<![CDATA[Brian Williams Calls Out Petraeus on Al Qaeda Fearmongering; Frank Rich Would Approve]]>

1.0 link 64260 <![CDATA[Brian Williams Calls Out Petraeus on Al Qaeda Fearmongering; Frank Rich Would Approve]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/09/13/brian-williams-calls-out-_n_64260.html

This week has been marked by two big news events: The Petraeus hearings in Washington, and the sixth anniversary of 9/11. It is probably safe to say that this confluence of events has not been an accident.

Also not an accident: The emphasis on al Qaeda as the enemy in Iraq. The Sunnis — former Saddam Ba'athists — have been repositioned as American allies who are now fighting al Qaeda...

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