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Sep 19, 2006

And the surprise meter doesn't twitch... 

The "Early Bird" is a compilation of news stories from around the nation that is collected on a daily basis and made available in a text-only format for simple, speedy download (especially in parts of the world where your internet connection more closely resembles dial-up than a T1 line). On Government computer systems you are simply connected, but at your home there are a few hoops to jump through.

I tell you that so you'll understand this. This is from today's "Early Bird." (Please forgive me in advance for linking you to Truthout.org for the New York Times editorial in question, but they have it up for free and the NYT wants your money.)
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Unpublished
September 7, 2006

Letter To The New York Times

To the Editor:
Your September 7, 2006 editorial, “A Sudden Sense of Urgency,” asserts that the recent transfer of 14 CIA prisoners means that “President Bush finally has some real terrorists in Guantánamo Bay.” This merits a correction.

Since its inception, terrorists that have been held at Guantánamo Bay have included personal bodyguards of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda recruiters, trainers, and facilitators. One notable individual held at Guantánamo was Mohamed al-Kahtani, believed to be the intended 20th hijacker on September 11th.

That many of these men are terrorists intent on doing America harm is not a simply an assertion made by the U.S. government, but something many detainees themselves have claimed, indeed boasted about. For example, in open commission hearings on March 1, Mr. Al Bahlul boasted five times that he was a member of Al Qaeda involved in an ongoing war against America. In open commission hearings on April 27, Mr. Al Sharbi said, “I’m going to make this easy for you guys: I’m proud of what I did and there isn’t any reason of hiding … I fought against the United Stated. I took up arms.”

It is unfortunate that one of America’s largest newspapers concludes these men are not “real terrorists.”

Sincerely,
Dorrance Smith, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

Editor's Note: The New York Times declined to publish this letter.
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