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| Wapo: How WikiLeaks vindicated Bush's anti-terrorism strategy |
| 2011-05-14 |
| I was surprised to see that the piece was written by Donald Rumsfeld Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of U.S. special operations forces is a major success in our country's war against al-Qaeda. As a result of the Central Intelligence Agency's interrogation program and the intelligence gained from detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a major fraction of al-Qaeda's senior leadership has been captured or killed since 2001. This conclusion was inadvertently reinforced recently by WikiLeaks' illegal disclosure of more than 700 classified Defense Department files on Guantanamo Bay detainees. Their publication has harmed our security and cemented the impression among allies that America is incapable of keeping secrets. But the material also provides compelling evidence of the effectiveness of Bush administration anti-terror policies after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. |
| Posted by:Delphi |
| #3 You won't see this op-ed in the Taliban Al-Qaeda Times, er...NYT...any time soon. Those dimlight bulbs in the fifth estate prolonged the search for OBL by four years at least. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2011-05-14 12:25 |
| #2 I'm surprised to see such a statement in the WaPo - The classified files from Guantanamo Bay, particularly those on senior operative Abu Faraj al-Libi, contain clues about al-QaedaÂ’s courier network and even mention Abbottabad. Had bin Laden closely followed WikiLeaksÂ’ release of these documents April 25, it is unlikely he would have been there when U.S. Navy SEALs descended into his compound days later. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-05-14 12:16 |
| #1 If anyone is interested, Donald Rumsfeld was recently interviewed on the Jeff Katz show in Boston on 5/3/2011. http://talk1200.com The link to the MP3 podcast can be found here. http://bit.ly/lhNgH0 |
| Posted by: Delphi 2011-05-14 12:15 |