Yesterday, on the subject of Iraq, the President said this: "Al Qaeda is doing most of the spectacular bombings, trying to incite sectarian violence. The same people that attacked us on September the 11th is the crowd that is now bombing people, killing innocent men, women and children, many of whom are Muslims, trying to stop the advance of a system based upon liberty."
The intelligence community says this: "Al Qaida in Iraq didn't emerge until 2004. While it is inspired by Osama bin Laden's violent ideology, there's no evidence that the Iraq organization is under the control of the terrorist leader or his top aides, who are believed to be hiding in tribal regions of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan... the main source of violence and instability is an ongoing contest for power between majority Shiites and Sunnis, who dominated Saddam Hussein's regime."
Title 18, section 1001, paragraph (a) of the United States Code says this: "Whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully--(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both."
Oh, if only I had pursued that degree in rocket science, I could get a handle on this complicated situation! I could tie together these disparate and seemingly unconnected threads! Ah well, better leave well enough alone. I think I'll go watch Wayne Brady laugh at people who forget song lyrics on TV.
(Tip of the hat to Dan Froomkin and Jonathan Landay for doing their jobs when no one else would.)
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