House Intel Committee confirms what everyone but Bush admin already knew: they’re putting us in greater danger, not protecting us.

The al-Qaeda terrorist network has replaced leaders killed or captured, and Iraq has served as a breeding ground and a training opportunity for new terrorists, says the report issued yesterday by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Vacancies in al-Qaeda’s top leadership have been filled, the report says. “Most of those new leaders have obscure backgrounds, and the intelligence community lacks knowledge about their particular methods of operating,” the report says.

Also, “[Extremist] fighters who leave Iraq will have acquired first-hand experience in urban warfare,” the report says. “Upon returning home, they have the potential to use their knowledge, credibility and popularity to recruit and train younger generations to fight against the United States (Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times, Sept. 21).



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