Re: As expected the leak was total fabrication
Jeez Utah, did you actually read the document? It's chock full of how the Iraqi war is screwing us over in the War on Terror:
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We assess that the Iraq jihad is shaping a new generation of terrorist leaders and operatives...
The Iraq conflict has become the cause celebre for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of US involvement in the Muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement...
Four underlying factors are fueling the spread of the jihadist movement:...(2) the Iraq jihad...
Al-Qa’ida, now merged with Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi’s network, is exploiting the situation in Iraq to attract new recruits and donors and to maintain its leadership role...
Fighters with experience in Iraq are a potential source of leadership for jihadists pursuing these tactics...
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And the story wasn't a CBS story, it was originally reported by the NYT and the Wash Post.
Edit: Plus, the linked document looks like a summary, not the actual report. I wonder what was left on the White House cutting room floor.
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