It's A Tangled Web

And the White House is having a tough time keeping the story strands straight...

Townsend spins in circles

Yesterday, White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend held a press briefing, ostensibly to tell reporters about the new National Intelligence Estimate, but more accurately, to put the Bush gang’s spin on the devastating report. There was one exchange that was particularly important (TPM has a clip). CNN’s Ed Henry, to his credit, pointed out that [...]

I usually avoid linking to multiple posts from a single blogger, but Carpetbagger is on a roll, discussing the NIE.  Read on:

Making us less safe

By all indications, the White House released the declassified National Intelligence Estimate report yesterday for political gain. The Bush gang swears the timing was coincidental, but there’s no reason to give the president the benefit of the doubt — the White House could have released the report at any time. Team Bush decided to wait [...]

Tags: Townsend, Homeland Security, NIE, Iraq War, al-Qaeda

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