ACPlayer
06-13-2004, 10:13 PM
Cooked books? (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040614/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/powell_terror_report&cid=542&ncid=716)
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A State Department report that incorrectly showed a decline last year in terrorism worldwide was a "big mistake," Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday. "Very embarrassing. I am not a happy camper over this. We were wrong," the secretary told NBC's "Meet the Press
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The conclusion that terrorism was on the decline was used to boost one of President Bush's chief foreign policy claims, success in countering terror.
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When the annual report was issued April 29, senior administration officials used it as evidence the war was being won under Bush
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"But based on the data we had within the report, there was a suggestion that the number of incidents had dropped and it was the lowest since 1969," he added. "That turns out not to have been correct. We were wrong. We will correct it
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So, if the numbers have gone up, will an administration official say "We are losing the war" and explain why the numbers have gone up? Perhaps it has to do with some policy decisions that are being made?
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A State Department report that incorrectly showed a decline last year in terrorism worldwide was a "big mistake," Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday. "Very embarrassing. I am not a happy camper over this. We were wrong," the secretary told NBC's "Meet the Press
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The conclusion that terrorism was on the decline was used to boost one of President Bush's chief foreign policy claims, success in countering terror.
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When the annual report was issued April 29, senior administration officials used it as evidence the war was being won under Bush
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"But based on the data we had within the report, there was a suggestion that the number of incidents had dropped and it was the lowest since 1969," he added. "That turns out not to have been correct. We were wrong. We will correct it
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So, if the numbers have gone up, will an administration official say "We are losing the war" and explain why the numbers have gone up? Perhaps it has to do with some policy decisions that are being made?