Bush Forgives Osama Bin Laden
posted by John Blanco @ 11:04 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/04/cia.binladen.ap/index.html
NEW YORK (AP) -- A CIA unit that had hunted for Osama bin Laden and his top deputies for a decade has been disbanded, according to a published report.
Citing unnamed intelligence officials, The New York Times reported Tuesday that the unit, known as "Alec Station," was shut down late last year.
The decision to close the unit, which was created before the September 11, 2001, attacks, was first reported Monday by National Public Radio.
The officials told the Times that the change reflects a view that al Qaeda's hierarchy has changed, and terrorist attacks inspired by the group are now being carried out independently of bin Laden and his second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
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The anti-Bin Laden group, created under Democrat Bill Clinton, has been disbanded by Republican George W. Bush. Bush is forgiving Bin Laden for what he did on 9/11 in order to focus on the newly created terror as a result of Iraq.
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Part of John Kerry's response to this action by Bush:
Moreover, disbanding the bin Laden unit sends the message to the terrorists that they can kill thousands of Americans without being held to account. Given that Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was quoted this week as saying that "nobody has any idea" where bin Laden is, it is especially important that we send a clear message now that we have not given up the hunt. Reconstituting the bin Laden unit now would make it clear that we will never rest until he has been brought to justice.
Past failures to eliminate bin Laden at Tora Bora and in the nearly five years since 9/11 are no excuse for failing to do everything possible to find him now. The CIA's bin Laden unit can play an important part of our effort to win the war on terror, and I urge you to revive and strengthen it as soon as possible.
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