Wednesday, April 07, 2004
He's A Uniter, Not A Divider
Something so satisfying about this headline:
And the reporter isn't just talking about in the last forty-eight hours.
There's more.
Life in a democracy is so much cheerier when journalists actually do some journalism.
This wasn't necessarily an obvious story, and not particularly glamorous, but it's the kind of connecting the dots summary I surely do admire.
Props to Caroline Drees and Reuters
"Terrorism Policy Spawns Steady Staff Exodus"
And the reporter isn't just talking about in the last forty-eight hours.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration has faced a steady exodus of counterterrorism officials, many disappointed by a preoccupation with Iraq they said undermined the U.S. fight against terrorism.
Former counterterrorism officials said at least half a dozen have left the White House Office for Combating Terrorism or related agencies in frustration in the 2 1/2 years since the attacks.
Some also left because they felt President Bush had sidelined his counterterrorism experts and paid almost exclusive heed to the vice president, the defense secretary and other Cabinet members in planning the "war on terror," former counterterrorism officials said.
"I'm kind of hoping for regime change," one official who quit told Reuters
There's more.
Life in a democracy is so much cheerier when journalists actually do some journalism.
This wasn't necessarily an obvious story, and not particularly glamorous, but it's the kind of connecting the dots summary I surely do admire.
Props to Caroline Drees and Reuters
