AP: Bush says al-Qaida is top enemy in Iraq (a lesson in crappy journalism)

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush;_ylt=AqcFCmNQMrJ7mE0pS23XeJ3MWM0F

By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 9 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday declared al-Qaida "public enemy No. 1 in Iraq," placing increasing emphasis on the terror network forever associated with the deadliest attack in U.S. history.

The president also seemed to offer another definition of success in Iraq — not a lack of violence, but a livable level for citizens.

In a speech to construction contractors, Bush put a heavy focus on al-Qaida, which carried out the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. In doing so, he sought more bluntly to cast the unpopular Iraq war in terms that U.S. citizens could connect to their own lives.

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I've provided a link so that people can see for themselves, but there isn't a single mention by this reporter of the fact every single respectable expert on the subject has said that al-Qaida is merely a tiny fraction of the unrest in Iraq. I'm not saying this reporter is biased -- I have no clue who he is -- but there is absolutely no reason why he can't say that Bush's assertion just isn't supported by the facts.