Hypocrisy in FAA warnings about al-Qaeda and another red Iraqi day

A previously unreleased portion of the 9-11 Commission report that had to under go a "declassification process" that mysteriously lasted till after the election, details how the FAA received no less than 52 intelligence reports warning about al-Qaeda planning a potential terrorist attack using airplanes. A FAA spokeswoman responded by saying it was just another non-specific warning that could not of helped with preventing an attack. However, as I previously wrote, this rebukes earlier statements by various high level military and government officials, including the FAA, where they stated using a plane as a weapon was just previously unthinkable.

Another bloody post-election day in Iraq as the bodycount tops 50, with much of the fighting in Baghdad. Dr. Cole explains why he concurs with a high-ranking US military official who stated that he expects the guerrilla war would continue on for many years. This is primarily due to the dissillusionment of Sunnis, who will be vasty underrepresented in the new government due to an extremely low voter turnout. This is probably a main reason why the former Ba'athists, who of course want to re-gain power, are getting a popular base required to wage guerrilla warfare. If you never read Dr. Cole, he is a professor of History at UMich specializing in Islamic cultures so he brings great insight and dedication, posting everyday while certainly maintaining a informative edge that many mainstream journalists apparently lack.