"Bush ... plays into al-Quesda's hands" Robert Parry

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Parry's analysis finds, "that the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 relieved pressure on al-Qaeda leaders in hiding and gave them hope by attracting a new generation of young Muslims to the extremist cause. Now, by extending the U.S. occupation of Iraq indefinitely, Bush appears to be continuing to play into al-Qaeda’s hands. Is this what * meant by "mission accomplished?"

ConsortiumNews.com

Petraeus & the 'Central Front' Myth By Robert Parry

September 12, 2007

As Gen. David Petraeus outlined plans for a long-term U.S. military occupation of Iraq, he relied heavily on two arguments favored by his civilian superiors in the Bush administration but not supported by the facts – that al-Qaeda views Iraq as the “central front” in the war on terror and is eager to drive American forces out.

Iraq “has been regarded by al-Qaeda senior leadership – AQSL – as the central front,” Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Sept. 11. “They’re trying to give us a bloody nose which would be an enormous shot of adrenaline in the arm of the international jihadists.”

To support his position, Petraeus cited the views of senior U.S. intelligence officials based on captured al-Qaeda documents. However, those documents actually present a much more complicated picture, suggesting that al-Qaeda leaders see Iraq as an important diversion that they want continued, not a “central front” where they expect to deal the Americans some decisive blow.

In one of the key captured communiqués, a senior aide to Osama bin Laden, a Libyan identified as Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, urged the now-deceased Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to move more cautiously and more patiently in building an al-Qaeda base of operation in Iraq.

In a Dec. 11, 2005, letter, Atiyah told Zarqawi that “the most important thing is that the jihad continues with steadfastness and firm rooting, and that it grows in terms of supporters, strength, clarity of justification, and visible proof each day. Indeed, prolonging the war is in our interest.”

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1. Let Bin Laden stay free, says CIA man

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article410125.ece


Let Bin Laden stay free, says CIA man


THE world may be better off if Osama Bin Laden remains at large, according to the

Central Intelligence Agency’s recently departed executive director.
If the world’s most wanted terrorist is captured or killed, a power struggle among his

Al-Qaeda subordinates may trigger a wave of terror attacks, said AB “Buzzy”

Krongard, who stepped down six weeks ago as the CIA’s third most senior

executive.

“You can make the argument that we’re better off with him (at large),” Krongard

said. “Because if something happens to Bin Laden, you might find a lot of people

vying for his position and demonstrating how macho they are by unleashing a stream

of terror.”

Krongard, a former investment banker who joined the CIA in 1998, said Bin Laden’s

role among Islamic militants was changing.

“He’s turning into more of a charismatic leader than a terrorist mastermind,” he said.

“Some of his lieutenants are the ones to worry about.”

Krongard, 68, said he viewed Bin Laden “not as a chief executive but more like a

venture capitalist”.

He added: “Let’s say you and I want to blow up Trafalgar Square. So we go to Bin

Laden. And he’ll say, ‘Well, here’s some money and some passports and if you

need weapons, see this guy’.

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2. Oh Lord! n/t

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3. Hey, isn't Buzzy Krongard the "put options" guy?!

Also he put's his finger on it here (part of the reason I call 9/11 a "joint venture") :

Krongard, 68, said he viewed Bin Laden “not as a chief executive but more like a venture capitalist”.

..."Well, here’s some money and some passports and if you need weapons, see this guy’.


So what's to stop someone else coming up with the money to hire some terrorists?
(In fact we know that's exactly what happened if you dig into the material that is allegedly in the redacted 28 pages).

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4. redacted 28 pages

yep

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5. "28 Pages"

would be a good name for a documentary.

(Brian De Palma has already used "Redacted").

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6. 'Buzzy' is also the end of the trail of the 9/11 put options

'Buzzy' is also the end of the trail of the 9/11 put options

http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=a090601shorts


Suspicious trading occurs on American and United, the two airlines used in the 9/11 attacks. “Between 6 and 7 September, The Chicago Board Options Exchange saw purchases of 4,744 put option contracts (a speculation that the stock will go down) in UAL versus 396 call options—where a speculator bets on a price rising. Holders of the put options would have netted a profit of $5 million once the carrier's share price dived after September 11. On 10 September, more trading in Chicago saw the purchase of 4,516 put options in American Airlines, the other airline involved in the hijackings. This compares with a mere 748 call options in American purchased that day. Investigators cannot help but notice that no other airlines saw such trading in their put options.” One analyst says: “I saw put-call numbers higher than I've ever seen in 10 years of following the markets, particularly the options markets.” (Associated Press, 9/18/01, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/19/01) “To the embarrassment of investigators, it has also emerged that the firm used to buy many of the ‘put’ options … on United Airlines stock was headed until 1998 by ‘Buzzy’ Krongard, now executive director of the CIA.” Krongard was chairman of Alex Brown Inc., which was bought by Deutsche Bank. “His last post before resigning to take his senior role in the CIA was to head Bankers Trust—Alex Brown's private client business, dealing with the accounts and investments of wealthy customers around the world.” (Independent, 10/14/01)

