I did some research on Swetnam some days ago when it appeared he was backing up Murray's contentions in the original reposrts about her remarks. His quote above makes it look like he softening his support somewhat. In any case, the guy is career military who did his 20 years and then went into the defense industry. After a few years as a VP at a typical mega-corporation he decided to found his own "terrorist study institute" with a couple of professors and generals on the board. His book about Bin Laden is not definitive or even written as a narrative. It's more like a compilation of lists and raw data about al-Qaida.
He is a dubious "expert."
I did some research on Swetnam some days ago when it appeared he was backing up Murray's contentions in the original reposrts about her remarks.Please read and comment, if so inclined, on my message #54 in this thread:
Those "Silly Attacks on Patty Murray
See also links to other Murray threads in messages #31 and #45.