Errors in the government's annual report on 'Patterns of Global Terrorism.': "The latest report, released in April, claimed to document a sharp fall in terrorism. 'You will find in these pages clear evidence that we are prevailing in the fight,' Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage declared. But this week the government admitted making major errors. In fact, in 2003 the number of significant terrorist attacks reached a 20-year peak.
How could they get it so wrong? The answer tells you a lot about the state of the 'war on terror.'
... Mr. Bush isn't really serious about this terrorism thing. He talks about terror a lot, and invokes it to justify unrelated wars he feels like fighting. But when it comes to devoting resources to the unglamorous work of protecting the nation from attack - well, never mind."
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