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America has long been an exporter of terrorism, according to a secret CIA analysis released Wednesday by the Web site WikiLeaks. And if that phenomenon were to become a widely held perception, the analysis said, it could damage relations with foreign allies and dampen their willingness to cooperate in "extrajudicial" activities, such as the rendition and interrogation of terrorism suspects. That is the conclusion of the three-page classified paper produced in February by the CIA's Red Cell, a think tank set up after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by then-CIA Director George J. Tenet to provide "out-of-the-box" analyses on "a...

Good News for Iraqis = Bad News for Others ? It’s official: the Iraqi people have voted to accept the contentiously-arrived-at draft of a new ,more democratic Charter. The people came out and voted – in spite of bombings , drive-by shootings , beatings , threats , and vicious intimidation : but it appears their courage is not being greeted with much appreciation. Islam Online first announced the Charter had been defeated – but hedged its bets by acknowledging – near the end of the article - the Charter had actually been approved. Updated postings reflected the percentages : 78...