The Thirst for Freedom

Did Barack Obama not know about Al-Qaeda in Iraq? Where has he been?

From CNN.com:

“I always reserve the right for the president … to make sure that we are looking out for American interests,” Obama said. “And if al Qaeda is forming a base in Iraq, then we will have to act in a way that secures the American homeland and our interests abroad.” [Read More]

CBN.com reports on the current situation in Iraq:

“…despite recent attacks, U.S. and Iraqi officials point to encouraging signs that show violence in Iraq is on the decline.

According to General Mike Milano, a top U.S. military official in Baghdad, there has been a 75-percent decrease in attacks in the Iraqi capital since June 2007…” [Read More]

Al-Qaeda in Iraq faces an �extraordinary crisis�. Last year’s mass defection of ordinary Sunnis from al-Qaeda to the US military �created panic, fear and the unwillingness to fight�. The terrorist group’s security structure suffered �total collapse�.These are the words not of al-Qaeda’s enemies but of one of its own leaders in Anbar province � once the group’s stronghold. They were set down last summer in a 39-page letter seized during a US raid on an al-Qaeda base near Samarra in November. [Read More]