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"Bush's top counterterrorism advisers acknowledged Tuesday that the strategy for fighting Osama bin Laden's leadership of al Qaeda in Pakistan had failed," report Mark Mazzetti and David E. Sanger for The New York Times. "The intelligence report, the most formal assessment since the September 11 attacks about the terrorist threat facing the United States, concludes that the United States is losing ground on a number of fronts in the fight against al Qaeda, and describes the terrorist organization as having significantly strengthened over the past two years."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/071807L.shtml

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U.S. Al-Qaeda Fighting Strategy Has Failed, Say White House Advisers

The Bush administration's strategy for fighting al-Qaeda in Pakistan has failed, the President's counter-terrorism advisers said Tuesday.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007939690



U.S. intelligence advisors see failure in fight

President George W. Bush's top counterterrorism advisers acknowledged Tuesday that the strategy for fighting Osama bin Laden's leadership of Al Qaeda in Pakistan had failed, as the White House released a grim new intelligence assessment that has forced the administration to consider more aggressive measures inside Pakistan.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/18/america/18intel.php


From Information Clearing House



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