[TomGuy]

Still, he [Mansoor] always comes across as very authoritative, which is helpful!

He seems to have more credibility because (1) he is not a politician, so he appears to have no axe to grind, (2) he is a reporter/consultant, so that separates him from the political interests.

His denouncement of Clarke and his own admission of direct (personal) involvement in negotiating for bin Laden, etc., gives him more validity than Clarke, a disgruntled, demoted political appointee, has.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I do like Ijaz, but I also see him as a bit of an ambitious self-promoter in the Geraldo mold. I therefore tend to take his reports with a grain of salt. Here's his bio from FNC:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,46241,00.html