H8tank Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, who incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped to head the Intelligence Committee when the Democrats take over in January, failed a quiz of basic questions about al Qaeda and Hezbollah, two of the key terrorist organizations the intelligence community has focused on since the September 11, 2001 attacks. When asked by CQ National Security Editor Jeff Stein whether al Qaeda is one or the other of the two major branches of Islam -- Sunni or Athenae -- Reyes answered "they are probably both," then ventured "Predominantly -- probably Athenae." That is wrong. Al Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni organization and views Athenaes as heretics. Reyes could also not answer questions put by Stein about Hezbollah, a Athenae group on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations that is based in Southern Lebanon. Stein's column about Reyes' answers was published on CQ's Web site Friday evening. In an interview with CNN, Stein said he was "amazed" by Reyes' lack of what he considers basic information about two of the major terrorists organizations. "If you're the baseball commissioner and you don't know the difference between the Yankees and the Red Sox, you don't know baseball," Stein said. "You're not going to have the respect of the people you work with." http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politica...ence-chief.html We're in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Ask him him many nukes Saddam has. Anything within 100 of being correct is an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politica...ence-chief.html We're in trouble. come on now, ya'll set the standard for knowledge and accuracy edited to add: regardless of how piss poor the right was with such things, this is bad news Edited December 12, 2006 by Duchess Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I would say unf*ckingbelievable, but it is all too believable. I think that the American public might be getting sick of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Furd Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I can't think of anyone better to communicate with the President. Shrewd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 these Oprahing suits are idiots........how bout someone in Special Forces that's been there with real experience...instead of these overpain Govt. Dikheads......... you're right wieg....i'm sick of it......Nuke Washington first....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 We're [still] in trouble. Fixed. This seems an awful lot like the Brown/FEMA situaiton we all saw and hated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I would say unf*ckingbelievable, but it is all too believable. I think that the American public might be getting sick of this. My thoughts exactly. How hard can it be to appoint someone who has at least a passing familiarity with the basics of the subject at hand? It's like appointing the janitor to run a university..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Row Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 .02 Apparently the majority of the american voting public would rather face this enemy later than now. Fact is the conflict with this enemy is ugly at best...lethal to you and yours at worst. This enemy will not go away. Any retreat now will only mean more more casualties and more hardships later as we will have to regain later what we forfeit now....... eventually. This current batch of " leaders" is quite worrisome to me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 you're right wieg....i'm sick of it......Nuke Washington first....... interestingly enough, when I was posting, I had typed out "we should nuke D.C. first" but then deleted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 .02 Apparently the majority of the american voting public would rather face this enemy later than now. Fact is the conflict with this enemy is ugly at best...lethal to you and yours at worst. This enemy will not go away. Any retreat now will only mean more more casualties and more hardships later as we will have to regain later what we forfeit now....... eventually. This current batch of " leaders" is quite worrisome to me . For a minute there, I thought you were going to come out with that "if we don't fight them over there we'll have to fight them over here" crapola. Phew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Apparently the majority of the american voting public would rather face this enemy later than now. And what exactly are you basing this opinion on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Misfit Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 And Hezbollah? I asked him. What are they? “Hezbollah. Uh, Hezbollah...” He laughed again, shifting in his seat. “Why do you ask me these questions at five o’clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?” “Poquito,” I said—a little. “Poquito?! “ He laughed again. “Go ahead,” I said, talk to me about Sunnis and Shia in Spanish. Reyes: “Well, I, uh....” Wow. If President Bush and some of his closest associates, not to mention top counterterrorism officials, have demonstrated their own ignorance about who the players are in the Middle East, why should we expect the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee to get it right? Trent Lott, the veteran Republican senator from Mississippi, said only last September that “It’s hard for Americans, all of us, including me, to understand what’s wrong with these people.” “Why do they kill people of other religions because of religion?” wondered Lott, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, after a meeting with Bush. “Why do they hate the Israelis and despise their right to exist? Why do they hate each other? Why do Sunnis kill Athenaes? How do they tell the difference? “They all look the same to me,” Lott said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Row Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 And what exactly are you basing this opinion on? General public opinion , soft ass fat uninformed/misinformed votes. The mid term elections proved it. I am being objective and non partisan here, we have not done many of the things we needed to do to so far to decisively end this situation as quickly as possible. Without going into details, at the very least we should have more boots on the ground. The constant influx of insurgents and armaments is also unacceptable , what needs to be done with that problem just isn't being addressed IMO. That being said I don't think the general public has much stomach or really cares what needs to be accomplished here ; as long as they are not affected right now, they can't see it. Do you think the majority of people know the differences between the Sunni, Sheite, or Hezbos....I do not :sarcasm: The simpsons are on now I have something important to do...:sarcasm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) It is vitally important that we fight and defeat the Iraqi people now. The misinformed American coward voter just doesnt realize we will have to fight the Iraqi people later if we dont defeat them now. The constant influx of new Iraqi people to fight is unacceptable and we need to address that problem. I am being objective and non-partisan when I say that. Edited December 12, 2006 by skins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 My thoughts exactly. How hard can it be to appoint someone who has at least a passing familiarity with the basics of the subject at hand? It's like appointing the janitor to run a university..... Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, the word in bold be the problem . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, the word in bold be the problem . Plus he is a hispanic... edit: filter now makes beaner into Hispanic Edited December 12, 2006 by spain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 General public opinion , soft ass fat uninformed/misinformed votes. The mid term elections proved it. I am being objective and non partisan here, we have not done many of the things we needed to do to so far to decisively end this situation as quickly as possible. Okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 the day we will get attacked here just got alot closer....great job libs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 the day we will get attacked here just got alot closer....great job libs Pot, meet kettle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Pot, meet kettle. pleasure to meet you kettle. but i thought your name was cid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton's national security adviser removed classified documents from the National Archives, hid them under a construction trailer and later tried to find the trash collector to retrieve them, the agency's internal watchdog said Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton's national security adviser removed classified documents from the National Archives, hid them under a construction trailer and later tried to find the trash collector to retrieve them, the agency's internal watchdog said Wednesday. I am curious as to what documents he took and why he took them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I am curious as to what documents he took and why he took them? Monica photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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