Its been an eventful weekend - some for the right reasons, but mostly for the wrong reasons. After fighting Alzheimer's for about a decade, former President Reagan passed away in his California home. Just a few days ago, Ms. Nancy Reagan had spoken out in favor of stem-cell research that should significantly improve the quality of life of people suffering from Parkinson's, Alzheimer's etc. It remains to be seen if the Bush administration will make the right decision sooner, rather than later.
George Tenet's resignation from the CIA has understandably led to a lot of speculation. Mr. Tenet who apparently likes basketball ("Iraqi WMD ... slam dunk case"), will probably have time to practice shooting hoops now. Err.. wait a minute. May be the CIA was doing just that when Al Qaeda was busy planning the attacks! But something doesn't jell well here. About a week ago, Attorney General Ashcroft issues a dire warning saying that another Al Qaeda attack is imminent. Within 24 hours, Secretary Tom Ridge says the threat is no bigger than what he has seen in the past few months, apparently unaware of Ashcroft's statement. And now, the intelligence chief steps down at a time when, according to Ashcroft, something big is brewing in the Al Qaeda cauldron. If the administration is going to continue with its policy of selective honesty, the least they can do is speak in one word, albeit true or false!
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