George Bush's Al Qaeda Lies Exposed

clipped from www.alternet.org clipped from www.alternet.org President Bush makes fallacious connections between Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Al Qaeda who attacked the US on 9/11. The nation's 16 intelligence agencies agree that Al Qaeda has regenerated its ability to strike at the United States through its bases on the Afghan-Pakistan Border. Al Qaeda in Iraq is not the same as Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. President Bush argues that "Al Qaeda is public enemy number one in Iraq. Al Qaeda in Iraq accounts for 15% of the violence in Iraq. Foreign Jihadist fighters make up less than 10% of the insurgency. The Al Qaeda Threat: Myth vs. Reality The nation's 16 intelligence agencies agree that Al Qaeda has regenerated its ability to strike at the United States through its bases on the Afghan-Pakistan Border. Pakistan bombings raise fears of Taliban, al Qaeda resurgence. The invasion of Iraq has created a new focal point for recruitment, fundraising, training and indoctrination of terrorists. Al Qaeda had no significant foothold in Iraq before the invasion.