State Dept Website Scrubbed As Well!

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“Pacific John” at DKos has info on the now vanished “Countries Where al Qaeda Has Operated” from a State Dept. website report on a “very embarrassing Nov 10, 2001 State Dept. Report” on “Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda”.

I’ve found other missing material from the State Dept. website, but haven’t had time yet to report it in detail, unfortunately. Glad they’re picking up the ball at Daily Kos!

(Thanks to tipster Brad J. for this one!)

UPDATE 10/29/04: BRAD BLOG SUCCESS! WH restores Audio/Video! Though much still missing…

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  1. 1)
    Henry said on 10/25/2004 @ 4:44pm PT: [Permalink]

    Is this material some of what was ordered to come down by Home Land Sercurity 2 years ago or something new? :confused:

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    Brad said on 10/25/2004 @ 6:21pm PT: [Permalink]

    Not that I know of. But most notably, in the "Countries where Al Qaida Operates" you’ll note that Iraq is not listed.

    (On the other hand, the United States is!)

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    Henry said on 10/25/2004 @ 7:46pm PT: [Permalink]

    Ok! Now I thinking that either the administration is dumb as hell (good possiblity) or that they are trying to change the records. You know that "Deniability Clause" of the President.

  4. 4)
    lori said on 10/26/2004 @ 10:45am PT: [Permalink]

    1984 vs. 2004

    "From where Winston stood it was just possible to read, picked out on its white face in elegant lettering, the three slogans of the Party:

    WAR IS PEACE

    FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

    IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"

    ~Orwell, 1984

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    lori said on 10/26/2004 @ 10:54am PT: [Permalink]

    "A large part of the political literature of five years was now completely obsolete. Reports and records of all kinds, newspapers, books, pamphlets, films, sound-tracks, photographs — all had to be rectified at lightning speed. Although no directive was ever issued, it was known that the chiefs of the Department intended that within one week no reference to the war with Eurasia, or the alliance with Eastasia, should remain in existence anywhere. The work was overwhelming, all the more so because the processes that it involved could not be called by their true names. " ~Orwell, 1984

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