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June 23, 2006
if truth be told . . .
For those who have an interest, a Salon.com writer named Gary Kamiya has written an encompassing and thoughtful review of New York Times writer Ron Suskind's new book "The One Percent Doctrine." A review that is, in fact, a concise history of the Bush administration, post 9-11.
One interesting fact from Suskind's book:
The CIA consensus was that "Osama bin Laden's message [to the American people just before the 2004 elections] was clearly designed to assist the President's reelection ... On that score, any number of NSC principals could tell you something so dizzying that not even they will touch it: that Bush's ratings track with bin Laden's ratings in the Arab world." When Bush speaks, bin Laden's popularity soars -- and vice versa.
Salon.com; 23 June 2006; 'License to lie'
Read the full transcript of Osama bin Ladin's message to the US in October, 2004
Posted by williamfrick at June 23, 2006 12:19 PM