. Some said any flaws in the report might be because responsibility for monitoring attacks recently was transferred from the CIA to the administration's Terrorist Threat Integration Center.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/29/terror/main614786.shtml

Powell Blames New Data Collection System
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Powell said a revised report would be issued and the department would provide a complete explanation.

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said this week the administration had refused to address his allegation that the findings were manipulated for political purposes. Waxman had written Powell asking for an explanation.

``No,'' Powell said when asked Thursday by a reporter whether the findings had been shaded to make President Bush's counterterrorism strategy look good.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Powell-Terror-Report.html

[indepat]

1. Surely a government of we the people would not lie to the people

[redqueen]

2. Henry Waxman's letter to Powell

:loveya:

http://www.house.gov/reform/min/pdfs_108_2/pdfs_inves/pdf_admin_global_terror_report_may_17_let.pdf

[Zorra]

4. OOOOoooeeee......that's quite a letter.

Heh-heh.

[redqueen]

5. Ain't it though?

:loveya:

:kick:

[Padraig18]

3. Liar, liar, pants on fire!

And to think, I used to respect Colin Powell...

:puke:

[really-looney]

6. BIGGGGGGG STORY

This needs more play. This story is BIGGGGGGG another BUSH ADMINISTRATION LIE.