“Buzzy” Krongard managed firm that handled “PUT” options on United Airlin
FTW - October 9, 2001 – Although uniformly ignored by the mainstream U.S. media, there is abundant and clear evidence that a number of transactions in financial markets indicated specific (criminal) foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In the case of at least one of these trades -- which has left a $2.5 million prize unclaimed -- the firm used to place the “put options” on United Airlines stock was, until 1998, managed by the man who is now in the number three Executive Director position at the Central Intelligence Agency.

Until 1997 A.B. “Buzzy” Krongard had been Chairman of the investment bank A.B. Brown. A.B. Brown was acquired by Banker’s Trust in 1997. Krongard then became, as part of the merger, Vice Chairman of Banker’s Trust-AB Brown, one of 20 major U.S. banks named by Senator Carl Levin this year as being connected to money laundering. Krongard’s last position at Banker’s Trust (BT) was to oversee “private client relations.” In this capacity he had direct hands-on relations with some of the wealthiest people in the world in a kind of specialized banking operation that has been identified by the U.S. Senate and other investigators as being closely connected to the laundering of drug money.

Krongard joined the CIA in 1998 as counsel to CIA Director George Tenet. He was promoted to CIA Executive Director by President Bush in March of this year. BT was acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1999. The combined firm is the single largest bank in Europe. And, as we shall see, Deutsche Bank played several key roles in events connected to the September 11 attacks.
THE SCOPE OF KNOWN INSIDER TRADING

Before looking further into these relationships it is necessary to look at the insider trading information that is being ignored by Reuters, The New York Times and other mass media. It is well documented that the CIA has long monitored such trades – in real time – as potential warnings of terrorist attacks and other economic moves contrary to U.S. interests. Previous stories in FTW have specifically highlighted the use of Promis software to monitor such trades.
more
http://www.hereinreality.com/insidertrading.html


Former CIA director appointed to board as outside US director - Krongar

Baltimore, MD (March 18, 2005) – DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP (DLA Piper), one of the world’s leading law firms, today announced the appointment of A.B. “Buzzy” Krongard as an outside U.S. director to its Global Board of Directors which has been organized to oversee and coordinate the worldwide operations of the firm. The board will be led by Senator George J. Mitchell who will serve as Chairman and continue his role as a partner within the firm.

Krongard is the former Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of investment banking firm Alex. Brown, Incorporated. He currently is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of PHH Corporation, a leading outsource provider of mortgage and vehicle fleet management services.

“We’ve assembled a board of directors that reflects the global reach of the firm and the depth of our core practice areas,” said Senator Mitchell. “As a group and individually, we are firmly committed to guiding this firm during a period of tremendous global growth.”

In January 2005, DLA and Piper Rudnick merged to form a legal services organization with more than 2,800 lawyers in 49 offices in 18 countries around the world. The firm has concentrated its global practices into seven areas of focus which include Corporate and Finance; Litigation; Real Estate; Regulatory & Legislative; Commercial; Human Resources; and Technology, Media and Communications (TMC) practices.

more
http://www.lawfuel.com/index.php?page=press_releases&handler=focus&pressreleaseid=2822&category=&return=list-publications&sortby=timestamp&screen=1


http://rowanwolf.wordpress.com/2004/03/23/power-play /
Likewise, there was heavy put option activity in the stocks of major corporations housed in the World Trade Center (e.g. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., and Merrill Lynch & Co.) 26 27 A number of these put options were placed through Deutchbank - Alex Brown. Deutchbank is one of the largest banking firms in the world, and its former CEO (1998) was A.B. “Buzzy” Konrad who is now the current Executive Director of the CIA 26 27 28. Konrad also served as the Vice Chair of the Board of Bankers Trust and engineered its merger with Deutchbank-Alex Brown 28.

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7. Kick for significance;)

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