I have Chris Swecker's report to the House International Relations Committee here at this link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526294/posts?page=9#9
He even states that the info about AQ links came from rumors floated by the MSM and not officials.
I've been casually collecting gang stories. All the AQ relations have come from official sources, not MSM. Just MSM reporting the info.
I don't understand the reason for the downplaying here.
Well, for one thing, it would shoot Bushs' amnesty program right out of the water.