Al-Qaeda in Retreat - CIA Chief

[Wezil]

Cite from a reliable source?

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Wezil
Cite from a reliable source?

To what are you referring?? The OP is from the BBC America.

[Wezil]

"The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has said ..."

Fool me once.

[Wezil]

This image comes to mind when US officials start talking about what they know.

[DaShi]

I like that guy's Putin impersonation.

[Wezil]

That's as close as they came to getting something right.

[SpencerH]

General Hayden has way more credibility than the previous CIA chief (or Colin Powell for that matter) IMO. I've been very impressed by his demeanour and knowledge during senate and congressional hearings.

[Winston]

With the (scarce) information given, it sounds more like wishful thinking than anything else. I think even "credible" people are capable of this sometimes.

I haven't heard anything to suggest that Al Qaeda has trouble recruiting, for instance.

Time will tell, of course. And this guy will probably be among the first to know, I'll give him that.

[Berzerker]

we could have accomplished this by leaving Iraq, the Iraqis would kill them off

Al Qaeda retreats to Pakistan

back to step 1

[BeBMan]

I wonder if Osama is giving out memos to his underlings how the CIA and all those other infidels are in retreat

[PLATO]

I think it very interesting that some people have such an aversion to good news.

Certainly this statement puts his rep on the line and it is highly doubtful that he would do that without some real information backing him.

AQ may be "two-bit" and there may be worse folks out there, but these bastards killed 3000 of my countrymen and I, for one, will celebrate any news of them doing poorly.

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by PLATO
Certainly this statement puts his rep on the line and it is highly doubtful that he would do that without some real information backing him.

Certainly never happened before in politics

[Wezil]

Originally posted by PLATO
I think it very interesting that some people have such an aversion to good news.

I love good news when it is real.

Certainly this statement puts his rep on the line and it is highly doubtful that he would do that without some real information backing him.

Yeah, Powell had someone else's rep on the line. Like this is a convincing argument.

AQ may be "two-bit" and there may be worse folks out there, but these bastards killed 3000 of my countrymen and I, for one, will celebrate any news of them doing poorly.

Hook, line and sinker.

[PLATO]

You talk about my argument being poor? I will be happy to look at your evidence that shows that these statements are false.

Look, I'm not saying that I believe everything that comes out of the CIA's mouth. It is just that it is good to hear some good news and until evidence to the contrary is provided....

[GePap]

So when AQ is effectively immasculated, do we declare victory in the "War on Terror"?