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I Have Had National Security Background, 10 Years On The Intelligence Committee, The Last Two Years As Chair.

A Significant Number Of Pages And Sentences That The Administration Wants To Keep In A Classified Status Have Already Been Released Publicly, Some Of It By Public Statements Of The Leadership Of The Cia And The Fbi.

The President, Clearly As A Result Of The War And The Afterglow Of The War, Is In A Time Of Great Attention.

Gen. Tommy Franks Told Me The War Was Being Compromised As Specialized Personnel And Equipment Were Being Shifted From Afghanistan To Prepare For The War In Iraq - A War More Than A Year Away.

The White House Was Signaling That The Threat Posed By Saddam Hussein Was Of Such Urgency That It Had Priority Over The Crushing Of Al Qaeda.