Why Did Terror Chief Resign Just Before July 4th?Downing Resignation Bodes Ill for Terror War DEBKAfile Special Analysis 29 June: The surprise resignation of retired Army General Wayne A. Downing as deputy national security adviser to the president for combating terrorism, on Thursday, June 27, is bad news for the road ahead of America’s war on terror, according to DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources. The walkout of the forceful, down to earth Gen. Downing after 10 months on the job has been variously explained as a reaction to the preoccupation with terrorism at the top White House level - the president, the...