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• • 11 Jun 04
  • 5:26 am

  Add to the list of deceptions: 1) Bushmen Winning Terror War http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=12&u=/ap/20040611/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/powell_terror_report WASHINGTON - The State Department acknowledged Thursday it was wrong in reporting terrorism declined worldwide last year, a finding used to boost one of President Bush's chief foreign policy claims ó success in countering terror. Instead, both the number of incidents and the toll in victims increased sharply, the department said. Statements by senior administration officials claiming success were based "on the facts as we had them at the time. The facts that we had were wrong," department spokesman Richard Boucher said. 2) Colin Powell's and Toxic Stormin' Norman's …

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• • 11 Jun 04
  • 5:29 am

  Add to the list of deceptions: 1) Bushmen Winning Terror War http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=12&u=/ap/20040611/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/powell_terror_report WASHINGTON - The State Department acknowledged Thursday it was wrong in reporting terrorism declined worldwide last year, a finding used to boost one of President Bushís chief foreign policy claims ó success in countering terror. Instead, both the number of incidents and the toll in victims increased sharply, the department said. Statements by senior administration officials claiming success were based ìon the facts as we had them at the time. The facts that we had were wrong,î department spokesman Richard Boucher said. 2) Colin Powellís and Toxic Storminí Normanís …

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